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- ItemSURVEY OF CROP- PLANTS AND HONEY BEE POLLINATION: A STIMULUS TO FOOD SECURITY IN KWARA STATE NIGERIA(Journal of Agriculture and Environment, 2018) Ajao, Adeyemi Mufutau; Oladimeji, Y.U.; Aderolu, I.The relevance of honey bees and their role in pollination and consequently in food production can not be over overemphasized. This present study was planned to observe, document bee’s pollinators’ activities, identify common bee forage plants, as well as investigate bee/plant interaction. The study was conducted at five research bee farms (apiaries) which were purposefully selected due to their locations and standard. These include Afon, Amberi, Buari, Kwara State University Malete and University of Ilorin apiaries located within guinea and derived ecological zones of Kwara State, Nigeria. The study involves a survey of types of plants visited by worker honey bees for nectar and/or pollen in and around the apiaries, collection and identification of plant species types. The result of the study on the frequency of bee visitation among foraging plants revealed Parkia biglobosa (18.71%); Azadiracta indica (17.14%); Anarcadium occidentale (14.93%) at the Guinea savanna, while Moringa oleifera (17.97%); Pisdium guajava (17.12%) and Butyrospermum parkii (12.88%) were recorded at derived savannah areas. On food crops visited by bees Arachis hypogea (24.06%); Phaseolus vulgaris (22.29%); Abelmoschus esculentus (21.59%) and Citrullus colocynthis (16.35%) are most important food crops while cereal crops include Zea mays (0.21%) and Sorghum bicolor (0.14%) were less visited by honey bee. Cultivation of a wide variety of bee plants to provide adequate incentive for the bee colony and avoid Apis mellifera swarming occasioned by inadequate nectar and pollen is among the suggestions proffered.
- ItemDeterminant of Rural Household Poverty Nexus Fuel Consumption among Fisherfolks in Kwara State, Nigeria(Journal of Scientific Research & Reports, 2015-05-02) Oladimeji, Y.U.; Abdulsalam, Z; Ajao, Adeyemi Mufutau; Adepoju, S.A.The study examined rural households’ fuel consumption pattern in Kwara State, Nigeria. Primary data using a structured questionnaire and interview were administered to select randomly 110 rural farming households. The result revealed a link between forests, agricultural production and poverty as about 79% of sampled respondents titled towards using biomass for their energy sources. About three-fifth (63%) of the rural fishery households could be considered to have a low energy expenditure pattern because they fell below energy poverty line of ₦640 ($4.05) per adult equivalent per month. Result also estimated the log-likelihood ratio to be ˗28.7, the adjusted R-2 of 0.557 implies that the explanatory variables were collectively able to explain about 56% of the total variation in energy consumption pattern among the rural households. The study recommend designing more economical, efficient and less pollutants cooking stoves and lighting equipment that uses local bio-fuels (renewable) and harnessing modern energy source to supplement the use of biomass for rural farming households to reduce energy poverty level.
- ItemESTIMATION OF EFFICIENCY DIFFERENTIALS IN HONEY BEE ENTERPRISES: IMPLICATIONS FOR HIGHER PRODUCTIVITY IN KEBBI AND KWARA STATES OF NIGERIA(Gashua Journal of Irrigation and Desertification Studies, 2016) Oladimeji, Y.U.; Ajao, Adeyemi Mufutau; Abdulrahman, S.; Suleiman, R.; Bolaji, A.M.The total honey produced in Nigeria is usually inadequate, not documented and the country only meets the domestic consumption partly from the public based farm, local farmers and mostly import from other countries.This paper examines the Technical Efficiency (TE) gaps between traditional and modern honey bee enterprise in Kwara and Kebbi States, Nigeria. The multistage sampling technique was employed in randomly selecting 80 beekeepers comprising 30 traditional beekeepers from each State and 20 modern beekeepers from both States. The main tools of analysis were descriptive and inferential statistics. Empirical result showed that the mean TE value for modern production system was about 0.84 compared to traditional unit with 0.59. This is an indication that on the average, the bee farmers were operating TE of 0.16 and 0.41 below the frontier for modern and traditional systems respectively. TE coefficients of number of hives (0.29); adjusted hired labour (0.21) and number of baits (0.08) in modern bee farming and traditional bee farming adjusted family labour and number of baits coefficients (-0.05; 0.43) shown that these variables increased TE. A positive mean difference of about ₦6,752 in income was realized among bee farms that adopt new bee farm equipments. The demand-supply gap of honey products could be bridged and sustainable increased output could be achieved if farmers adopt a new techniques and improved their technically efficiency as ample opportunity still exist to move closer to frontier.
- ItemSpecies composition, relative abundance, and diversity of termites (Blattodea: Insecta: Isoptera) in the Kwara State Univerity Campus, Malete, Kwara State, Nigeria(AGRICULTURA TROPICA ET SUBTROPICA, 2024-08-25) Adeoye, Abubakar Abdullahi; Ajao, Adeyemi Mufutau; Ojo, James AdebayoTermites are widely dispersed throughout the tropics and attain the highest diversity and abundance in the rainforests of Africa. Understanding their diversity in areas with human activities can provide insights into the local biodiversity and health of the ecosystem. The present study investigated the abundance and diversity of termite species at the Kwara State University campus. The study area was divided into five zones, and thorough examinations of all microhabitats were conducted to detect termite presence. Random handpicking and transect sampling methods were employed to evaluate termite diversity. There were 353 instances of termites encountered between May 2021 and August 2022. The analysis revealed eight termite species in seven genera and three subfamilies. Among these, Trinervitermes geminatus had the highest relative abundance at 48.7 %, whereas Fulleritermes tenebricus had the lowest at 1.98 %. All identified species belonged to the family Termitidae, with subfamilies Nasutitermitinae accounting for 50.7 %, Macrotermitinae for 37.7 %, and Termitinae for 11.6 % of the species. Grass-feeding Trinervitermes geminatus was the most frequently collected species, followed by fungus‑growing Macrotermes subhyalinus; both were found across all five campus zones. The species diversity and richness indices observed in the five zones were moderately high. The considerable abundance of termites within the university campus suggests their significance in the ecosystem. There is a need to document termite species present in an ecosystem with human activities because it helps to monitor biodiversity loss in the environment.
- ItemSpecies composition, relative abundance, and diversity of termites (Blattodea: Insecta: Isoptera) in the Kwara State Univerity Campus, Malete, Kwara State, Nigeria(AGRICULTURA TROPICA ET SUBTROPICA, 2024-08-25) Adeoye, Abubakar Abdullahi; Ajao, Adeyemi Mufutau; Ojo, James AdebayoTermites are widely dispersed throughout the tropics and attain the highest diversity and abundance in the rainforests of Africa. Understanding their diversity in areas with human activities can provide insights into the local biodiversity and health of the ecosystem. The present study investigated the abundance and diversity of termite species at the Kwara State University campus. The study area was divided into five zones, and thorough examinations of all microhabitats were conducted to detect termite presence. Random handpicking and transect sampling methods were employed to evaluate termite diversity. There were 353 instances of termites encountered between May 2021 and August 2022. The analysis revealed eight termite species in seven genera and three subfamilies. Among these, Trinervitermes geminatus had the highest relative abundance at 48.7 %, whereas Fulleritermes tenebricus had the lowest at 1.98 %. All identified species belonged to the family Termitidae, with subfamilies Nasutitermitinae accounting for 50.7 %, Macrotermitinae for 37.7 %, and Termitinae for 11.6 % of the species. Grass-feeding Trinervitermes geminatus was the most frequently collected species, followed by fungus‑growing Macrotermes subhyalinus; both were found across all five campus zones. The species diversity and richness indices observed in the five zones were moderately high. The considerable abundance of termites within the university campus suggests their significance in the ecosystem. There is a need to document termite species present in an ecosystem with human activities because it helps to monitor biodiversity loss in the environment.