Abstract
Global decline in Apis bee population has shifted research towards the exploration of
Non-Apis bees. A lot of work has been done on the role of Non-Apis bees in pollination
services, stability of ecosystem and their synergistic effects on pollination of Apis bee.
These aspects have not yet been studied regarding the local Non-Apis bees fauna of
Pakistan due to lack of basic research on these bees. Layyah being the multi crop area
was selected as study area for the exploration of these bees. Current research work was
aimed to explore the Non-Apis bee fauna of district Layyah. Surveys were carried out
from different localities during 2017-18. Bee’s specimens were collected by net
sweeping methods, brought to the laboratory and identified up to species level by
following standard protocols of identification. Macrophotography of identified species
was done using high magnification power microscope attached with a camera. Herein
eleven Non-Apis bee species are recorded for the first time from various localities of
district Layyah. Present baseline research work will be helpful in future to manage
bee’s population and uplifting of the bee pollination for the better crop yields in the
current surveyed areas of the Punjab province of the Pakistan. Results of this research
may be used to study the role of these bees on foraging behaviors, pollination efficiency
and ecosystem stability by local Apis bee. Individual role of all these bees regarding
the pollination of various crops, fruits vegetables may be further explored in the region.
Muhammad Adnan Bodlah, Yasir Niaz, Muhammad Tariq Rasheed, Ammara Gull e Fareen, Muhammad Nawaz, Kamran Ikram, Muhammad Mohsin Waqas, Bilal Rasool, Imran Bodlah. (2020) Contribution to non-Apis bee fauna of family Apidae (Hymenoptera) from Layyah, Punjab, Pakistan, Asian Journal of Agriculture and Biology, Volume 8, Issue-4.
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