1Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa Campus, New Delhi-110012, India
Indian Institute of Vegetable Research, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh-221305, India
*E-mail: jaydeep.halder@gmail.com
Online published on 24 December, 2014.
Incidence of leaf cutter bee was observed on ornamental plants viz., rose and bougainvillea mainly grown for roof-gardening in the urban and peri-urban areas of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh during summer season, 2014. Critical observation revealed the serious infestation of this bee mainly in bougainvillea as compared to well-known rose. Pliable and bigger size bougainvillea leaves and leaf-surface chemistry might be responsible for its preference over harsh, turgid and smaller size rose leaves.
Bougainvillea, Megachile, preference, rose
