Plant Preferences of Halictus Latreille (Halictidae: Hymenoptera) in the Mediterranean Region of Southern Turkey

Fatih DİKMEN; Demet TORE; Ahmet Murat AYTEKİN

Makale detayları

Plant Preferences of Halictus Latreille (Halictidae: Hymenoptera) in the Mediterranean Region of Southern Turkey

Yazarlar:

Fatih DİKMEN | Demet TORE | Ahmet Murat AYTEKİN

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Dergi:

European Journal of Biology 2018 Vol.77 Issue 2, pp.65-69

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2018

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000424460

eISSN:

2618-6144

pISSN:

2602-2575

Özet:

 


DOI: 10.26650/EurJBiol.2018.0014


Objective: Lack of information regarding
the floral preferences of wild bees is one of the major problems in
understanding plant–bee interactions. Therefore, we investigated the plant
preferences of Halictus Latreille (Halictidae: Apoidea: Hymenoptera) species
that are distributed in the Mediterranean Region of southern Turkey.

Materials and Methods: Bees were collected
through field studies that were performed during the spring and summer seasons
between 2008 and 2009. The flowers visited by bees were also recorded. In
total, 516 bee specimens belonging to 19 species were collected, and 54 plant
taxa were found to be related to these Halictus species. In addition to field
study data, information collected from the literature was included in the
study. The most commonly visited plant families, genera, and species are
described using diversity indices scores in terms of the plant taxa preferences
of the bees.

Results: A total of 516 bee and 195 plant
specimens were sampled from 76 stations located in 14 provinces. In total, 54
plant taxa were found to be related to 19 Halictus species. Among such large
plant taxa preferences, the most commonly visited ones were Onopordum,
Centaurea, and Carduus members. 

Conclusion: This study suggests that
members of the genus Halictus primarily prefer to visit plants belonging to the
Asteraceae family. However, they may also visit several other types of flowers
such as those belonging to Rosaceae and Brassicaceae families.

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Makale detayları

Plant Preferences of Halictus Latreille (Halictidae: Hymenoptera) in the Mediterranean Region of Southern Turkey

Yazarlar: Fatih DİKMEN | Demet TORE | Ahmet Murat AYTEKİN

Yayıncı: Istanbul University

Dergi: European Journal of Biology 2018 Vol.77 Issue 2, pp.65-69

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 12/2018

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000424460

eISSN: 2618-6144

pISSN: 2602-2575

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Fatih DİKMEN | Demet TORE | Ahmet Murat AYTEKİN

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Dergi:

European Journal of Biology 2018 Vol.77 Issue 2, pp.65-69

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2018

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000424460

eISSN:

2618-6144

pISSN:

2602-2575