Affiliation:
1. Honey Bee Research Institute, National Agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad
Abstract
The agriculture sector is important in the overall economy of Pakistan.
There are many limiting factors in crop production. The two important factors are
pest damage and pollination in addition to many others. Pest damage remained a
serious problem since the dawn of human civilization. With the advancement of
knowledge regarding safety of environment, pests are now tackled through
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) techniques. In IPM, biological control through
use of natural enemies is quite significant and the favored approach. Pollination is
an essential ecosystem service. Effective pollination results in increased crop
production, quality improvement and more seed production. One of the important
groups of pollinators is Syrphid. About 84 species are reported from Pakistan.
However, they have not been practically and effectively applied in both IPM and
pollination contexts.
Publisher
Centre for Bioresource Research
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