ETHOLOGY OF STINGLESS BEES (Tetragonula “iridipennis” sp. group) IN HABITANCY

Uludağ Arıcılık Dergisi Pub Date : 2024-04-06 DOI:10.31467/uluaricilik.1451516

Saaivignesh B, Manıckavasagam S, Anujaa B

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ABSTRACT Most primitive honeybees in India are Asiatic stingless bee (Tetragonula “iridipennis sp. group) and are highly eusocial and corbiculate. General behaviour of stingless bee, (Tetragonula “iridipennis” sp. group) inside the hive and their habitat was studied through periodical observation of colony. Colony behaviour showed that the bees (i) resort to switching of entrance (during morning and night), (ii) construct false nest and vestibule chamber to prevent intruders by trapping and mummification, (iii) follow mass provisioning (time and number of workers involved in provisioning per brood pot) and ovipositioning process (time taken for egg laying by queen and sealing of brood pots by workers after oviposition), (iv) resort to cleaning process through removal of waste as a debris ball, (v) resort to mess and soil manner of foraging (burglary of floral rewards), (vi) forage on resin substances (like natural milky latex from plant and petroleum product-grease) and (vii) peak forage time was between 1000 and 0100 hours. Keywords: Tetragonula sp., Behaviour, Defence, Mass provision and Oviposition, Foraging

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无刺蜂（Tetragonula "iridipennis" sp.

摘要印度最原始的蜜蜂是亚洲无刺蜂（Tetragonula "iridipennis sp.通过定期观察蜂群，研究了无刺蜂（Tetragonula "iridipennis" sp.蜂群行为表明：(i) 蜂群会切换入口（早晨和晚上）；(ii) 建造假巢和前庭室，通过诱捕和木乃伊化来防止入侵者；(iii) 遵循大规模供给（每个育雏盆参与供给的时间和工蜂数量）和产卵过程（蜂王产卵和工蜂产卵后密封育雏盆所需的时间）、(vi)觅食树脂物质（如来自植物的天然乳状乳胶和石油产品油脂）；(vii)觅食高峰时间为 10 时至 1 时。关键词四角蛛行为防御大量提供和产卵觅食

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