Table 26:Development achieved by new colonies placed under banana and coconut areas (% increase between first and last recording after 1-3 months)

Table 26:Development achieved by new colonies placed under banana and coconut areas (% increase between first and last recording after 1-3 months)

		UNDER BANANA	UNDER COCONUT
Mean % INCREASE in:
	Comb area (x 800 cell)	121.1	25.7
	Honey cells	9,505.0	396.8
	Pollen cells	7,303.3	86.8
	Eggs	35.8	54.3
	Open brood cells	133.1	42.7
	Capped brood cells	13.1	170.2
	Colony strength (bee numbers)	127.2	55.9

Ainuddin, M.I. and Muhammad Muid 1986

Banana plantation as an off season and colony-strengthening apiary. (In Bahasa Malaysia] Undergraduate thesis. Faculty of Agriculture, UPM 53 pp.

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Sharif, A. R. Muid, M. 1985

Kajian kesan makanan tambahan terhadap, perkembangan koloni lebah madu, Apis cerana§ dibawah kawasan kelapa (Effects of food supplement on the colony development of Apis cerana under coconut holding). (undergrad thesis research). Jabatan Perlindungan Tumbuhan, Universiti Pertanian. 62 ms.

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