A5031498242- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Plant and animal studies
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Insect Pest Control Strategies
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology
2021-2022
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
2022
In Africa there is a scarcity of information on how plant species that can provide forage for honey bees vary across differentially structured landscapes, and what are the implications such variabilities colony integrity. This research presents new insights into diversity richness pollen collected by Apis mellifera scutellata, subspecies Western bee native to sub-Saharan Africa, at six study sites different degradation levels within semi-arid landscape in Kenya. Ten colonies were established...
The small hive beetle (SHB), Aethina tumida, a parasite of honey bees is endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa and has become global invasive pest. Adequate surveillance methods based on trapping need testing verification their efficacy. We tested the efficacy top frame supplied cardboard traps. was extremely low (0.9%) significantly less effective than bottom board placed
Abstract Pollen nutrition is critical for the development and well-being of honeybee. Previous studies have compared effect pollen carbohydrate-only diet on honeybee physiology. The a monofloral versus polyfloral African ( Apis mellifera scutellata ) poorly understood. This knowledge as diversity-rich habitats are being altered to less diverse environments through increased urbanization intensified agricultural activities, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. Here, we report how lowly (LD)...