Sukh Dev Sharma

District Wise Assessment of Beekeeping Practices and Impact of Predatory Wasps on Honey Bee Colonies in Himachal Pradesh

Mohammad Ilyas Motmayen & Sukh Dev Sharma · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2025

A comprehensive survey was conducted across all districts of Himachal Pradesh to investigate the status of beekeeping, pests of honey bees especially predatory wasps and management practices of beekeepers against them. Special emphasis was placed on the distribution and impact of...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jsrr/2025/v31i53047

Diversity and Nesting Behaviour of Xylocopa Species in Kangra District of Himachal Pradesh, India

Palak Singh Padda, Surender Kumar Sharma, Sukh Dev Sharma & Shivani Parmar · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2025

Aims: Kangra district, situated in the mid-hills of Himachal Pradesh is known to retain a rich treasure of climatic variability, favourable for diversified vegetation and insect fauna. This study assessed the diversity and nesting behaviour of Xylocopa species in Kangra district....

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i123470