The management of natural resources based on socio-economic and ecology development
has led to a focus on the bioeconomy in the policy discourse of non-timber forest products …

Migration studies include spectacular examples from vertebrates, such as birds, bats, and
turtles. However, insect migration studies have lagged due to a restrictive definition of what …

Highly eusocial bees in Indonesia are diverse and encompass three groups: ie, honey bees
(Apini), stingless bees (Meliponini), and bumble bees (Bombini); each of which stores …

Our goal was to resolve phylogenetic relationships among Apis laboriosa, and the Apis
dorsata subspecies A. d. dorsata, A. d. binghami, and A. d. breviligula, the last two of which …

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected various sectors of the global communities, including
those that depend on forests for honey products. Furthermore, the dynamics of production …

Pollinators play an important role in ecosystems, but global climate change threatens the
diversity and geographical distribution of pollinators. Bees are some of the most important …

Introduction Apis dorsata, the common bee pollinator in tropical forests, is experiencing a
population decrease due to several anthropogenic factors that lead to land cover changes …

Honey bees are universally known to play a critical role in mediating pollination. Recently,
attention has been drawn to the influence of gut microbiota on bee health. Studies on the …

Sulawesi in the Wallacea region was formed by the accretion of three tectonic plates
approximately 50 million years ago (Hall, 1998). The island is home to a high diversity of …

The land transformation of forests to monoculture threatened the existence of biodiversity in
Belitung, including the bee trees (local name: sambit) for Apis dorsata nesting. Bee farmers …