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Nesting site characteristics of stingless bees, Trigona iridipennis in Chalisgaon region, North Maharashtra, India
Authors
Pravin Dnyaneshwar Chavan, Arun Baburao Sawarkar
Abstract
The present study aimed to reveal the nesting behavioural p and their
preference exhibited by an indigenous resident species of stingless bee, Trigona
iridipennis at the Chalisgaon region in the North Maharashtra, India.
During study, a total of 72 bee colonies were surveyed and observed the nesting
preference which includes natural habitats, orientations of nest entrance,
height of nest, guard bees. According to observations, the preference to
construct colony is higher in stone wall cavities as compare to mud wall, tree
cavities. The nest entrance in oval shape was maximum 37 (51.39%), followed by
elliptical 23 (31.94%) and irregular shape 12 (16.67%). Over 55% of the nests
favored northern and north-eastern orientations compared to other directions. The height of nesting from ground level up to 17 ft
while the majority of nests were located at moderate heights in a range of 5-11
feets (49 nests). The length and width of hive entrance tube
ranged from 0.3 cm to 4.8 cm and 0.2 cm to 1.6 cm, respectively. The number of
guard stingless bee were observed at colony entrance ranged between 1 to 15
with an average of 5.9 bees.
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Pages:243-246
How to cite this article:
Pravin Dnyaneshwar Chavan, Arun Baburao Sawarkar "Nesting site characteristics of stingless bees, <i>Trigona iridipennis</i> in Chalisgaon region, North Maharashtra, India". International Journal of Entomology Research, Vol 11, Issue 1, 2026, Pages 243-246
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