Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Total 24 and 23 insect pollinators were observed on cucurbit vegetables from initiation of flowering to cessation of flowering during different hours of the day in kharif 2022 and kharif 2023, respectively. The insect pollinators represented from four orders viz., Hymenoptera, Lepidoptera, Orthoptera and Diptera with the families viz., Apidae, Scoliidae, Megachilidae, Vespidae, Muscidae, Syrphidae, Tettigoniidae, Pieridae, Nymphidae, Crambidae, Papilionidae, Hesperiidae, Lycaenidae and Sphingidae. Apis dorsata was the prominent insect pollinator throughout the both seasons on cucurbit vegetables.
Authors: D. V. Chaudhary, Sushma Deb, P. K. Thakar
Institution: Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University
Language: English
Topic: Plant and animal studies
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Zero hunger
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4405325332