Diversity Of Encyrtid Parasitoids From Three Ecosystems

Authors

  • M. S. Abhishek Department of Agricultural Entomology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru 560045, Karnataka
  • Prashanth Mohanraj ICAR- National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Bengaluru 560045, Karnataka
  • A. Rameshkumar Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata 700053, West Bengal
  • K. Veenakumari ICAR- National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Bengaluru 560045, Karnataka

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.292

Keywords:

Encyrtidae, Mandya, abundance, rice, finger millet, sugarcane, Shannon-Wiener index, Simpson index, richness (Margalef’s index), Bray-Curtis analysis

Abstract

Encyrtid parasitoids play an important role in the biological control of many agricultural as well as horticultural pests. The present study determines and compares the faunal and temporal diversities of Encyrtidae in finger millet, rice and sugarcane ecosystems at the College of Agriculture, V C Farm, Mandya, Karnataka. The study was conducted at fortnightly intervals over a period of 12 months from March, 2016 to February, 2017 at the G and C-blocks of the farm. As a result, 2647 encyrtids were collected- 1019 specimens (20 genera) were from finger millet; 604 (22 genera) and 1024 (29 genera) were from rice and sugarcane ecosystems, respectively. The abundance, Shannon-Wiener index, Simpson index and richness (Margalef’s index) were computed and it was concluded that maximum diversity occurred in sugarcane and rice ecosystems (Hʹ=3.00) and the least was with the finger millet ecosystem (Hʹ=.2.78). Bray-Curtis cluster analysis and Metric Multidimensional scaling analysis were made to study the similarity and encyrtid diversity in different seasons.

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Published

2022-07-27

How to Cite

Abhishek, M. S. ., Mohanraj, P., Rameshkumar, A., & Veenakumari, K. (2022). Diversity Of Encyrtid Parasitoids From Three Ecosystems. Indian Journal of Entomology, 84(1), 59–63. https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.292

Issue

Volume 84, Issue 1, March 2022

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