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VOL. 8, ISSUE 3 (2023)
Essential ecological services provided by insects through pollination for achieving sustainable goals
Authors
Biswanath Bhowmik
Abstract
Pollination is an ecological process that
involves the transfer of pollen from the male to the female part of the flower
with the help of various abiotic and biotic pollen dispersal dust like agents
and is an essential pre-requisite for fertilization and fruit/seed dispersal.
Insects possesses one among the primary groups of pollinating agents, as the
association between insects and flowers is well established. As flowers
blossoms so did the mouthparts of the insects exploiting them. Various insect
groups, which are of prime significance in pollination of agricultural and
horticultural crops mainly belong to the orders Hymenoptera (bees, ants and
wasps), Diptera (flies, mosquitoes, fungus black flies midges etc.), Coleoptera
(beetles and weevils), Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies), Thysanoptera
(thrips), Hemiptera (bugs) and Neuropteran (lace wing flies). This work is mainly
based on detailed and thorough observations/study made from various cash crops viz.
Brassica nigra, Coriandrum sativum, Tagetes erecta and Helianthus annuus from North 24- Parganas of South Bengal region.
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Pages:39-43
How to cite this article:
Biswanath Bhowmik "Essential ecological services provided by insects through pollination for achieving sustainable goals". International Journal of Zoology Studies, Vol 8, Issue 3, 2023, Pages 39-43
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