G.P. Painkra* and Sachin Kumar Jaiswal
All India Coordinated Research Project on Honey Bees and Pollinators, IGKV, Department of Entomology, Raj Mohini Devi College of Agriculture and Research Station, Ambikapur-497001 Surguja, (Chhattisgarh) India.
Email: gppainkrarmd@gmail.com
Received-02.07.2022, Revised-13.07.2022, Accepted-28.07.2022
Abstract: A study was carried out at Honey Bee Park of Raj Mohni Devi College of Agriculture and Research Station, Ambikapur under All India Coordinated Research Project on Honey Bees and Pollinators of Surguja District during 02 July 2021 to 24 September 2021 to study on seasonal activity of predatory wasps i.e. Vespa tropica, Vespa auraria and Vespa orientalis were observed. Among these three species Vespa auraria was found the most abundant and common enemies of honey bee, Apis mellifera. Peak predatory activity was observed during fourth week of July (3.00 wasps) i.e., 30 Standard meteorological week (SMW), when must often coincided with the floral dearth period. Morning and noontime were peak time of attack than late day, which most often coincided with the activity of bees. In this research paper details are being given about the Vespa auraria for the advantage of farmers, students and beekeepers so that they can manage the incidence of these enemies.Keywords:Apis mellifera, floral dearth, Vespa tropica, Vespa auraria and Vespa orientalis, predatory wasp
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