Department of Entomology, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat785013, Assam, India
*Email: lizashyam71@gmail.com (corresponding author)
Online Published on 6 February, 2023.
A total of 12 insect foragers were recorded in Ziziphus mauritiana of which Apis cerana indica F. was the dominant one (50.66%) followed by Vespa magnifica (10.30%), A. mellifera (6.42%), Musca domestica (4.70%), Calliphora sp. (4.48%), Eristalinus sp. (4.27%), Monomorium indicum (3.94%), Athyma perius (3.50%), Polistes hebraeus (3.49%), Pelopidas sp. (3.45%), Pieris rapae (2.33%) and Coccinella septempunctata (2.24%). The forager abundance was maximum in the forenoon (0900-1000 hr). Foraging behaviour of A. cerana revealed that 0900-1000 hr was the peak period of its visit and activities.
Ziziphus mauritiana, Diversity, Foragers, Apis cerana, Foraging behavior, Pollination, Abundance, Foraging rate, Speed, Pollen load, Visits
