flower visitor observations were carried out for 180hours in the dry and rainy season 2014 in Dano, Burkina Faso. Flower visitors were considered as potential pollinators when either touching anthers or stigma of the flowers and thus potentially transferring pollen grains. Since Moringa oleifera originates from the Himalaya region, hardls anything is known about its reproductive ecology in West Africa.

Insect visitor observations were carried out for 180hours in the dry and rainy season 2014 in Dano, Burkina Faso. Flower visitors were considered as nectar thieves when neither touching anthers nor stigma of the flowers during the visit and thus only robbing nectar without pollination. Since Moringa oleifera originates from the Himalaya region, hardls anything is known about its reproductive ecology in West Africa.