Department of Entomology, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur - 313 001, Rajasthan, India
1Agricultural Research Station, Fatehpur Shekhawati, Sri Karan Narendra Agriculture University, Jobner - 303 329, Rajasthan, India
2College of Agriculture, Baytu, Agriculture University, Jodhpur - 342 304, Rajasthan, India
Studies were carried out to analyse the flowering phenology and diversity of local insect pollinators. The maximum flowering phenology was observed in coriander after 60-86 days of sowing, 67-92 days after sowing in cumin and 103-114 days after sowing in fennel. Effective bloom period varied from 17-24 days in coriander; 16-21 days in cumin and 15-21 days in fennel. The Insect pollinators comprised members from Hymenoptera, Diptera, Coleoptera, Hemiptera, and Lepidoptera with Apoidea being the dominant group. Peak activities of pollinators occurred between 12 to 14 hours daily. A significantly positive correlation was recorded between mean atmospheric temperature and pollinator abundance in cumin and fennel. There was no significant variation in the species richness or numerical abundance of the insect pollinators' diversity between the treated and untreated sets in the both years that were recorded in bee bowls and yellow pan traps.
Bee bowls, Diversity, Insect pollinators, Seed spices, Yellow pan trap
