A Preliminary Study on Insect Pollinators in Peach Crop in Different Geographical Zones of Himachal Pradesh

Poonam Dhiman, Mahender Singh Thakur

Abstract: Pollination services are critical for food production and act as an integrated system that connects vegetation of earth, wildlife and human welfare. The pollination process primarily includes a number of animal pollinators, of which the insect pollinators performs a major role. Studies on diversity and distribution of insect pollinators on peach flowers was made by collecting the insect visitors from different localities of Himachal Pradesh i.e. Mashobra (2146m), Summer Hill (2100m), Naldehra (1887m), Jatoli (1464m), Kandaghat (1425m), Hamirpur (786m) and Jaladi (508m). Present study showed that Peach flowers were visited by 23 species of insect pollinators which belonged to 4 orders and 9 families. Among all insect pollinators species collected from peach flowers Apis cerana, Episyrphus balteatus and Melanostoma orientale were most frequent visitors.

Keywords: diversity, distribution, insect pollinators, peach, Himachal Pradesh

How to Cite?: Poonam Dhiman, Mahender Singh Thakur, "A Preliminary Study on Insect Pollinators in Peach Crop in Different Geographical Zones of Himachal Pradesh", Volume 13 Issue 1, January 2024, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 937-940, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=ES24111122845, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/ES24111122845