Giant Asian honey bee is falling prey to air pollution

Apis dorsata produces more than 80% of India’s honey.
Apis dorsata is giant honey bee native to South and Southeast Asia.
They are typically around 17–20 mm long and known for their aggressive defence strategies and vicious behaviour when disturbed.
Though not domesticated, the indigenous peoples have traditionally used this species as a source of honey and beeswax, a practice known as honey hunting.
India is the world’s largest fruit producer, second-largest vegetable producer as well as the second-most populous country.
The wild pollinator is an important contributor to India’s food security and ecosystems.
80% of all flowering plants rely on animal pollination, maximum of which would disappear without insect pollinators like honey bees.