Effect of insect attack on the production of honey & honey bees in Nowshera District: M.Sc Forestry Research by Alamzeb Qazi

Scientific Study from the year 2010 in the subject Forestry / Forestry Economics, grade: 1, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, course: M.Sc/BS Hons 4 Years Forestry, language: English, abstract: The study was carried out in District Nowshera at 10 different locations namely; Nizampur, Akora khattak, Pirsabaq, Khat kaly, Azaa kheel, Chirrat, Khweshgi, Behraam kaly, Rashakai, Pabbi, and Kaka sahib through questionnaire in order to gather the information from beekeepers to investigate the predators and parasites of honey bee that causes the losses of honey production and on honey bees. The results show that mites caused severe loss of honey production (35.21%) followed by bee-eaters (21.69%), wax moth (21.63%), black aunts (14.79%) and hornets (6.77%) respectively in the study area. This research was conducted to determine the bee predators and parasites that causes the loss of honey production and honey bees in Nowshera District, Khyber Pukhtunkhwa.