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INSECT POLLINATORS ASSOCIATED WITH APPLE ORCHARDS AT DISTRICT CHITRAL, KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA-PAKISTAN

. Muhammad Sohail Khan1, Muhammad Israfil Khan2, Muhammad Arabi Awan*1, Arsalan Ali3, Abdul Mujeeb1, Tahir Zaman1, Muhammad Junaid1, Hizar Ali1, and Naveed Ul Haq4


Abstract

A study was carried out to explore the insect pollinators in apple orchards at three different areas (Seenlast, Balach and Shoghor) of District Chitral Pakistan, in 2018-19. The insect pollinators were collected by using hand net and pan traps of yellow, blue and white colour. During the study 4 genera i.e., Melitta Kirby, Dasypoda Latreille, Stelis Panzer and Megachile Latreille were recorded. These genera were reported as new to the fauna of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Pakistan. Diagnostic characters and colored photographs of the specimens also provided.

Key Words: Chitral, Pollinators, Genera, Fauna, Diagnostic characters.

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