Narmadha K M, Saravanan P A, Umapathy Pg, Velmurugan M
{"title":"FORAGING ECOLOGY and ABUNDANCE of NATIVE POLLINATORS in BITTER GOURD","authors":"Narmadha K M, Saravanan P A, Umapathy Pg, Velmurugan M","doi":"10.31467/uluaricilik.1332072","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31467/uluaricilik.1332072","url":null,"abstract":"An experiment is conducted in bitter gourd cropping system at Coimbatore district, to study bitter gourd floral character, the foraging ecology of native pollinators and their modes of pollination. Bitter gourd is a monoecious plant bears separate male and female flowers. Male flower blooms early followed by female flowers. Stigma receptivity of pistillate flowers was confirmed on 4th day old flower showed yellowish-green stigma with shining stigmatic exudation. The stigma receptivity last upto 24 hours after anthesis. Pollen viability test done with 2 per cent acetocarmine solution indicated that pollen collected during morning hours (0600 h) were more viable and were deeply stained, whereas pollens collected at evening hours (1700 h) remained unstained and considered as nonviable. The foraging activity of A. cerana indica and T. iridipennis begins at 0600 h and 0630 h respectively and ceased by evening 1700 h. T. iridipennis foragers spent more time in pollen collection (31.1 seconds/ flower) and nectar collection (26.14 seconds/ flower) whereas, A. cerana indica spent less time in pollen collection (8.62 seconds/ flowers) and nectar collection (3.56 seconds/ flower) respectively. A total of 17 pollinator species belongs to four orders viz., Hymenoptera, Diptera, Lepidoptera and Coleoptera have been documented and grouped based on their mode of foraging in bitter gourd flowers.","PeriodicalId":52271,"journal":{"name":"Uludag Aricilik Dergisi","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48531812","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sude Eşerler, Sevilay Vardarli, Güliye Savaş, Ceren Mutlu
{"title":"SOME PHYSICAL, FUNCTIONAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES AND BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF BEE POLLEN","authors":"Sude Eşerler, Sevilay Vardarli, Güliye Savaş, Ceren Mutlu","doi":"10.31467/uluaricilik.1319365","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31467/uluaricilik.1319365","url":null,"abstract":"Bal arıları çiçekli bitkilerden topladıkları polenleri ağız salgıları ve bitki nektarları ile karıştırarak arı poleni üretmektedir. Arı polenleri gelişiminin ilk dönemlerinde olan arı larvalarının beslenmesi amacıyla kullanılırken aynı zamanda arıcılar tarafından kovan girişlerine yerleştirilen polen tuzakları ile toplanıp işlenerek insanlar tarafından da tüketilmektedir. Bileşiminde su, karbonhidratlar, proteinler, aminoasitler, lipitler, yağ asitleri, karotenoidler, fenolik bileşikler, enzimler, vitaminler ve mineraller bulunan arı poleninin sağlık açısından antimikrobiyal, antioksidan, antikanser ve antiinflamatuar özellikler gibi birçok olumlu etkisinin bulunduğu belirtilmiştir. Zengin besinsel özellikleri ve sağlık etkileri nedenleriyle doğrudan tüketilebilen arı poleni bunların yanı sıra çözünürlük, su ve yağ tutma kapasitesi ve emülsifikasyon gibi gıda teknolojisi açısından önemli fonksiyonel özellikleri nedeniyle de farklı gıdalara bileşim unsuru olarak ilave edilmektedir. Bununla birlikte giderek artan sağlıklı beslenme bilinci ve alternatif doğal ürünler arayışına olan eğilim diğer arıcılık ürünlerine olduğu gibi arı polenine olan ilgiyi de artırmaktadır. Buradan hareketle ilgili çalışma arı poleninin bazı fiziksel, fonksiyonel ve kimyasal özellikleri ile metabolizma üzerindeki biyolojik etkileri ve gıdalarda kullanım imkanları hakkındaki bilgilerin derlenmesi amaçlanarak gerçekleştirilmiştir.","PeriodicalId":52271,"journal":{"name":"Uludag Aricilik Dergisi","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48029377","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Narmadha K M, Saravanan P A, Umapathy Pg, Velmurugan M
{"title":"Foraging activity and role of stingless bee Tetragonula iridipennis Smith (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in bitter gourd","authors":"Narmadha K M, Saravanan P A, Umapathy Pg, Velmurugan M","doi":"10.31467/uluaricilik.1318736","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31467/uluaricilik.1318736","url":null,"abstract":"In the bitter gourd cropping system, honey bees were the primary pollinators. In the Coimbatore district, a field study was conducted to record the foraging activity and pollination efficiency of the stingless bee Tetragonula iridipennis in bitter gourd. Bee foraging activity was recorded separately in male and female flowers, with the number of foragers/flower/min recorded. Fruit set and yield were assessed under three different conditions: pollinator exclusion, bee pollination, and open pollination. Abundance of Pollinators and foraging rate of stingless bees observed on male flower 1.71 bees/ flower/ minute and flower handling time in seconds was (37.86 sec) was higher than female flowers 1.22 bees / flower/ minute and (25.73 sec) respectively. The peak foraging activity of stingless bees was observed between 08:00-10:00 hours with 3.30 bees/ 5 mins. The pollination efficiency index of stingless bees in bitter gourd flowers was 41600. The foraging activity of bees at the hive entrance was at its peak at 08:00 to 10:00 hours. T. Iridipennis colony growth parameters show increased honey sealed area 1464.5 g and brood development. The experiment results show that yield was higher in the managed bee-pollinated condition in terms of number of fruits/plant was (18.2 fruits) and fruit yield per hectare (44.08 t/ha) than in the open pollinated condition (16.5 fruits) and (38.30 t/ha), and with pollinators excluded, no fruit set was recorded.","PeriodicalId":52271,"journal":{"name":"Uludag Aricilik Dergisi","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69811245","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Netty Maria Naibaho, W. Fatriasari, I. Kusuma, E. Arung
{"title":"PHYTOCHEMICAL, ANTIOXIDANT, AND ANTI-INFLAMMATORY PROPERTIES OF SEVERAL STINGLESS BEE POLLEN PROCESSED BY DIFFERENT DRYING METHODS","authors":"Netty Maria Naibaho, W. Fatriasari, I. Kusuma, E. Arung","doi":"10.31467/uluaricilik.1286430","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31467/uluaricilik.1286430","url":null,"abstract":"Antioxidants play a crucial function in fighting free radicals that can harm biomolecules in the human body and damage cells, which can lead to degenerative disorders including inflammation. In this research, we evaluated bee pollen extracts from six stingless bees (Heterotrigona itama, Tetragonula reepeni, Tetragonula testaceitarsis, Tetragonula fuscobalteata, Tetragonula iridipennis, and Tetragonula pagdeni) for antioxidant and anti-inflammatory proccessed by different drying methods. The bee pollens were dried by oven drying at 40°C and chilled at 4°C, then extracted by ethanol. The extracts of T. fuscobalteata had the highest antioxidant by the oven with IC50 values of 36.47 µg/mL and T. reepeni by chiller was 41.30 mg/mL. The highest anti-inflammatory was T. fuscobalteata by the oven with IC50 of 39.70 mg/mL and T. reepeni by chiller was 34.30 µg/mL. These findings suggested different drying techniques have affected the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory of bee pollens and have potent material for food, medicine, and cosmetics.","PeriodicalId":52271,"journal":{"name":"Uludag Aricilik Dergisi","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69810999","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"IN VITRO SPERMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS IN DRONES","authors":"A. Kaya, Ongun Uysal","doi":"10.31467/uluaricilik.1279779","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31467/uluaricilik.1279779","url":null,"abstract":"Honey bees are an indispensable element of the ecosystem, as they provide an important part of plant pollination beyond food production. The queen bee, which forms the core of the bee colony, is at the center of bee production in the beekeeping sector. Undoubtedly, the production of high quality queen bees primarily depends on suitable drones and therefore quality sperm. In addition, artificial insemination of queen bees is a successful production method, as in other species, due to its superior characteristics compared to natural mating. In many apiaries and research centers, artificial insemination is used routinely for queen production. One of the advantages of this method is that the sperm can be preserved for a short or long term. In this respect, it is very effective in protecting genetic resources, preventing bee diseases and facilitating bee transportation. Today, spermatological studies and parameters used in drones are very few compared to other species. With the increasing importance given to the subject in recent years, many spermatological parameters have started to be used in honey bees. However, the morphological and physiological differences of drone semen require the development and standardization of these parameters with further studies. In this review, the spermatological parameters used in drone semen, together with the working principles and materials used, were examined in general terms and presented to the readers.","PeriodicalId":52271,"journal":{"name":"Uludag Aricilik Dergisi","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48595964","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Sagitov, R. Ilyasov, V. Sattarov, Yuliya Abdrakhi̇mova, V. Danilenko, Nailya Gazizova, Amilya Sattarova, D. Boguslavsky
{"title":"PHENETIC DIVERSITY OF THE HONEY BEE POPULATION (APIS MELLIFERA) IN THE TORATAU GEOPARK OF THE REPUBLIC OF BASHKORTOSTAN","authors":"S. Sagitov, R. Ilyasov, V. Sattarov, Yuliya Abdrakhi̇mova, V. Danilenko, Nailya Gazizova, Amilya Sattarova, D. Boguslavsky","doi":"10.31467/uluaricilik.1271880","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31467/uluaricilik.1271880","url":null,"abstract":"Phenetic analysis of honey bee population of the Toratau Geopark (Russia) was performed. Over than 1000 worker and 1000 drone bee samples were collected from 250 colonies in 59 apiaries on the territory of the Toratau Geopark (Gafuriysky, Ishimbaysky, Meleuzovsky, and Sterlitamaksky districts of the Republic of Bashkortostan). Six phenes in worker bees and four phenes in drone bees were recognized. The worker bee phenes E, 1R, 2R, 3R, and drone bee phenes Is, II, O-gray, which characterize the C-lineage honey bee subspecies, were predominant in honey bee population of the Toratau Geopark. This is probably an indicator of introgressive hybridization of local Dark European honey bees with introduced honey bee subspecies from C-lineage. The worker and drone bee phenes can be used as tools for quick preliminary evaluation of certain honey bee colonies for further selection.","PeriodicalId":52271,"journal":{"name":"Uludag Aricilik Dergisi","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69810854","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"AMASYA BAL ARILARINDA MİKROBİYAL PATOJENLERİN MOLEKÜLER TANIMLANMASI","authors":"Nese Gul Utkan, G. Eroğlu","doi":"10.31467/uluaricilik.1254857","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31467/uluaricilik.1254857","url":null,"abstract":"Honey bees, Apis mellifera are highly beneficial insects that constitute both the livelihood of the producers and the food source of the consumers. However, there are some diseases that affect the yield of bees and cause the collapse of almost the entire colony. Most of these diseases are caused by microbial pathogens originating from viruses, bacteria, and fungi. Beekeeping is an important source of livelihood both in the center of Amasya and in almost all its districts. In this study, microbial pathogens that cause mass bee deaths and epidemics in Amasya province were determined using molecular methods. The results showed that the most common honey bee pathogens in Amasya are the Deformed wing virus, Chronic bee paralysis virus, and Aspergillus flavus fungus. Thus, the profile of bee diseases in Amasya province was determined for the first time with this study. In addition, this study guides other studies planned for the prevention of bee diseases and healthy beekeeping.","PeriodicalId":52271,"journal":{"name":"Uludag Aricilik Dergisi","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49662707","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"THE PREVALENCE OF ISRAEL ACUTE BEE PARALYSİS VIRUS IN COLONY LOSSES APIARIES IN TÜRKİYE","authors":"D. Muz","doi":"10.31467/uluaricilik.1265816","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31467/uluaricilik.1265816","url":null,"abstract":"Honeybees are indispensable pollinator insects for vegetative pollination and biodiversity. Moreover, they serve medicinal importance with their products such as honey, propolis, pollen, and royal jelly. Sudden bee deaths and colony collapse disorder (CCD) threaten the sustainability of colony health. Honeybee viruses, parasites, and pathogens trigger colony losses and CCD. This study aimed to investigate the presence and prevalence of Israeli acute bee paralysis virus (IAPV) in apiaries with sudden bee deaths, colony losses, and CCD in 16 provinces in different eco-geographic regions in Türkiye between 2011- 2021. The sampled apiaries were also evaluated for other bee pathogens such as Acute bee paralysis virus, Black queen bee virus, Chronic bee paralysis virus, Deformed wing virus, Kashmir bee virus, Lake Sinai virus, Sacbrood virus, Varroa mites, and Nosema sp. analyzed. Pathogen-specific RT-PCR reactions were used for bee viruses. IAPV positivity was found to be 52.5% in apiaries. 97.5% of the sampled apiaries were positive for at least one pathogen. According to the results of this study, the presence of IAPV in apiaries suffering from colony loss and CCD was higher compared to previous reports, especially viruses of different species, Nosema sp., and high levels of varroa infestation were found to be frequently encountered. The results suggest that multiple pathogen positivity may be effective in colony losses.","PeriodicalId":52271,"journal":{"name":"Uludag Aricilik Dergisi","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69810755","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gülizar Mutlu, Doğan Akbulut, Nurten Seha Aydin, Ceren Mutlu
{"title":"SOME PROPERTIES OF ROYAL JELLY A FUNCTIONAL BEEKEEPING PRODUCT AND ITS HEALTH EFFECTS","authors":"Gülizar Mutlu, Doğan Akbulut, Nurten Seha Aydin, Ceren Mutlu","doi":"10.31467/uluaricilik.1275691","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31467/uluaricilik.1275691","url":null,"abstract":"İşçi bal arılarının hipofaringeal ve mandibular bezlerinden salgılanan arı sütü beyazımsı renkte, kendine özgü kokuda, ekşimsi tatlı bir tatta ve viskoz yapıda olan doğal bir arıcılık ürünüdür. Yapısında çeşitli karbonhidratlar, proteinler, esansiyel aminoasitler, lipitler, yağ asitleri, B grubu vitaminleri ile A, C, D ve E vitaminleri, potasyum, kalsiyum, sodyum, magnezyum gibi mineraller ve fenolik bileşikler bulunması nedeniyle arı sütünün besin değeri yüksektir. Arı sütünün sahip olduğu bu zengin biyoaktif bileşik içeriği sayesinde antimikrobiyal, antioksidan, antiinflamatuar, antidiyabetik, antikanser ve antihipertansif etkiler ile bağışıklık, sinir ve sindirim sistemleri üzerine birçok olumlu etkileri bulunmaktadır. Bu nedenle toplumun farklı kesimleri tarafından doğrudan arı sütü şeklinde veya bal, polen veya propolis karışımları halinde takviye gıda olarak tüketimi tercih edilmektedir. Bu çalışma arı sütünün bazı fiziksel, duyusal ve kimyasal özellikleri, sağlık üzerine etkileri ve gıda olarak tüketimi ile ilgili bilgilerin derlenmesi amacıyla gerçekleştirilmiştir.","PeriodicalId":52271,"journal":{"name":"Uludag Aricilik Dergisi","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69810989","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"INVESTIGATION OF MICROORGANISM CONTAMINATION POINTS IN BEEKEEPING EQUIPMENTS WITH CLINICAL SIGNS OF FOULBROOD IN APIARIES","authors":"A. Borum, I. Çakmak","doi":"10.31467/uluaricilik.1272217","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31467/uluaricilik.1272217","url":null,"abstract":"Infections in honey bees affect both young and adult bees. Most of these infections are of bacterial origin. In this study, it was aimed to determine whether hive tool, beekeeper smooker, gloves, feeder and beekeeper suit used in the same colonies with clinical signs of foulbrood in apiaries are a reservoir source in terms of microbial infections. For this purpose, samples were collected from 29 different apiaries in the Southern Marmara region. The samples were brought to the laboratory under appropriate conditions, and agent isolation and identification were performed. Different microorganisms were isolated from feeder, hive tool, beekeeper smoker, gloves and beekeeper suit samples collected from each apiary. Bacteria isolated from the samples taken from the hives with clinical signs of foulbrood and from the samples taken from the tools and equipment were isolated as the same species or as a mixture. As a result, an intense presence of microorganisms was detected in the feeder, hive tool, beekeeper smoker, gloves and beekeeper suit used by beekeepers, and it was determined that these materials used in beekeeping were a source of microbial reservoirs.","PeriodicalId":52271,"journal":{"name":"Uludag Aricilik Dergisi","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69810936","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}