{"id":118714,"date":"2026-08-12T14:17:53","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T08:47:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=118714"},"modified":"2026-08-12T14:17:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T08:47:53","slug":"colletes-bhutanicus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/colletes-bhutanicus\/","title":{"rendered":"Colletes bhutanicus"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Colletes bhutanicus Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, Colletes bhutanicus has been recorded for the first time in India from Tawang district of Arunachal Pradesh by scientists of the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI).<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><b>About Colletes bhutanicus<\/b><\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a rare solitary<\/span><b> Himalayan plasterer bee<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, recorded from Arunachal<\/span><b> Pradesh<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for the first time.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The bee <\/span><b>was found<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at elevations <\/span><b>ranging from 1,500 metres to 3,800 metres.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Distribution:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It has been recorded from <\/span><b>Bhutan and China<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, including the Xizang region.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Features<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlike honeybees, Colletes bees are <\/span><b>solitary and do not live in large colonies.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Individual bees generally nest separately<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and play an important role in pollination by moving between flowers to collect pollen and nectar.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The study found the bee <\/span><b>visiting 25 flowering plant species<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> belonging to 10 botanical families, including economically important crops such as mustard, buckwheat, coriander, beans, chilli and eggplant.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Ecological Role of Bees<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Honey <\/span><b>bees are vital to agriculture<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> because their pollination activities directly influence crop yields and quality.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are the <\/span><b>main pollinators of plants<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They contribute <\/span><b>significantly to maintaining biodiversity.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> By pollinating a diverse range of wild plants, honey bees help sustain the balance of ecosystems.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bees are sensitive to environmental changes, making them <\/span><b>excellent bioindicators.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindubusinessline.com\/news\/variety\/rare-himalayan-bee-recorded-in-india-for-the-first-time-in-arunachal-pradesh\/article71334962.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colletes bhutanicus is a rare solitary Himalayan plasterer bee, recorded from Arunachal Pradesh for the first time. 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