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Abstract In India, an enormous and significant group of vegetables known as cucurbits are widely cultivated. Numerous vine crop species with a creeping growth habit, such as chow-chow, bitter gourd, ash gourd, cucumber, watermelon, and pumpkin, are members of the Cucurbitaceae family. Of the 20 cucurbits grown in India One of the earliest vegetables to be grown worldwide is the cucumber, Cucumis sativus L. (Family: Cucurbitaceae), which is grown in tropical and subtropical regions. It is indigenous to Asia and Africa and is commonly referred to as "Laerr" in Kashmir. Cucumbers are extensively cross-pollinated, with insects being the primary pollinators. The plant draws a wide variety of insect species, which makes pollination more successful. To investigate the diversity and abundance of pollinators involved in cucumber pollination, a study was conducted entitled as “Exploring the Rich Diversity of Insect Pollinators in Cucumber, Cucumis sativus L.’’ was carried out at Experimental Farm, of Division of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, SKUAST-K Wadura during the year, 2021. The study revealed presence of total 15 insect species under orders viz., Diptera (6), Hymenoptera (5), Lepidoptera (2), Odonata (1) and Coleoptera (1) on cucumber flowers. Among all pollinators/visitors, Eristalis arbustorum had maximum relative abundance (0.121), diversity indices in terms of Shannon-Weiner diversity index (0.256) and species evenness (0.094). Highest species richness was recorded in Diptera (0.979) which was followed by Hymenoptera (0.783), Lepidoptera (0.196), Odonata (0.000) and Coleoptera (0.000).
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