1Department of Agricultural Entomology, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Madurai, 625104, Tamil Nadu, India
2ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, TNAU, Aruppukottai, 626107, Tamil Nadu, India
3Department of Horticulture, Agricultural College and Research Institute, TNAU, Madurai, 625104, Tamil Nadu, India
*Email: suresh.k@tnau.ac.in (corresponding author): ORCID ID 0000-0003-0311-0283
Online published on 1 April, 2025.
This study is on the diversity, abundance of floral visitors, foraging rate and speed of major pollinators in aonla orchard. Aonla flowers were observed with 22 floral visitors belonging to the Hymenoptera, Diptera, Lepidoptera and Coleoptera. Tetragonula iridipennis was the most abundant floral visitor followed by Apis cerana indica and A. dorsata. Number of flowers visited by A. cerana indica (13.46 flowers/ min) and T. iridipennis (8.26) was maximum during 1100-1200 hr. The time spent by A. cerana indica (6.24 sec/ flower) and T. iridipennis (6.20) was also maximum during 1100-1200 hr.
Phyllanthus emblica, Inflorescence, Visitors, Hymenoptera, Apis cerana indica, Tetragonula iridipennis, Rate, Abundance, Speed, Madurai
