Jurnal Biologi Tropis
Vol. 23 No. 4 (2023): October - December

Visiting of Carpenter Bees Xylocopa latipes Drury to The Bean Crop in Central Sulawesi

Masrianih Masrianih (Universitas Tadulako)
I Made Budiarsa (Universitas Tadulako)
Fatmah Dhafir (Universitas Tadulako)
Manap Trianto (Universitas Tadulako)



Article Info

Publish Date
13 Sep 2023

Abstract

Xylocopa latipes Drury are one species of bee found in the Hymenoptera order, in the family Anthophoridae. Carpenter bees, which are essential for plant pollination, build their nests in decaying wood and bark. Carpenter bees visit the bean crop to collect pollen and nectar for their hives. This study aims to determine the visit of the wood bee X. latipes on long bean plants in Central Sulawesi. The study employed a descriptive survey methodology that involved field sampling at bean planting and direct observation of X. latipes in the field. measured the temperature and the light intensity. The findings revealed that X. latipes visits to the bean crop at Desa Nambaru, Kecamatan Parigi Selatan, Kabupaten Parigi Moutong average 58,3 people each visit. The morning at 08.30 am averages 21 X. latipes visits; the afternoon at 15.30 pm averages 9 Xylocopa latipe visits; and the afternoon at 11.30 am averages 2 Xylocopa latipe visits. The amount of light present during X. latipes visit to the bean crop has a significant impact. Weather variables like temperature, humidity, and wind speed had an impact on the multivariate regression's very real relationship to X. latipes visit to bean planting.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JBT

Publisher

Subject

Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry Biochemistry, Genetics & Molecular Biology Immunology & microbiology

Description

Jurnal Biologi Tropis (ISSN Cetak 1411-9587 dan ISSN Online 2549-7863) diterbitkan mulai tahun 2000 dengan frekuensi 2 kali setahun oleh Program Studi Pendidikan Biologi PMIPA FKIP Universitas Mataram, berisi hasil penelitian dan ulasan Ilmiah dalam bidang Biologi ...