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VOL. 9, ISSUE 9 (2024)
Investigation on the attraction of insects to artificial light during nighttime in four distinct agriculture habitats of Deccan plateau in India
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Gowri Nayak Somashekar D S, Satishagouda S, Shashikanth H Majagi
Abstract
In this study, we aimed to collect the different species of insects in
different habitats like maize field, paddy field, chilly field and onion field.
Aim is to note down all the species of insects that are collected for the
broader exploration of the phenomenon of the phototaxis. The fluorescent lights
were operated during night time at night 7:00PM to 4:00AM to collect insects
attracted to the light, this is repeated frequently for about four months and
collected the several times. Number of insects with different orders of 461
Hemiptera, 706 Coleoptera, 277 Lepidoptera, 481 Orthoptera, 179 Dictyoptera, 5
Hymenoptera, 378 Odonata, and 402 Diptera including 40 different species were
recorded. Asiopus minimus, Pachnaeus litus, Scopula benitaria, Acyphas
chionotis, Trilophidia annulata, Blatella germanica, Conocephalus maculatus,
Agriacris magnifica, Gryllus lineaticeps were nine common species found in
all the four habitats. The study observed that the highest insect species (21
species) found in Paddy field followed by Maize and Chilly fields (19 species)
and the least species were found in Onion field (16 species). Helochares
negatus species recorded both in day and night.
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Pages:8-13
How to cite this article:
Gowri Nayak Somashekar D S, Satishagouda S, Shashikanth H Majagi "Investigation on the attraction of insects to artificial light during nighttime in four distinct agriculture habitats of Deccan plateau in India". International Journal of Entomology Research, Vol 9, Issue 9, 2024, Pages 8-13
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