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    Assess insect pollinator diversity and relative abundance in west bugwe central forest reserve, busia district
    (Busitema University, 2024) Kitayi, Solomon
    The pollination of plants by insects is one of the most important and essential ecosystem services in natural and agricultural landscapes. This is because they mediate the transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma leading to fertilization. This study aims at determining insect pollinator diversity and abundance along forest edges of West Bugwe Central Forest Reserve. Three methods of insect collection were employed during the study period that is, sweep netting, pan traps and scan sampling. A total of 808 insect pollinators were collected from the various sampling points that were identified using the Global Positioning System. Specimens collected were preserved in bottles containing 70% alcohol, identified using appropriate keys and later pinned in insect cages. The most abundant order was Hymenoptera (51%) followed by Lepidoptera (39%) and Diptera (1%) was the least abundant order. The most dominant families were Apidae (43%) and Nymphalidae (23%) while the least abundant families were Papilionidae (0.51%) and Stenotritidae (0.22%). The results showed that the forest edge habitat had a higher diversity and abundance of insect pollinators (H’=0.5624) and lower in the forest interior habitat. Therefore, it was concluded that different types of habitats affect the diversity and abundance of insect pollinators. Keywords: Forest edge, diversity, abundance, insect, pollinator