Diversity and Foraging Behaviour of Insect Pollinators on Murraya koenigii (L. ) (Rutaceae)

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  • M. M. Dhore  Shri Shivaji Arts, Commerce and Science College, Akot, Maharashtra, India

DOI:

https://doi.org//10.32628/IJSRST2072107

Keywords:

Murraya Koenigii, Insect, Foraging Behaviour, Apis Florea

Abstract

The present studies on diversity and foraging behaviour of insect pollinators on Murraya koenigii (L. )was carried out during March - April 2019 at Akot town situated in Akola district of Maharashtra. Ten insect species visited Murraya koenigii flowers viz. Five hymenopterans and five lepidopterons. This study revealed that hymenopterans were found to be the most dominant (97. 5%) flower visitors, followed by lepidopteron insects (2. 5%). Among these Apis florea, Apis cerana indica, and Apis dorsata were found to be the most frequent pollinators. The result on foraging behaviour of bees Apis florea started visiting Murrya koenigii flowers in early morning at 06. 00 hrs, Apis cerana indica at 6. 30 hrs and ceased their activity later in the evening. Apis mellifera and Apis dorsata , they started visiting the flowers from 7. 00hrs. Maximum foraging was by Apis florea (12 flowers /minute)followed by Apis cerana indica (10 flowers/minute )and Apis dorsata (9-10 flowers /minute). Time spent per flower was the maximum with lepidopteron (25 sec. /flower) followed by Moth (15 sec. /flower)

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2020-05-30

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M. M. Dhore, " Diversity and Foraging Behaviour of Insect Pollinators on Murraya koenigii (L. ) (Rutaceae), International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Volume 7, Issue 3, pp.15-19, May-June-2020. Available at doi : https://doi.org/10.32628/IJSRST2072107