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The Effect of Sucrose Concentration to the Foraging Distance of
Heterotrigona Itama
Samshahirurraziq bin Samion
Supervisor: Dr. Norasmah Binti Basari
Bachelor of Applied Science
(Biodiversity Conservation and Management)
School of Marine and Environmental Sciences
Universiti Malaysia Terengganu
Stingless bee are commonly used for meliponiculture especially Heterotrigona
itama. H. itama are native to Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. It is one of the
important pollinator because this species active throughout the year due to the
habitat. Stingless bee will prefer food based on the distance, height and
profitability of food source. So, this study was focused on the effect of sucrose
concentration to the foraging distance of H. itama. Fifteen percent and 50% of
sucrose solution were used for the experiment with the distance of 1 m and 10
m alternately. The result shows that the bee preferred the sucrose solution at
the nearer distance. However, if the further sucrose solution consist of higher
sucrose concentration the stingless bee still intend to go further sucrose
solution. The study concluded that the stingless bee will increases their foraging
distance if the food sources are more profitable.
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