Insect pollinators diversity and abundance in Eruca sativa Mill. (Arugula) and Brassica rapa L. (Field mustard) crops
Joint Authors
Shakil, Muhammad
Ansari, Muhammad Javed
Ali, Husayn
Bashir, Muhammad Amjad
Ghramh, Hamid Ali
Anjum, Sayyid Ishtiaq
Said, Fadl
Islam, Waqar
Ali, Habib
Khan, Khalid Ali
Ahmad, Sajjad
Source
Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences
Issue
Vol. 26, Issue 7 (30 Nov. 2019), pp.1704-1709, 6 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2019-11-30
Country of Publication
Saudi Arabia
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Studies on the insect pollinators diversity and their relative abundance in Eruca sativa Mill.
(Arugula) and Brassica rapa L.
(field mustard) was carried out during spring season from February to April consecutively during all the three years of 2016–18.
Insect pollinators observed belonged to four orders i.e.
Hymenoptera, Diptera, Lepidoptera, and Coleoptera.
A total of 20 major species of insect pollinators were recorded.
The highest abundance of pollinator species belonged to Hymenoptera.
The most prominent insect pollinator species were Apis mellifera followed by other three honey bee species of A.
cerana, A.
florea, and A.
dorsata respectively.
Some species of solitary bees were also recorded.
From Diptera, four species of syrphid fly and one species from Muscidae family were also recorded.
Insect pollinators recorded from order Lepidoptera were Pieris brassicae, Vanessa cardui, and Papilio demoleus.
Lady bird beetle Coccinella septempunctata was recorded from Coleoptera order as occasional visitor.
It was noticed that E.
sativa attracted more insect pollinators than B.
rapa which may be attributed to different amount and chemical properties of nectar, with number of pollen grains, and flower canopy of both crops.
Further studies are needed to confirm the reasons for higher pollinator visitation to E.
sativa than B.
rapa through chemical analysis of nectar, amount of pollens, flower physiology and phenology of both crops.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Shakil, Muhammad& Ali, Husayn& Ahmad, Sajjad& Said, Fadl& Khan, Khalid Ali& Bashir, Muhammad Amjad…[et al.]. 2019. Insect pollinators diversity and abundance in Eruca sativa Mill. (Arugula) and Brassica rapa L. (Field mustard) crops. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences،Vol. 26, no. 7, pp.1704-1709.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-910297
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Shakil, Muhammad…[et al.]. Insect pollinators diversity and abundance in Eruca sativa Mill. (Arugula) and Brassica rapa L. (Field mustard) crops. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences Vol. 26, no. 7 (Nov. 2019), pp.1704-1709.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-910297
American Medical Association (AMA)
Shakil, Muhammad& Ali, Husayn& Ahmad, Sajjad& Said, Fadl& Khan, Khalid Ali& Bashir, Muhammad Amjad…[et al.]. Insect pollinators diversity and abundance in Eruca sativa Mill. (Arugula) and Brassica rapa L. (Field mustard) crops. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences. 2019. Vol. 26, no. 7, pp.1704-1709.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-910297
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 1708-1709
Record ID
BIM-910297