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Survey was carried out on the insect pollinators visiting apple bloom in Bhudhal area of Rajouri district during April 2012- 13. A total of 06 species of insect belonging to order Hymenopteran comprising of 03 families i.e Apidae (Apis cerana indica, Bombus haemohoidalis, Xylocopa collaris) Vaspidae (Eumeneous coarctatus and Odynerus species) and Scolidae (Compsomeris presmatica) were recorded. The paper also incorporates the taxonomy and diagnostic features of these pollinating species.
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Mango (Mangifera indica L.), a member of family Anacardiaceae is one of the ancient fruit of Indian origin. India accounts for 54% of world’s total mango production. In J&K state plant is most widespread in district Jammu, Kathua, Samba, Udhampur and Reasi. The major reason for its low productivity is the threat of insect pests, out of which insects belonging to order Hemiptera damaged mostly the plants. Species diversity analyzed through consistent survey and sampling conducted in various districts of Jammu region from March 2013 to Feb. 2014 indicated that the mango plantations are damaged mostly by insects belonging to order Hemiptera. Adults and nymphs both cause damage to the trees by sucking sap from the tender leaves and cause damage on fruits by hard brownish punctures or black spots. These punctures affect the fruit’s edible quality and lower its market value.
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The present article incorporates detailed field observations of family Pieridae in Jammu region at different altitudes during spring, summer and autumn seasons of 2012-2013. The study revealed that 13 species of butterflies belonging to 10 genera of family Pieridae exist in the study area. Most members of Family Pieridae are white or yellow. Pieridae is a large family of butterflies with about 76 genera containing approximately 1,100 species mostly from tropical Africa and Asia.