Department of Ertomology and Agril. Zoology, Rajendra Agricultural University, Pusa, (Samastipur)-848125, Bihar, (India).
1A part of approved M.Sc. (Ag) thesis submitted by first author to Rajendra Agricultural University, Pusa, Samastipur-848 125, Bihar, (India).
Three honeybee species viz., Apis florea, A. dorsata and A. cerana indica are important foragers on litchi flowers. A. dorsata was most dominant (44.48%) followed by A. cerana indica (41.86%) and A. florea (4.59%) amongst honeybee species. Honeybee species alone constituted 90.93 per cent share over total visitors. The population of foragers was found floral density dependent rather environmental parameters.
