Apis dorsata (Fab) is deliberate to be an intensely important bug species in farming. Conservation of these bug varieties in city communities is the singular aim of this research study; Rapid urbanization has precipitated a threat to this class. From the following study, flower visitations of A. dorsata were observed automatically for three age on 17 plants in an urban flowers in Bangalore. Among the plants observed, Apis dorsata haunted two plants namely Hibiscus rosa sinensis and Pentas lanceolate. The mean visits (combined) recorded on H. rosa sinensis and P. lanceolate was 2.13/sqm/ 2minutes and 2.48 sqm/ 2minutes at 10 am. At 1pm mean visits (combined) recorded was H. rosa sinensis 0.41/sqm/ 2minutes and P. lanceolate 0.53 /sqm/ 2minutes and at 4pm H. rosa sinensis 0.19 /sqm/ 2minutes and P. lanceolate 0.23 /sqm/ 2minutes. Pentas and Hibiscus introduce city gardens would with increase the population of the giant honey-making. A. dorsata. This is significant as A. dorsata is shrinking due to urbanization and deficit of floral possessions.
Author(s) Details:
Anitha Annamma Abraham,
Department of Life Science, Bangalore
University, JB Campus, Bangalore-560056, India.
Abraham
Verghese,
GPS
Institute of Agricultural Management, Peenya, Bangalore-560058, India.
Mathews P. Raj,
Department of Microbiology and Botany, JAIN (Deemed to be University),
Bangalore, India.
Please see the link here: https://stm.bookpi.org/EIAS-V4/article/view/10825
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