Annals of Plant Protection Sciences
  • Year: 2018
  • Volume: 26
  • Issue: 1

Foraging activity of pollinators and effect of Apis mellifera on fruit set of Phalsa, Grewia subinaequalis D.C.

1Department of Entomology, T.D.P.G. College, Jaunpur-222 002, India, tripathi.manoj413@gmail.com

Department of Entomology, N.D.U.A.T., Kumarganj, Faizabad-224 229 (U.P.)

Online published on 10 April, 2018.

Abstract

The field trial conducted showed that the favourable temperature for insects pollinator activity was found to be in the early hours of the day. The highest foraging rate was recorded in Apis mellifera (18.25 sec/flower) and least by Hilictus spp. (7.04 sec/flower). In terms of fruit set under bee pollination (54.0%) was significantly higher than open pollination (41.8%) and self pollination (28.0%).

Keywords

Apis mellifera, Grewia subinaequalis, Pollination