Comparative nestmate recognition in Asian honey bees,Apis florea,Apis andreniformis,Apis dorsata, andApis cerana

Taste stimuli play vital role in the life of honey bees. Sensory structures observed on tongue of the honey bees with the help of Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) have become an important tool in analyzing honey bee biodiversity which offers an advanced diagnostic tool to study honey bee biogeography and determine adaptive variations to native flora. Tongue of honey bees present a high geographic variability in regard to the floral resources visited by the bees. The present study has determined to determine differences in the tongue ofopen-nesting bees by scanning electron microscopy of Apis dorsata and Apis florea. The two bees showed distinct morphological variations with respect to the lapping and sucking apparatus. It was observed that the ridges on the proximal region exhibited rough surface on A.dorsata whereas spinous in case of A.florea. Moreover, the arrangement of hair in the middle part of the tongue also differed in the two species. The shape of flabellum differed in the two species reason being the influence of native flora. It was observed that the shape of flabellum was oval in A.dorsata whereas in A.florea it was triangular. These differences indicated for the role of native flora and honey bee biodiversity.

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Ultramorphology of antennal sensilla of open-nesting honey bees Apis florea F. and Apis dorsata F. (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Journal of Applied and Natural Science ◽

10.31018/jans.v6i1.421 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 315-319 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Neelima R. Kumar ◽

Kalpna Nayyar ◽

Ruchi Sharma ◽

Anudeep Anudeep

Keyword(s):

Distribution Pattern ◽

Honey Bee ◽

Ultrastructural Study ◽

Honey Bees ◽

Air Pressure ◽

Apis Florea ◽

Antennal Sensilla ◽

Apis Dorsata ◽

Pheromone Perception

Antenna of honey bees is geniculate and has been known to possess a wide variety of sensilla. The sensilla are sensitive to odor, temperature, humidity, air pressure and gustatory stimuli. In the present investigation, ultrastructural study on the antenna of the two open-nesting worker honey bees- Apis florea F. - the dwarf honey bee and A. dorsata F. - the giant honey showed considerable amount of variation in the types and distribution pattern of sensilla in the two species. The antennal form as well as the sensilla arrangement has been suggested to be adapted to the pheromone perception need of regarding a particular species.

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Propolis Extract and Chitosan Improve Health of Nosema ceranae Infected Giant Honey Bees, Apis dorsata Fabricius, 1793

Pathogens ◽

10.3390/pathogens10070785 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (7) ◽

pp. 785

Author(s):

Sanchai Naree ◽

Rujira Ponkit ◽

Evada Chotiaroonrat ◽

Christopher L. Mayack ◽

Guntima Suwannapong

Keyword(s):

Honey Bees ◽

Treatment Options ◽

Survival Rates ◽

Nosema Ceranae ◽

Apis Dorsata ◽

Propolis Extract ◽

Bee Health ◽

Honey Bee Health ◽

Underlying Mechanisms ◽

Honey Solution

Nosema ceranae is a large contributing factor to the most recent decline in honey bee health worldwide. Developing new alternative treatments against N. ceranae is particularly pressing because there are few treatment options available and therefore the risk of increased antibiotic resistance is quite high. Recently, natural products have demonstrated to be a promising avenue for finding new effective treatments against N. ceranae. We evaluated the effects of propolis extract of stingless bee, Tetrigona apicalis and chito-oligosaccharide (COS) on giant honey bees, Apis dorsata, experimentally infected with N. ceranae to determine if these treatments could improve the health of the infected individuals. Newly emerged Nosema-free bees were individually inoculated with 106N. ceranae spores per bee. We fed infected and control bees the following treatments consisting of 0%, 50%, propolis extracts, 0 ppm and 0.5 ppm COS in honey solution (w/v). Propolis extracts and COS caused a significant increase in trehalose levels in hemolymph, protein contents, survival rates and acini diameters of the hypopharyngeal glands in infected bees. Our results suggest that propolis and COS could improve the health of infected bees. Further research is needed to determine the underlying mechanisms responsible for the improved health of the infected bees.

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Comparison of Defense Body Movements of Apis laboriosa, Apis dorsata dorsata and Apis dorsata breviligula Honey Bees

Journal of Insect Behavior ◽

10.1007/s10905-008-9144-1 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 21 (6) ◽

pp. 481-494 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Jerzy Woyke ◽

Jerzy Wilde ◽

Maria Wilde ◽

Venkataramegowda Sivaram ◽

Cleofas Cervancia ◽

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Keyword(s):

Honey Bees ◽

Apis Dorsata ◽

Body Movements ◽

Apis Laboriosa

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KEARIFAN LOKAL MASYARAKAT DALAM MELESTARIKAN LEBAH MADU ALAM DENGAN TEKNIK TIKUNG DI KAWASAN SIAWAN BELIDA KAPUAS HULU

JURNAL HUTAN LESTARI ◽

10.26418/jhl.v7i2.33843 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Jamiat . ◽

Iskandar A M ◽

M Idham

Keyword(s):

National Culture ◽

Honey Bee ◽

Honey Bees ◽

Natural Forest ◽

Apis Dorsata ◽

Natural Materials ◽

Honey Production ◽

Forest Lake ◽

Natural Honey ◽

Selection Of

Local wisdom is one of the characteristics national culture that deserves to be explored and developed in the future. Honey production is carried out by maintaining traditional nest making that utilizes natural materials are local wisdom that is still applied. The purpose of this study is to (1) reveal the local wisdom in natural forest honey management, (2) the amount of natural forest honey produced by the community from periau using tikung techniques in the area of Siawan Belida, Nanga Tuan Village, Bunut Hilir Subdistrict, Kapuas Hulu Regency. The method used a survey with interview techniques, the selection of respondents are choosing all Nanga Tuan periau. The results of the study revealing local wisdom in preserving natural honey bees with tikung techniques in the Siawan Belida area, namely; tikung, making tikung, selecting trees for installation of tikung, agreement on division of territory in lakes (suak), sanctions for tree destroyers, sanctions for tikung hives burglars, pre-harvesting ceremonies, conditions of harvesting natural forest honey, harvesting honey bees process, honey treatment after harvesting at home. Tree preservation efforts of tikung honey bee techniques based on local wisdom, including; stipulation of forest lake areas in the management of tikung honey, types of feed for Apis dorsata bees. The amount of natural forest honey is 5- 8 tons / year with planting done twice / year.Keywords : local wisdom, natural honey bees, Siawan Belida, tikung techniques

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