Scientific notes on practical guide to assess colony strength for stingless bee Geniotrigona thoracica and Heterotrigona itama colonies

• Main Authors: Nur Farisya Mohd Saufi, Kumara Thevan Krishnan, Wan Noor Aida Wan Muhamad, Marcela Pimid, Abu Hassan Ahmad
• Format: Non-Indexed Article
• Published: Universiti Malaysia Kelantan 2016
• Online Access: http://discol.umk.edu.my/id/eprint/8479/; http://www.jtrss.org/JTRSS/volume4/JTRSS-27-07-15-MAZ1/4-1-19-21.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Kelantan

Colony strength of the Geniotrigona thoracica and Heterotrigona itama colonies were classified into strong, moderate and weak colonies. This colony strength assessment were done based on brood size, workers productivity and workers presence. With this practical guide, uniformity in colony strength can be established for G. thoracica and H. itama colonies and provide a quick references to the Meliponiculturist.