GUPTA, J.K.SHARMA, SUVINKA2016-11-172016-11-172013http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/86126ABSTRACT The present study on ���������Effect of local habitat on the species diversity and abundance of wild bees��������� was conducted in the Department of Entomology, Dr Y S Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry and the university field area near, Nauni, Solan (H.P.). In the present studies, standard protocol of measuring bee diversity has been followed. The studies were conducted at two different habitats i.e. agricultural area and fallow land area. Higher bee diversity was found from agricultural area as compared to fallow land area. Irrespective of landscape, more wild bees were captured than A. mellifera in the pan traps. Out of three types of trap nests tested, nesting of wild bees was found only in trap nests of wild chrysanthemum (Artemisia vulgaris) having dia. 6mm kept in agricultural area and no nest was occupied in the experimental area surrounding fallow land. More tunneling of trap nests was found in the nests kept around agriculture area. It waith the available keys. Bees from families of Megachilidae, Halictidae and Apidae were found on the bloom of the 4 crops observed which included Chinese sarson (Brassica chinensis L.) plum (Prunus salicina Lindl.), peach (Prunus persica L.) and apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.) Observations on the activity of bees on all the four crops revealed that the abundance of bees irrespective of species, was higher at the full bloom stage as compared to onset and end of the blooming period of crops. Most of the bees belonged to genus Halictus having 7 different species (Family Halictidae), Ceratina (3 different species) and Bombus represented family Apidae and Family Megachilidae was represented by two species of genus Megachile.enThesis