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Utilization of Waste Materials for Rearing the Small Carpenter bee, Ceratina (Pithitis) smaragdula F. (Hymenoptera, Apidae)

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Ceratina (Pithitis) smaragdula is a recognized pollinator of alfalfa and various other crops. Artificial nesting of the species will aid its conservation and enhance its pollination services to the agroecosystems. Hollow waste stems of Saccharum spp., which are typically discarded as waste, were tested as nesting material for C. smaragdula and found to be highly beneficial for enhancing and maintaining these insect-pollinators in the agroecosystems.

Source: ENTOMOLOGIA HELLENICA

DOI: 10.12681/eh.38450

Author: DHARAM PAL ABROL

Institution: Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu

Language: English

Topic: Plant and animal studies

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDGs: Life on land, Responsible consumption and production, Zero hunger

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4414890544

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