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Diversity, Nest Preferences, and Forage Plants of Stingless Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini) from West Halmahera, North Moluccas, Indonesia

Jurnal Ilmu Ternak dan Veteriner · Vol. 26 No. 4 (2021) · pp. 167–178

DOI
10.14334/jitv.v26i4.2896
ISSN
2252-696X, 0853-7380
Published
2021-12-17
Publisher
APPERTANI
Language
eng

Abstract

Survey of stingless bee diversity, nesting preferences, and forage plants was conducted in West Halmahera across 134 collection sites. This research was aimed to determine species diversity, nesting preference and habitat, and dominant forage plants. There were three species found, the most common species being Tetragonula clypearis (Friese), followed by T. sapiens (Cockerell), and last T. biroi (Friese). Based on the morphology characters of each species, the key identification was provided. The most colonies were found in public houses (80.39%), followed by plantations (13.73%), and the community forest (5.88%), respectively.Most colonies nested in stone cavities, parts of the houses, wooden materials, tree trunks, logs, tree roots, bamboo, and sometimes iron cavities. The forage plants consist of forage plantation, crops, fruits, vegetables, ornamental flowers, wild plants and shrubs. The three species found were new record in West Halmahera. Bees lived in various hollow places that were safe for their colony. Bees made use of a variety of flowering plants and secrete resins around the nest site.

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  • IPB University
  • Universitas Tompotika Luwuk
  • Hasanuddin University
  • Diponegoro University
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Asep GunawanIPB University7
Anneke AnggraeniAffiliation unknown5
Ratna Sholatia HarahapIPB University4
Jakaria JakariaIPB University4
Irman FirmansyahIPB University4
Khursatul MunibahAffiliation unknown4
Kasita ListyariniIPB University3
Sri MurtiniIPB University3
Wiwin AmbarwulanAffiliation unknown3
Isyana KhaerunnisaAffiliation unknown3
Ronny Rachman NoorAffiliation unknown3
Marimin MariminIPB University2
Niken UlupiIPB University2
Hidayat Arismunandar KatiliUniversitas Tompotika Luwuk2
Syartinilia SyartiniliaIPB University2
Sudarsono SudarsonoAffiliation unknown2
Paulus B.K. SantosoAffiliation unknown2
Nena HilmiaAffiliation unknown2
Suria Darma TariganAffiliation unknown2
Irma Isnafia AriefAffiliation unknown2
Hefni EffendiAffiliation unknown2
Arief HartonoAffiliation unknown2
I KhaerunnisaAffiliation unknown2
E AndreasAffiliation unknown2
SubandriyoAffiliation unknown2
Eko HandiwirawanAffiliation unknown2
Rudy PriyantoIPB University2
Yeni HerdiyeniIPB University1
Riyan Naufal HaysAffiliation unknown1
Salman YusufAffiliation unknown1
Sri RahayuHasanuddin University1
Sutikno SutiknoDiponegoro University1
B PurwantaraAffiliation unknown1
D D SolihinAffiliation unknown1

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