Abstract
The present investigation aimed to identify the insect pollinators and the efficiency of honeybees in pollination of anise plant during flowering periods of 2008 and 2009 seasons at Assiut Governorate, Egypt. Obtained results indicated that the total insect counts attained 11 species, belonging to four orders; Hemiptera (one species), Coleoptera (two species), Diptera (five species) and Hymenoptera (three species). Honeybees were the most abundant of hymenopterous insects during anise flowering and the daily peak activities were detected between 12.00 noon and 2.00 p.m. for the two seasons. Regarding the effect of prevailing air temperature and relative humidity percentage (RH%) on the occurrence of insect pollinators, it is clear that the effects of the two factors were moderate in the two seasons. Also, the results showed a significant effect of open pollination on the seed yield/feddan (1024.12 kg) followed by honeybees pollination (781.55 kg), while insect exclusion recorded the lowest value (300.24 kg).
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