International Science Community Association International Research Journal of Biological Sciences 2278 - 3202 2 2 2013 February 10 Nesting Pattern Preferences of Stingless Bee, Trigona iridipennis Smith (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in Jnanabharathi Campus, Karnataka, India 44 50 EN Farzaneh Hosseini 1 Faculty of Bioscience, Department of Microbiology, Islamic Azad University, North Tehran Branch, Tehran, IRAN Adlgostar Afsoon 2 Faculty of Bioscience, Department of Biology, Islamic Azad University, North Tehran Branch, Tehran, IRAN Fariba Sharifnia 3 Panchal HetalK. 1 Dolat Usha Institute of Applied Sciences, Valsad; Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat, Gujarat, INDIA Trivedi RatnaA. 2 Shree Ram Krishna Institute of Comp. Edu. and Applied Sciences; Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat, Gujarat, INDIA Desai PratibhaB. 3 Venkata Saibabu 1 Dept. of Biochemistry, Center for Post Graduate Studies, Jain University, Jayanagar 3rd Block, Bangalore-560011, Karnataka, INDIA Francois NiyongaboNiyonzima 2 More SunilS. 3 Choubey K. 1 Deptt. of Zoology, G.V.Y.T. College, Durg, CG, INDIA Qureshi Y. 2 Deptt. of Zoology, Govt. College, Khertha, Distt. Balod, CG, INDIA Kulkarni D.A. 1 Department of Zoology, S.M.D.M. Mahavidyalyaya, Kallamb, Dist. Osmanabad, MS, INDIA Surwase S.S. 2 Department of Zoology, Rajaram College, Kolhapur, MS, INDIA NoorAzlina Ibrahim 1 Faculty of Agro Based Industry, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan (Jeli Campus), Locked Bag No. 100, 17600 Jeli, Kelantan, MALAYSIA Yusoff Norazila 2 Baradaran Samaneh 1 Department of Medical Radiation Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, IRAN Setayeshi Saeed 2 Faculty of Engineering, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, IRAN Niaz Maleknasr 3 Radiation Application School, Nuclear Sciences and Technology Research Institute, Tehran, IRAN Kardan MohammadR. 4 Singh Ajai 1 1Department of Orthopaedics, King George's Medical University, Lucknow-226003, UP, INDIA Sabir Ali 2 Department of Biochemistry, King George's Medical University, Lucknow-226003, UP, INDIA Mahdi A.A. 3 Srivastava R.N. 4 NayakPavithra P. 1 Centre for Applied Genetics, Jnanabharathi Campus, Bangalore University, Bangalore - 560 056, Karnataka, INDIA Reddy ShankarM. 2 Department of Zoology, Jnanabharathi Campus, Bangalore University, Bangalore - 560 056, Karnataka, INDIA Jayaprakash 3 > Research Paper 2012 11 21 2013 February 10 The patterning aspects of nests are receiving increased attention in nature, so we have studied it in human-dwelling environments involving repeated spatio-temporal mold of pattern. Different criteria such as nesting sites, orientations, nest characters, longevity and elevation of nests have been selected to check the level of preferences exhibited by an indigenous resident species of stingless bee, Trigona iridipennis Smith at the Jnanabharathi campus in the southern part of Bangalore (Karnataka). Nesting patterns gave a precise measurement of preference level exhibited by testing different paradigms. The deciduous, shrub type of vegetation helped for successful dominance in higher number of nests to thrive well, which in turn helped to look at the varying patterns of nests. Observations on different nests revealed: i. preference for the habitats made of walls, ii. north facing direction for nest opening, iii. different type of nests with oval-shaped opening and medium-sized exposure outside, iv. nests with more accumulation of mud, resin and wax deposits and v. bees preferring middle elevation range of 11-15 feet for nest-building purely depending on the safer strategies such as availability of flora, protection from predators for better and safe survival at the nesting sites. Copyright@ International Science Community Association