The bees (Apocrita: Hymenoptera) of Dhaka city, Bangladesh

A total of 11 bee species belonging to two families Apidae and Megachilidae was identified. The identified species were Apis dorsata, Apis mellifera, Apis cerana, Apis florea, Ceratina binghami, Ceratina nigrolateralis, Xylocopa aestuans, Xylocopa violacea, Xylocopa latipes, Megachile disjuncta and Megachile umbripennis. The species were identified by using standard taxonomic keys. Details of external morphology like head, wing venation, antennal type, physical coloration etc. were used in the keys. The bees were collected from three areas of Dhaka city - Curzon Hall, Ramna Park and Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University from October 2017 to May 2018. During the study period it was observed that the richness of bee species was found maximum during the month of October (31.01%) and was more abundant in Curzon Hall and Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University area than the Ramna park area. The bee A. dorsata was the most abundant (about 36.23% of the total population) and M. umbripennis was the least abundant (about 1.74% of the total population) species in the study areas. It was also observed that bee species were more attracted to the yellow flowers specially Cosmos sulphureus and Tecoma stans than the other coloured flowers. J. Biodivers. Conserv. Bioresour. Manag. 2019, 5(1): 113-120

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Capped Honey Moisture Content from Four Honey Bee Species; Apis dorsata F., Apis florea F., Apis cerana F, and Apis mellifera L. (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in Northern Thailand

Journal of Apiculture ◽

10.17519/apiculture.2019.06.34.2.157 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 34 (2) ◽

pp. 157-160 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Ninat Buawangpong ◽

Michael Burgett

Keyword(s):

Apis Mellifera ◽

Moisture Content ◽

Honey Bee ◽

Apis Cerana ◽

Apis Florea ◽

Apis Dorsata ◽

Northern Thailand

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Diversity and Foraging Behaviour of Insect Pollinators on Murraya koenigii (L. ) (Rutaceae)

International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology ◽

10.32628/ijsrst2072107 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 15-19

Author(s):

M. M. Dhore

Keyword(s):

Apis Mellifera ◽

Foraging Behaviour ◽

Apis Cerana ◽

Early Morning ◽

Insect Species ◽

Apis Florea ◽

Apis Dorsata ◽

Murraya Koenigii ◽

Insect Pollinators ◽

Apis Cerana Indica

The present studies on diversity and foraging behaviour of insect pollinators on Murraya koenigii (L. )was carried out during March - April 2019 at Akot town situated in Akola district of Maharashtra. Ten insect species visited Murraya koenigii flowers viz. Five hymenopterans and five lepidopterons. This study revealed that hymenopterans were found to be the most dominant (97. 5%) flower visitors, followed by lepidopteron insects (2. 5%). Among these Apis florea, Apis cerana indica, and Apis dorsata were found to be the most frequent pollinators. The result on foraging behaviour of bees Apis florea started visiting Murrya koenigii flowers in early morning at 06. 00 hrs, Apis cerana indica at 6. 30 hrs and ceased their activity later in the evening. Apis mellifera and Apis dorsata , they started visiting the flowers from 7. 00hrs. Maximum foraging was by Apis florea (12 flowers /minute)followed by Apis cerana indica (10 flowers/minute )and Apis dorsata (9-10 flowers /minute). Time spent per flower was the maximum with lepidopteron (25 sec. /flower) followed by Moth (15 sec. /flower)

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