Are there honey bees Apis mellifera on farwa island, Libya?

الملخص EN

Islands and isolated areas are unique and important environmental habitats in the study of their biodiversity.

Objectives: Determine the distribution and spread of honey bee species in Farwa Island, Libya, and classify them morphologically.

Study area: Farwa Island is located about 150 km west of the city of Tripoli in the State of Libya at 33º.

05 N latitude and 11º.

40 E longitude.

Methods: a survey to determine the distribution and spread of honey bees in Farwa Island, Libya by using sticky traps.

Results: The results of the present work indicate that the study area is free of any diversity of honey bees from all the traps that were distributed in the study sites within the borders of Farwa Island.