Importance of carpenter bee, xylocopa varipuncta (Hymenoptera: Apidae) as pollination agent for mangrove community of setiu Wetlands, Terengganu, Malaysia

A study on the importance of Xylocopa varipuncta (Hymenoptera: Apidae) as pollination agent was conducted at the Setiu Mangrove Forest, Terengganu from September to December 2010. The objective of this study was to identify the pollens collected by carpenter bees (X. varipuncta) in the mangrove comm...

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Main Authors:	Wahizatul Afzan Azmi, Roziah Ghazi, Nor Zalipah Mohamed
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Language:	English
Published:	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2012
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5466/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5466/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5466/1/01%2520Wahizatul%2520Afzan.pdf

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spelling	ukm-54662016-12-14T06:38:31Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5466/ Importance of carpenter bee, xylocopa varipuncta (Hymenoptera: Apidae) as pollination agent for mangrove community of setiu Wetlands, Terengganu, Malaysia Wahizatul Afzan Azmi, Roziah Ghazi, Nor Zalipah Mohamed, A study on the importance of Xylocopa varipuncta (Hymenoptera: Apidae) as pollination agent was conducted at the Setiu Mangrove Forest, Terengganu from September to December 2010. The objective of this study was to identify the pollens collected by carpenter bees (X. varipuncta) in the mangrove community of Setiu Wetlands. A total of 35 types of pollens were collected from the body of X. varipuncta and only 10 types of the pollens were successfully identified. The identified pollens were of Avicennia alba, Lumnitzera racemosa, Sonneratia caseolaris, S. ovata and Rhizophora apiculata from exclusive mangroves, while Suregada multiflora, Melaleuca cajuputi, Derris trifoliata, Acacia auriculiformis and Hibiscus tiliaceus were from non-exclusive mangroves. Melaleuca cajuputi was the highest number of pollen carried by X. varipuncta. This study showed that X. varipuncta is an important pollen carrier in the mangrove community of Setiu Wetlands, Terengganu. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2012-09 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5466/1/01%2520Wahizatul%2520Afzan.pdf Wahizatul Afzan Azmi, and Roziah Ghazi, and Nor Zalipah Mohamed, (2012) Importance of carpenter bee, xylocopa varipuncta (Hymenoptera: Apidae) as pollination agent for mangrove community of setiu Wetlands, Terengganu, Malaysia. Sains Malaysiana, 41 (9). pp. 1057-1062. ISSN 0126-6039 http://www.ukm.my/jsm/
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description	A study on the importance of Xylocopa varipuncta (Hymenoptera: Apidae) as pollination agent was conducted at the Setiu Mangrove Forest, Terengganu from September to December 2010. The objective of this study was to identify the pollens collected by carpenter bees (X. varipuncta) in the mangrove community of Setiu Wetlands. A total of 35 types of pollens were collected from the body of X. varipuncta and only 10 types of the pollens were successfully identified. The identified pollens were of Avicennia alba, Lumnitzera racemosa, Sonneratia caseolaris, S. ovata and Rhizophora apiculata from exclusive mangroves, while Suregada multiflora, Melaleuca cajuputi, Derris trifoliata, Acacia auriculiformis and Hibiscus tiliaceus were from non-exclusive mangroves. Melaleuca cajuputi was the highest number of pollen carried by X. varipuncta. This study showed that X. varipuncta is an important pollen carrier in the mangrove community of Setiu Wetlands, Terengganu.
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author	Wahizatul Afzan Azmi, Roziah Ghazi, Nor Zalipah Mohamed,
spellingShingle	Wahizatul Afzan Azmi, Roziah Ghazi, Nor Zalipah Mohamed, Importance of carpenter bee, xylocopa varipuncta (Hymenoptera: Apidae) as pollination agent for mangrove community of setiu Wetlands, Terengganu, Malaysia
author_facet	Wahizatul Afzan Azmi, Roziah Ghazi, Nor Zalipah Mohamed,
author_sort	Wahizatul Afzan Azmi,
title	Importance of carpenter bee, xylocopa varipuncta (Hymenoptera: Apidae) as pollination agent for mangrove community of setiu Wetlands, Terengganu, Malaysia
title_short	Importance of carpenter bee, xylocopa varipuncta (Hymenoptera: Apidae) as pollination agent for mangrove community of setiu Wetlands, Terengganu, Malaysia
title_full	Importance of carpenter bee, xylocopa varipuncta (Hymenoptera: Apidae) as pollination agent for mangrove community of setiu Wetlands, Terengganu, Malaysia
title_fullStr	Importance of carpenter bee, xylocopa varipuncta (Hymenoptera: Apidae) as pollination agent for mangrove community of setiu Wetlands, Terengganu, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Importance of carpenter bee, xylocopa varipuncta (Hymenoptera: Apidae) as pollination agent for mangrove community of setiu Wetlands, Terengganu, Malaysia
title_sort	importance of carpenter bee, xylocopa varipuncta (hymenoptera: apidae) as pollination agent for mangrove community of setiu wetlands, terengganu, malaysia
publisher	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate	2012
url	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5466/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5466/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5466/1/01%2520Wahizatul%2520Afzan.pdf
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Importance of carpenter bee, xylocopa varipuncta (Hymenoptera: Apidae) as pollination agent for mangrove community of setiu Wetlands, Terengganu, Malaysia

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