Rama Dwivedi1, Suman Banjare1, Sachin Kumar Jaiswal1* and Vaibhav Kumar Jaiswal1
1Section of Entomology, RMD CARS, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Ambikapur, Chhattisgarh, India – 497001
Email: entomologysachin@gmail.com
Received-09.02.2024, Revised-12.03.2024, Accepted-15.04.2024
Abstract: A study was undertaken at Raj Mohini Devi College of Agriculture and Research station, Ambikapur (Chhattisgarh) substation of Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur (Chhattisgarh) India. The foraging behavior of European honey bee, Apis mellifera was observed in sponge guard flowers during 16 August 2022- 20September 2022. The maximum foraging activity of honey bee was observed first week of September 2022 (9.10 bees/5min/m2) followed by fifth week of August 2022 (7.78 bees/5min/m2) and first week of September 2022 (9.10 bees/5min/m2) however the lowest population was recorded during third week of September 2022 (2.56 bees/5min/m2). Similarly during the different hours of the day, the maximum population of honey bees was recorded at 1000 hrs. (9.87 bees/5min/m2) followed by at 1200 hrs. (9.07 bees/5min/m2) and at 1400 hrs. (5.62 bees/5min/m2). However, the lowest population was recorded at 1600 hrs. (2.08 bees/5min/m2).
Keywords: Sponge guard flowers, Luffa cylindrical, Apis mellifera,Foraging behavior
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