Diversity of Insect Visitor’s on Blossom of Capparis decidua (Forssk.) Edgew (Kair) in Northwest Rajasthan

Abstract

Capparis decidua flowers are cross-pollinated and favored by number of insect for collecting nectar and pollen rewards. It has for low fruit set ratio due to a high degree of self-incompatibility and it largely depends on cross pollination by insects for fruit setting. Present study focuses on studying diversity of insect visitors of C. decidua to enlist the dominant and most abundant insect pollinator of C. decidua. The data collected revealed that the most predominantly insects visiting the blossom belongs to insect order Hymenoptera, Coleoptera & Diptera. Among Hymenopteran insects different species of honey bees are the most abundant flower visiting insects.