Apiculture is rapidly growing in India as a small scale industry. European and Indian honey bees are highly domesticated across India. But now a day’s domestication of stingless bee is eye catching as they can be easily handled and honey produced by them has many medicinal properties and has wide range of applications. Domestication of stingless bees is not so popular due to lack of knowledge among the people about their behavior and nest characters.
Nadirla Vamshikrishna*
Dept. of Entomology, University of Horticultural Sciences, Navanagar, Bagalkot, Karnataka (587 104), India
Jamunarani G.S.
Amruta M.B.
Muddasar
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