Eggplant is an important vegetable crop grown worldwide. Eggplant flowers have typical poricidal anthers which need a vibratory motion for effective pollination. This study was conducted to identify the major flower visitors and their effect on eggplant pollination/fruit set. Nine different species of bees visited eggplant flowers. The pollination efficiency index of the buzz pollinating bee, Amegilla violacea, was found to be the highest and was the most efficient pollinator of eggplant. The fruit set, fruit weight, and the number of seeds per fruit increased with an increase in the level of anther cone bruising and with a greater number of buzzes made by the native bee. Our study confirmed the distinct role of native sonicating bees and emphasizes the need to conserve the native bee fauna for enhancing fruit and seed set in eggplant.

茄子是世界范围内种植的重要蔬菜作物。茄子花具有典型的杀虫花药，需要振动才能有效授粉。进行这项研究是为了确定主要的访花者及其对茄子授粉/坐果的影响。九种不同种类的蜜蜂造访了茄子花。嗡嗡授粉蜜蜂Amegilla violacea的授粉效率指标, 被发现是最高的，也是最有效的茄子传粉者。坐果率、果实重量和每个果实的种子数量随着花药球果瘀伤程度的增加和本地蜜蜂发出的嗡嗡声的增加而增加。我们的研究证实了本地超声处理蜜蜂的独特作用，并强调需要保护本地蜜蜂动物群以提高茄子的果实和结实率。