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Issue: Vol. 5 No. 10 (2017)
Type: Article
Published: 2017-06-13
DOI: 10.12976/jib/2017.5.10
Page range: 1-9
Abstract views: 250
PDF downloaded: 352

Nesting sites characteristics of stingless bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia

Bogor Agricultural University (IPB), Dramaga Campus, Bogor 16680, Indonesia
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Nelky Suriawanto

Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences,
Bogor Agricultural University (IPB), Dramaga Campus, Bogor 16680, Indonesia
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Tri Atmowidi

Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Research Center for Biology-LIPI, Bogor 16911, Indonesia
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Sih Kahono

Zoology Division
Nesting sites Stingless bees Tetragonula Settlement area Central Sulawesi.

Abstract

Stingless bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) is eusocial insects that live together in a colony. This research was aimed to study the nesting site characteristics of stingless bees in the settlement areas at Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. The nesting sites were observed by purposive sampling method from July 2015 to January 2016. Four species belong to genus Tetragonula were found, namely T. fuscobalteata, T. biroi, T. sapiens, and T. laeviceps. Two spesies, T. biroi and T. sapiens are the new record in Sulawesi island. The highest abundance of stingless bees colony was T. fuscobalteata (92.26%), followed by T. biroi (4.17%), T. sapiens (2.98%), and T. laeviceps (0.59%). Nesting sites of T. fuscobalteata were found in the stone, brick wall, wooden wall, bamboo, and iron cavities, T. biroi in the wooden wall, stone, and brick wall cavities, T. sapiens in stone cavities, while T. laeviceps in wooden walls.