Section : Agriculture and Allied Sciences

Published Date : Dec 30,2020

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Hymenopteran Insect Pollinators.

Abstract

Studies were undertaken on hymenopterans insect pollinators, visiting the crops of agricultural and horticultural importance in the Baramulla district of Jammu & Kashmir. A total of 12 species of insects belonging to order Hymenoptera comprising of 5 families i.e., Apidae (Apis cerana indica, Apis mellifera, Apis dorsata, Bombus haemorrhoidalis, Bombus lepidus, Ceratina hieroglyphica); Vaspidae (Vespa velutina, Vespa affinis, Polister wetti.); Formicidae (Camponotus sp.); Halictidae (Halictus sp.) and Xylocopidae (Xylocopa violacea) are recorded. The diagnostic features of these pollinating species are also incorporated.