Abstract The bumblebee Bombus haemorrhoidalis Smith are experiencing a great
population decline in the current global scenario. An attempt to rear these queens has been …

Bumble bees are known to be amongst the most efficient natural pollinators and their
increased scarcity in the ecosystem has led us to study their habitat and ethological …

Hypericum oblongifolium, Papaver rhoeas, Scutellaria linearis, Cydonia oblonga and
Antirrhinum majus from February to April. Bumble bee colonies were reared under …

This paper reports a new addition to the national bumblebee fauna of the Indian Himalayas.
The newly recorded species viz., Bombus cryptarum (Fabricius, 1775)(Hymenoptera …

Stingless bees are mostly found in tropical parts of the world. In India, these inhabit North
Eastern states and South Indian Peninsula. About nine species of stingless bees are …

Bombus rufofasciatus SMITH is a Tibetan species, widely distributed in the Oriental region. It
is a medium tongued species abundant in both the north-east and north-west Indian …

Hymenoptera is the fourth diverse and the most economically important insect order
comprising of bees, wasps, ants, sawflies etc. Being an important part of ecosystem, their …

Grasslands are a dynamic ecosystem which is extremely important worldwide as they
support variety of flora, fauna and in turn humans. They have been origin point of many …

Background Bumble bees play a crucial role in pollination of North West Himalayas. Bumble
bees successfully thrive in the harsh environmental conditions of Himalayas. The present …

Bombus morawitzianus (Popov) has been reported for the first time from Gurez valley
(Jammu and Kashmir) India. The genus is now represented by forty-eight valid species from …