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Pollen Load and Flower Constancy of Stingless Bees Tetragonula laeviceps (Smith) and Heterotrigona itama (Cockerell) (Apidae: Meliponinae)

Authors
Muchamad Nur Cholis, Resi Alpionita, Taruni Sri Prawasti, Tri Atmowidi
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Tri Atmowidi
Available Online 18 May 2020.
DOI
10.2991/absr.k.200513.047How to use a DOI?
Keywords
flower, nest, stingless bee
Abstract

Stingless bees are pollinating insects that are important for plants and useful for producing honey. The role of stingless bees as pollinators related to the activity of foraging on flowers. The aim of this study was to measure pollen load and flower constancy of two species stingless bees, Tetragonula laeviceps and Heterotrigona itama in the campus area of IPB University, Bogor. As many as 30 individuals of T. laeviceps and H. itama from different nest colonies were used. Each individual of bee was collected in a 1.5 mL microtube containing 0.5 mL 70% ethanol: glycerol (4: 1). The results showed that the highest pollen load occurred in T. laeviceps (122,594 pollen grains) followed by H. itama (56,575 pollen grains). Tetragonula laeviceps showed 78.32% flower constancy in Polygonaceae, 74.05% in Amaranthaceae, and 70.76% in Solanaceae plants. Meanwhile, Heterotrigona itama showed 73.16% flower constancy in Polygonaceae. The pollen load and flower constancy of T. laeviceps and H. itama varied according to the location of the nest.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the International Conference and the 10th Congress of the Entomological Society of Indonesia (ICCESI 2019)
Series
Advances in Biological Sciences Research
Publication Date
18 May 2020
ISBN
10.2991/absr.k.200513.047
ISSN
2468-5747
DOI
10.2991/absr.k.200513.047How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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