Stingless Bees Pollination Increases Fruit Formation of Strawberry ( x Duch) and Melon ( L.).

Stingless bees (Apidae: Meliponini) are distributed in tropical and subtropical areas in the world. Stingless bees are potential pollinator to increase yield of various crops species. We measured the pollination effectiveness of stingless bees, i.

Three new "caecate" earthworm species from Sulawesi, Indonesia (Oligochaeta, Megascolecidae).

Three new earthworm species are described from Sulawesi, Indonesia. Two belong to the genus Sims & Easton, 1972, namely Fahri, Amaliah & Atmowidi, and Fahri, Amaliah & Atmowidi, The new species, is distinguished by a medium size (135-165 mm long, 4.5-6.

Pollen Load and Flower Constancy of Three Species of Stingless Bees (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponinae).

The genera of stingless bees play an important role as pollinators of plants. These bees are actively involved in the pollination of agricultural crops and known to have preferences in selecting flowers to pollinate. The aims of this study were to analyse the pollen load and flower constancy in , , and .