EFFECT OF NEONICOTINOIDS ON HONEY BEE ON SAFFLOWER

The present investigation was carried out for the Effect of Neonicotinoids on foraging behaviour of honey bees on safflower at Department of Agriculture Entomology, College of Agriculture, Parbhani during rabi 2016-17.However results revealed that comparison between Imidacloprid and Acetamiprid were found that Acetamiprid was safest to honey bees as compared to Imidacloprid insecticide.The intensity of Apis indica, Apis florea, Apis mellifera, Apis dorsata, Trigona spp. and other pollinators were reached at its peak 10.00 - 12.00 hrs. The intensity of all the bees was found to be highest at 7th day after 10 per cent flowering.19 species of pollinators were recorded on safflower out of these, 8 species belong to order Hymenoptera, 5 species from Lepidoptera, 4 species from Diptera and 2 species from Coleoptera Among the total pollinators A. florae was predominant pollinator and constituted 34.40 per cent followed by Trigona spp. which constituted 62 per cent and Apis mellifera constituted 23.55 per cent.