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VOL. 8, ISSUE 12 (2023)
Diversity of insect predators and spiders in the agroecosystems of maize (Zea Mays L.) in Telangana State, India
Authors
Modala Mallesh, Rakesh Davella, Banoth Kalpana, Shivakoti Narsaiah
Abstract
The study was conducted
at maize/ corn crop fields in Nalgonda, Warangal, and Ranga Reddy, erstwhile
districts of Telangana state, India during the 2021–22 Kharif and Rabi seasons.
Main objective of the study is to investigate diversity of insect predators
and spiders in the agroecosystems of maize (Zea mays L.) in Telangana
state, India. We observed fifteen Insect predator’s species,
belonging to Coleoptera, Diptera, Hemiptera, Hymenoptera, Montodea, and Neuroptera
orders in the class Insecta and two spider species, belonging to Araneae order
in the class Arachnida of the Arthropoda phylum of the Kingdom Animalia. Among
the orders, the order Coleoptera represented the highest number of five species
followed by Hemiptera three species, Diptera, Hymenoptera, Neuroptera, and
Araneae two species, and Montodea one species. Ecological indices of predatory
arthropods i.e., Species richness (Margalefs Index), Species diversity
(Shannon-Wiener Index), and Species evenness (Pielou Evenness Index) were
calculated.
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Pages:52-55
How to cite this article:
Modala Mallesh, Rakesh Davella, Banoth Kalpana, Shivakoti Narsaiah "Diversity of insect predators and spiders in the agroecosystems of maize (<i>Zea Mays</i> L.) in Telangana State, India". International Journal of Entomology Research, Vol 8, Issue 12, 2023, Pages 52-55
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