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VOL. 11, ISSUE 1 (2026)
Impact of Weather Factors (Temperature and Relative Humidity) on the Relative Abundance of two Honey bees (Apis) Species on Mustard (Brassica juncea) and Sunflower (Helianthus annus)
Authors
Braj Kishor Prasad Singh
Abstract
Honey bees are regarded as the best insect pollinator (Chitka; 2022,
Hung et al. 2018). By promoting genetic variation in plants through
cross pollination, different species of honey bees have been contributing to
biodiversity and enhancement of crop yields and other plant products. They not
only enhance the production but also contributing in setting up a vibrant
ecosystem upon which humanity depends. Of late, environmental upheavals like
global warming and climate change tend to alter the abiotic factors like
temperature and relative humidity. Impact of the changes on the foraging
behaviour of honey bees must be assessed to ascertain whether these factors are
affecting the relative abundance of honey bees and thereby their pollinating
capability. The current research work has been undertaken keeping in view these
goals. Two important edible oil crops, B. juncea (mustard) and H.
annus (sunflower) are mainly pollinated by honey bee species Apis
nmellifera and Apis florea around Muzaffarpur town. So relative
abundance of these two honey bee species have been studied. The result shows
that population of Apis mellifera ands Apis florea on Brassica
juncea show positive correlation with temperature and negative correlation
with relative humidity. But the negative correlation of Apis mellifera
with relative humidity was relatively less pronounced.
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Pages:593-597
How to cite this article:
Braj Kishor Prasad Singh "Impact of Weather Factors (Temperature and Relative Humidity) on the Relative Abundance of two Honey bees (<i>Apis</i>) Species on Mustard (<i>Brassica juncea</i>) and Sunflower (<i>Helianthus annus</i>)". International Journal of Entomology Research, Vol 11, Issue 1, 2026, Pages 593-597
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