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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