Pollinator Diversity and Foraging Behaviour of Insect Pollinators in Aonla-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Pollinator Diversity and Foraging Behaviour of Insect Pollinators in Aonla

Published:2023-11-01 Issue: Volume: Page:1-4
ISSN:0974-8172
Container-title:Indian Journal of Entomology
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Short-container-title:IJE

Author:

Deva Dharshini V.,Suresh K.,Nalini R.,Usharani B.,Ananthan M.

Abstract

This study is on the diversity, abundance of floral visitors, foraging rate and speed of major pollinators in aonla orchard. Aonla flowers were observed with 22 floral visitors belonging to the Hymenoptera, Diptera, Lepidoptera and Coleoptera. Tetragonula iridipennis was the most abundant floral visitor followed by Apis cerana indica and A. dorsata. Number of flowers visited by A. cerana indica (13.46 flowers/ min) and T. iridipennis (8.26) was maximum during 1100-1200 hr. The time spent by A. cerana indica (6.24 sec/flower) and T. iridipennis (6.20) was also maximum during 1100-1200 hr.

Publisher

The Entomological Society of India

Subject

Insect Science,Agronomy and Crop Science,Ecology,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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