The future role of dwarf honey bee in natural and agricultural systems. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Dharam P. Abrol.
• Editors: Abrol, D. P
• Contents: Contents Foreword .................................................................................................................................................. vii Preface ...................................................................................................................................................... ix Editor ........................................................................................................................................................ xi Contributors ............................................................................................................................................xiii 1. Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 1 D. P. Abrol 2. Biology of Dwarf Honeybee, Apis florea Fabricius (Hymenoptera: Apidae) ............................ 13 N. Nagaraja 3. Reproductive Biology of Apis florea .............................................................................................. 25 N. Nagaraja and D. P. Abrol 4. The Genetics and Genomics of the Dwarf Honeybee Apis florea Fabricius ............................. 37 S. Mohankumar, T. Sonai Rajan, M. Praghadeesh, P. A. Saravanan and M. R. Srinivasan 5. Foraging in Apis florea ................................................................................................................... 47 D. P. Abrol 6. Diseases and Enemies of Dwarf Honeybees Apis florea and Apis andreniformis .................... 77 D. P. Abrol 7. Nesting Behaviour, Structure and Architecture of Apis florea .................................................. 95 B. V. Shwetha, N. S. Bhat and T. Neethu 8. Utilization of Apis florea in Crop Pollination ............................................................................ 107 B. V. Shwetha, N. S. Bhat and T. Neethu 9. Safety of Dwarf Honeybee, Apis florea in Relation with Agricultural Pest Management .... 125 Chuleui Jung, Muhammad Noor-ul-Ane and Saeed Mohamadzade Namin 10. Nutritional Aspects of the Dwarf Honeybee (Apis florea F.) for Human Consumption ........ 137 Sampat Ghosh, Chuleui Jung, Bajaree Chuttong and Michael Burgett 11. The Antibacterial Activity of Honey with Special Reference to Apis florea ............................147 D. P. Abrol 12. Genetic Diversity of Apis florea in India .....................................................................................163 B. Fakrudin, K. Omkar, Jameel Khan and K. Nandini 13. Morphometric Variation and Floral Resources of the Dwarf Honeybee, Apis florea F. in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, India ..................................................................................169 A. J. Solomon Raju 14. Distribution and Diversity of Apis florea in Kerala and Its Role in Agriculture Production .................................................................................................................................. 185 S. Devanesan 15. Management and Conservation of Apis florea ...........................................................................211 M. R. Srinivasan, P. A. Saravanan and R. Aruna 16. Diversity and Distribution of Dwarf Honeybees in Nepal and Their Role in Natural and Agricultural Systems ............................................................................................................ 221 Ratna Thapa 17. Potential of Apis florea as a Relevant Insect for Providing Pollination and Ecological Services in Thailand ..................................................................................................................... 229 Preecha Rod-im and Orawan Duangphakdee 18. The Dance Language of Apis florea ............................................................................................ 243 Orawan Duangphakdee, Preecha Rod-im and Christian Pirk 19. Diversity and Distribution of Dwarf Honeybees in Iran and Their Role in Natural and Agricultural Systems ......................................................................................... 259 Ayça Özkan Koca and İrfan Kandemir 20. Apis florea Invasion in Sudan: Present Status and Future Implication ................................. 273 Mohammed M. Ibrahim 21. Distribution, Nesting Trees and Genetic Diversity of Apis andreniformis in West Sumatra ......................................................................................................................... 279 Rika Raffiudin, Siti Salmah and Jasmi Jambak 22. Distribution, Nesting Biology and Floral Resources of Red Dwarf Honeybee (Apis florea Fabricius) in Nagaland, India ................................................................................. 295 Avinash Chauhan and H. K. Singh 23. Distribution, Nesting Biology and Floral Resources of Red Dwarf Honey Bee (Apis florea Fabricius) in West Bengal, India ............................................................................ 301 Ujjwal Layek and Prakash Karmakar Index .......................................................................................................................................................311
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white, and colour)
• Subjects: 595.7990954; Honeybee -- South Asia; Honeybee -- Variation -- South Asia; Pollination by bees -- South Asia
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000060133; 9781000060072; 9781000060102; 9781003033936
• Related ISBNs: 9781138335820
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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