A Study on Pollinating Insect Diversity in Selected Areas of Pudunagaram Village, Palakkad, Kerala, India

The present study on Pollinating insect diversity of selected areas of Pudunagaram village, Palakkad, Kerala was conducted for a period of six months from January 2022 – June 2022. Two sites were selected which are diverse in habitats; one is Mangode, the home garden where floral plants were cultivated, and the second is Karippode, the forest area with wild plants. Visual observation and hand- picking methods were used for collection. A total of 49 species belonging to 5 orders and 15 families were recorded of which Order Lepidoptera was dominant with 29 species. In site-1 family Nymphalidae and in site-2 Apidae was dominant. The Shannon diversity index study revealed that insect diversity is slightly higher in site-1 (2.313) as compared to site-2(2.25).