Foraging behaviour of Carpenter bees, Genus Xylocopa: Xylocopidae:Hymenoptera, and the pollination of some Indian plants.

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First published in Sanctuary Asia, Vol. 31 No. 9, September 2011

The different types of foraging behaviour exhibited and the role played by carpenter bees in the pollination of various plant species occurring in Viahakapatnam, Coringa and Giddalur in Andhra Pradesh are discussed.

Contact: C. Subba Reddi, Department of Environmental Sciences, Andhra University, Vishakapatnam - 530 003, Andhra Pradesh.

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