Prof Dato’ Dr. Mohd Azmi bin Mohd Lila
Professor
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Universiti Putra Malaysia
azmilila@gmail.com

NO	NAME	PROJECT TITLE	RESEARCH DOMAIN (SUB DOMAIN)
1	Prof Dato’ Dr. Mohd Azmi bin Mohd Lila	Establishing A Healthy Stingless Bee Colony Based On Foraging Behaviour, Colony Development,food Source And Disease Resistance Attributes.	Natural and Cultural Heritage (Agriculture)
2	Prof Dr. Mohd Mansor Bin Ismail	Socio-economic Modelling Of Traditional And Modern Practices In Stingless Bee Production For Rural Entrepreneurs Development	Social Sciences (Business [incl. Accounting, Finance & Marketing])
3	Assoc. Prof Dr. Norhaizan Mohd. Esa	Nutraceutical Properties And Probiotic Potential Of Stingless Bee Honey For Establishment Of Quality Markers Against Oxidative Stress.	Natural and Cultural Heritage (Alternative Medicine)
4	Prof. Ir. Dr. Yus Aniza Yusof	Physico-chemical And Sensory Properties Of Stingless Bee Honey Processing And Packaging	Technology and Engineering (Chemical and Process Engineering)

3 years (01 December 2016 – 30 November 2019)

The specific objectives of this research are to: 1) investigate the foraging behaviour and colony development; 2) enhance flowering on selected food plant resources of stingless bee; 3) characterize the antimicrobial properties of stingless bee. The first experiment will be focusing on the performance of stingless bee during dry and rainy seasons based on their foraging behaviour and also to observe the development of the colony in one year. The second experiment will be on the flower enhancement study where selected plants will be given a plant growth regulator (paclobutrazol) for high flower production. Number of flowers, size of flowers, nutritional composition from bee collected pollen and stored pollen will be measured at the harvest stage. The third experiment is to characterize the antimicrobial attributes through gene expression analyses of the antimicrobial peptide in all stages of the bee’s life cycle. It is expected that the project will provide a comprehensive basic knowledge on stingless bee colony that will be used as a guideline to a better management of stingless bee colony.

1. To investigate the biological and environmental factors that contribute to healthy stingless bee colony.
2. To investigate nutraceutical properties and probiotic potential of stingless bee honey and propolis for establishment of quality markers on anti-aging process.
3. To evaluate processing and characterization of stingless bee honey for longer shelf life.
4. To assess the financial and economic performance of traditional and modern technology stingless bee production.

1. Talent:
   • 1 PHD
     1. Ilmas Abdurofi (Graduated)
     2. Mohamad Zulhafiz Shafiq Bin Zulhilmi Cheng (Graduated)
     3. Chang Lee Sin (Graduated)
   
   
   • 1 Master
     1. ● Fatin Aina Zulkhairi Amin (Graduated)
     2. ● Syahrul Anis Hazwani Binti Mohd Baroyi (Graduated)
     3. ● Nashratul Shera Binti Mohamad Ghazali (Graduated)


2. Publication:
   
   • Article in Indexed Journals
     1. EFFECTIVENESS OF EXTENSION AGENT SERVICES IN INFLUENCING THE ADOPTION OF MODERN HIVE IN SUSTAINABLE STINGLESS BEEKEEPING (2019) - SCOPUS
     2. Comparison of Sugar Content, Mineral Elements and Antioxidant Properties of Heterotrigona Itama Honey from Suburban and Forest in Malaysia (2019) - SCOPUS
     3. Probiotic properties of Bacillus strains isolated from Stingless Bee (Heterotrigona itama) honey collected across Malaysia (2019) - Q2
     4. Foraging behavior of stingless bee (Geniotrigona thoracica and Heterotrigona itama) on star fruit trees (Averrhoa carambola) (2019) - SCOPUS
     5. A novel method based on passive diffusion that reduces the moisture content of stingless bee (Heterotrigona itama) honey (2019) - SCOPUS,Q2
     6. The application of clay pot for moisture reduction of Geniotrigona thoracica stingless bee honey (2019) - SCOPUS
     7. Effect of surface area of clay pots on physicochemical and microbiological properties of stingless bee (Geniotrigona thoracica) honey (2020) - Q1
   
   
   • Conference Proceedings
     1. Foraging behavior of stingless bee (Geniotrigona thoracica and Heterotrigona itama) on star fruit trees (Averrhoa carambola L.) (2019) - SCOPUS
     2. Colony Development of Stingless Bee Heterotrigona itama Hymenoptera : Apidae Meliponini using different Hive Models (2019)
     3. Effects of Conventional Storage Method on Geniotrigona thoracica Stingless Bee Honey Properties (2019)
   
   
   • Newspapers
     1. Kaedah Pengurangan Air Dalam Madu Kelulut Menggunakan Pasu Tanah Liat (2020) - Harakah Daily
     2. Penyelidik UPM temui gula trehalulosa dalam madu kelulut (2020) - Kosmo, Malaysia Gazette
     3. Madu kelulut mampu cegah kencing manis (2020) - Utusan Malaysia


3. Collaborations :
   • MODERN HIVE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - JOINT RESEARCH ON STINGLESS BEEKEEPING
   • Moisture Removal Process - University of Queensland, Australia

1. Projected additional income to smallholders.
   • The monthly income ranges between RM2000 to RM5000.
   • Independent oil palm smallholders 255615 in 2018
   • Rubber smallholders under RISDA 265000 in 2017
   • Assuming 10% participation in stingless beekeeping and income RM 2000 per month
2. Consultancy with Akademi Kelulut Malaysia RM 80,000.
3. A Policy Book for MOA with a collaboration from UMT. "PELAN PEMBANGUNAN INDUSTRI KELULUT NEGARA 2020-2030"
4. 15 courses of Stingless beekeeping course has been conducted and 105 participants were trained including academician, farmers, research student.
   • 2018- 10 courses (Stingless Bee)
   • 2019 – 5 courses (Stingless Bee + Soap)