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2022 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Michael S. Engel
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Brief notes are presented on the classifications of Scaura Schwarz and Geotrigona Moure.  A new subgeneric system is proposed for Scaura in which three subgenera are recognized: Scaura Schwarz, s.str.; Scauracea Engel, new subgenus; Schwarzula Moure.  Likewise, a new subgenus is proposed in Geotrigona as Chthonotrigona Engel, new subgenus.


2021 ◽  
pp. 144
Author(s):  
Muhammad Alib Batistuta ◽  
Annisa Aulia ◽  
Paula Mariana Kustiawan

Up to present, many deadly diseases are caused by viral infections. Herbal therapy is a preventive effort made by the community to overcome diseases that come from viruses. Antiviral drug resistance is also the reason people consume herbs from natural ingredients. One of the natural products has the potential to come from kelulut bee products consisting of propolis, pollen, and honey. The kelulut bee or stingless bee is a type of bee that is commonly found in countries with tropical climates such as Indonesia, but there is still little scientific information that examines its potential as an antiviral. This study aims to analyze data on the potential antiviral activity of kelulut bee products through the collection of related articles. The research conducted is a literature review, so the research method is carried out by collecting related articles using search engines such as NCBI, Sciencedirect, and Google Schoolar. Kelulut bee products such as propolis, pollen and honey have potential pharmacological activity as antiviral. This anti-viral activity is due to the presence of compounds such as alkaloids, flavones, apigenin derivatives and other compounds which will be discussed further. Natural products from kelulut bees have potential as an alternative to antiviral therapy. It is also recommended to conduct more in-depth research on the potential of kelulut bee natural products to obtain these therapeutic products.


2021 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Erubiel Toledo-Hernández ◽  
Eduardo U. Moraga-Cáceres ◽  
Caleb C. Lormendez ◽  
Andrés Alvear-García ◽  
Guadalupe Peña-Chora

Sociobiology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 68 (4) ◽  
pp. e7220
Author(s):  
Amala Udayakumar ◽  
Arakalagud Nanjundaiah Shylesha ◽  
Timalapur M Shivalingaswamy

The trap occupancy rate and colony development parameters of swarms of stingless bee, Tetragonula iridipennis in coconut shell traps was studied in the research farm of ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources (NBAIR) Bengaluru, Yelahanka campus Karnataka, India. The trap occupancy rate by the stingless bees was 44.87% in a time period of 13.40 ± 4.38 days. New cells were constructed by the bees in 12.10 ± 2.13 days. The number of honey and pollen pots filled was 15.60 ± 3.92 and 6.61 ± 2.95, respectively. The brood cells were constructed 89.50 ± 6.07 days after acceptance of the shell traps with an average of 67.70 ± 20.83 brood cells per trap. The foragers preferred foraging for nectar, resin and pollen during the 15, 30 and 45 days after acceptance of the coconut shells for nesting. Coconut shell traps are easiest and economic way of trapping the swarming population of stingless bees.  


Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (24) ◽  
pp. 7628
Author(s):  
Wen-Jie Ng ◽  
Nam-Weng Sit ◽  
Peter Aun-Chuan Ooi ◽  
Kah-Yaw Ee ◽  
Tuck-Meng Lim

Stingless bee honey, specifically honeydew honey, is generally valued for its better health benefits than those of most blossom types. However, scientific studies about the differentiation of stingless bee honey based on honeydew and blossom origins are very limited. In this study, 13C NMR spectroscopy was employed to quantify the seven major sugar tautomers in stingless bee honey samples, and the major sugar compositions of both honeydew and blossom types were found not significantly different. However, several physicochemical properties of honeydew honey including moisture content, free acidity, electrical conductivity, ash content, acetic acid, diastase, hydrogen peroxide, and mineral elements levels were significantly higher; while total soluble solid, proline, and hydroxymethylfurfural were significantly lower than blossom honey. Greater antioxidant capacity in honeydew honey was proven with higher total phenolic compounds, ABTS, DPPH, superoxide radical scavenging activities, peroxyl radical inhibition, iron chelation, and ferric reducing power. Using principal component analysis (PCA), two clusters of stingless bee honey from the honeydew and blossom origin were observed. PCA also revealed that the differentiation between honeydew and blossom origin of stingless bee honey is possible with certain physicochemical and antioxidant parameters. The combination of NMR spectroscopy and chemometrics are suggested to be useful to determine the authenticity and botanical origin of stingless bee honey.


Author(s):  
MAHANI ◽  
GREGORIUS A O B ◽  
ENDAH WULANDARI ◽  
AHMAD SULAEMAN ◽  
HARDINSYAH ◽  
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Objective: The aim of this study is to determine the effect of stingless bee propolis supplementation as a hepatoprotector on the prevention of DILI and the effect of healing and restoring nutrition for DILI patients due to drug induction. Methods: The literature review starts from problem identification, library data collection, reading, taking notes, analyzing, and processing the data obtained and then compiling it into a systematic review Results: The results of a literature study conducted show that propolis has a good hepatoprotective ability against drugs that cause DILI cases such as the anti-tuberculosis, antibiotic and antipyretic groups as indicated by the SGPT, SGOT, BT, GSH, and SOD values that are close to normal values. In addition, propolis supplementation can accelerate the healing and restoration of the nutritional status of DILI patients. All active compounds contained in propolis such as phytochemicals and lipopolysaccharides work to protect the liver from the toxic effects of DILI through antioxidant mechanisms. Conclusion: Overall, the data from this literature study show that the hepatoprotective activity of propolis has the potential to complement drug therapy to reduce hepatotoxic effects and can conclusively beneficial to accelerate the restoration of nutritional status for DILI patients.


2021 ◽  
Vol 104 ◽  
pp. 104126
Author(s):  
Nur Faezah Ismail ◽  
M. Maulidiani ◽  
Syafizal Omar ◽  
Muhammad Faiz Zulkifli ◽  
Mohd Naim Fadhli Mohd Radzi ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 948 (1) ◽  
pp. 012050
Author(s):  
H S Hanifa ◽  
D Sartiami ◽  
W Priawandiputra ◽  
D Buchori

Abstract There have been reports of global bees declining in the past years. However, the information on bees declining in Indonesia is lacking. Apiculture and meliponiculture have been practiced in Indonesia for centuries. This study aimed to obtain data of beekeepers and the recent beekeeping situation, including stingless bee species and their plant resources in Banten Province. Interviews were carried out on beekeepers in Pandeglang and Lebak Regencies. Bees from interviewed beekeepers were collected and identified. Pollens attached to the bees were also identified at the family level. Apiculture and meliponiculture in Banten were entirely practiced by men in their productive ages (<5-year experience). Beekeepers placed the beehive around the house to keep an efficient observation and ensure the sufficiency of nutrition for the bees. Based on information collected from the beekeepers, pests and climate were to have affected the population of bees and production of honey. Bee that favored the most by beekeepers was Tetragonula laeviceps. Based on the pollen identification, Arecaceae, Poaceae, and Fabaceae were the most visited plant families by all bee species. Managed bees shared similar nutrition (nectar and pollen) resources. In addition, the beekeeping in Banten tends to increase in recent 5 years.


2021 ◽  
Vol 65 (2) ◽  
pp. 291-301
Author(s):  
Erik de Jesús Solórzano-Gordillo ◽  
James C. Nieh ◽  
Leopoldo Cruz-López ◽  
Daniel Sánchez

Abstract Researchers have hypothesized that wild stingless bee colonies are a repository of genes for managed populations via the mating of managed virgin queens with males from wild colonies. We tested this hypothesis with the stingless bee, Scaptotrigona mexicana, a culturally important species in the study region. Each of ten colonies were split into two colonies and placed in a meliponary, which resulted in ten queen-right mother colonies and ten queenless daughter colonies. We allowed daughter colonies to produce gynes, which then naturally mated with males of unknown origins. Six months later, five third-instar larvae from each colony were genotyped at six microsatellite loci. Four new alleles (12% of 33 alleles) were found in daughter colonies that were not present in any other mother colony. The Fst index showed no overall significant differences between mother and daughter colonies, indicating that they belonged to the same population despite the new alleles. Interestingly, nine queens were estimated to be polyandrous, with an average mating frequency of 1.3, unlike previous reports for this species. These results have implications for the fitness of managed stingless bee colonies and suggest that a better understanding of how gene flow is affected by human management practices would be beneficial.


Apidologie ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mara Garcia Tavares ◽  
Riudo de Paiva Ferreira ◽  
Natália Martins Travenzoli ◽  
Denilce Meneses Lopes

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