<I><P><STRONG>Contents</STRONG></P></I><P>Foreword .................................................................................................................................................. vii</P><P>Preface ...................................................................................................................................................... ix</P><P>Editor ........................................................................................................................................................ xi</P><P>Contributors ............................................................................................................................................xiii</P><B><P>1. Introduction </B>...................................................................................................................................... 1</P><I><P>D. P. Abrol</P></I><B><P>2. Biology of Dwarf Honeybee, <I>Apis florea </I>Fabricius (Hymenoptera: Apidae) </B>............................ 13</P><I><P>N. Nagaraja</P></I><B><P>3. Reproductive Biology of <I>Apis florea</B></I>.............................................................................................. 25</P><I><P>N. Nagaraja and D. P. Abrol</P></I><B><P>4. The Genetics and Genomics of the Dwarf Honeybee <I>Apis florea </I>Fabricius </B>............................. 37</P><I><P>S. Mohankumar, T. Sonai Rajan, M. Praghadeesh, P. A. Saravanan and M. R. Srinivasan</P></I><B><P>5. Foraging in <I>Apis florea </B></I>................................................................................................................... 47</P><I><P>D. P. Abrol</P></I><B><P>6. Diseases and Enemies of Dwarf Honeybees <I>Apis florea </I>and <I>Apis andreniformis </B></I>.................... 77</P><I><P>D. P. Abrol</P></I><B><P>7. Nesting Behaviour, Structure and Architecture of <I>Apis florea </B></I>.................................................. 95</P><I><P>B. V. Shwetha, N. S. Bhat and T. Neethu</P></I><B><P>8. Utilization of <I>Apis florea </I>in Crop Pollination </B>............................................................................ 107</P><I><P>B. V. Shwetha, N. S. Bhat and T. Neethu</P></I><B><P>9. Safety of Dwarf Honeybee, <I>Apis florea </I>in Relation with Agricultural Pest Management </B>.... 125</P><I><P>Chuleui Jung, Muhammad Noor-ul-Ane and Saeed Mohamadzade Namin</P></I><B><P>10. Nutritional Aspects of the Dwarf Honeybee (<I>Apis florea </I>F.) for Human Consumption </B>........ 137</P><I><P>Sampat Ghosh, Chuleui Jung, Bajaree Chuttong and Michael Burgett</P></I><B><P>11. The Antibacterial Activity of Honey with Special Reference to <I>Apis florea </B></I>............................147</P><I><P>D. P. Abrol</P></I><B><P>12. Genetic Diversity of <I>Apis florea </I>in India </B>.....................................................................................163</P><I><P>B. Fakrudin, K. Omkar, Jameel Khan and K. Nandini</I><I></P></I><B><P>13. Morphometric Variation and Floral Resources of the Dwarf Honeybee, <I>Apis florea </I>F.</P><P>in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, India </B>..................................................................................169</P><I><P>A. J. Solomon Raju</P></I><B><P>14. Distribution and Diversity of <I>Apis florea </I>in Kerala and Its Role in Agriculture</P><P>Production </B>.................................................................................................................................. 185</P><I><P>S. Devanesan</P></I><B><P>15. Management and Conservation of <I>Apis florea </B></I>...........................................................................211</P><I><P>M. R. Srinivasan, P. A. Saravanan and R. Aruna</P></I><B><P>16. Diversity and Distribution of Dwarf Honeybees in Nepal and Their Role in Natural</P><P>and Agricultural Systems </B>............................................................................................................ 221</P><I><P>Ratna Thapa</P></I><B><P>17. Potential of <I>Apis florea </I>as a Relevant Insect for Providing Pollination and Ecological</P><P>Services in Thailand </B>..................................................................................................................... 229</P><I><P>Preecha Rod-im and Orawan Duangphakdee</P></I><B><P>18. The Dance Language of <I>Apis florea </B></I>............................................................................................ 243</P><I><P>Orawan Duangphakdee, Preecha Rod-im and Christian Pirk</P></I><B><P>19. Diversity and Distribution of Dwarf Honeybees in Iran and Their Role</P><P>in Natural and Agricultural Systems </B>......................................................................................... 259</P><I><P>Ayça Özkan Koca and İrfan Kandemir</P></I><B><P>20. <I>Apis florea </I>Invasion in Sudan: Present Status and Future Implication </B>................................. 273</P><I><P>Mohammed M. Ibrahim</P></I><B><P>21. Distribution, Nesting Trees and Genetic Diversity of <I>Apis andreniformis</P></I><P>in West Sumatra</B>......................................................................................................................... 279</P><I><P>Rika Raffiudin, Siti Salmah and Jasmi Jambak</P></I><B><P>22. Distribution, Nesting Biology and Floral Resources of Red Dwarf Honeybee</P><P>(<I>Apis florea </I>Fabricius) in Nagaland, India </B>................................................................................. 295</P><I><P>Avinash Chauhan and H. K. Singh</P></I><B><P>23. Distribution, Nesting Biology and Floral Resources of Red Dwarf Honey Bee</P><P>(<I>Apis florea </I>Fabricius) in West Bengal, India </B>............................................................................ 301</P><I><P>Ujjwal Layek and Prakash Karmakar</P></I><B><P>Index </B>.......................................................................................................................................................311</P>