Abstract
The forging activity of insect pollinators visiting the summer vegetables i.e. Ridge gourd (Luffa
acutangula), Bitter Gourd (Momordica charantia L.) and Eggplant or Brinjal (Solanum melongena)
observed. Two orders Hymenoptera and Diptera were identified as the major pollinators of these
vegetables. The order Hymenoptera include six species (Apis Sp., Bombus sp., Xylocopa sp., Halictus
sp. and two unidentified species 1 from Halictidae family and 1 from Megachilidae families) and
order diptera include there 3 species of pollinators (Eristalinus sp. and 1 un-identified specie from
family Syrphidae and Muscidae each). The foraging rate was much higher early in the morning i.e. 6-
7 am. Ridge gourd (Luffa acutangula) have the more abundant number of insects pollinating it
followed by Bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.) and Brinjal (Solanum melongena). The total
number if insect pollinators show that the order hymenoptera include the most abundant number of
insect pollinators.
Imran Bodlah, Muhammad Waqar. (2013) POLLINATORS VISITING SUMMER VEGETABLES RIDGE GOURD (LUFFA ACUTANGULA), BITTER GOURD (MOMORDICA CHARANTIA L.) AND BRINJAL (SOLANUM MELONGENA), Asian Journal of Agriculture and Biology, Volume 1, Issue 1.
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