Insect Diversity and Association with Plants: A Case Study in Rural Areas of Dhirkot, Azad Kashmir Pakistan

Insects play a vital role for proper functioning of forest ecosystem, including positive roles as pollinators, seed dispersers, genetic linkers and detrimental effects by feeding on and/or killing trees. The present study was conducted to find insect association with plants in rural areas of Dhirkot...

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Published in:Journal of bioresource management 2020-03, Vol.7 (1), p.21-32
Main Authors: Faiz, Abu ul Hassan, Hassan, Mehboob Ul, Bagaturov, Mikhail F, Mahmood, Majid, Faiz, Lariab Zahra, Tariq, Ghazal
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
carnivore
diversity
insect
plants
predator
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Summary:Insects play a vital role for proper functioning of forest ecosystem, including positive roles as pollinators, seed dispersers, genetic linkers and detrimental effects by feeding on and/or killing trees. The present study was conducted to find insect association with plants in rural areas of Dhirkot. The study was conducted from March, 2019 to September, 2019. The sampling was carried out by line transect method. Thirty transects were taken for sampling insects. Sixty-five species of insects in association with 150 plants were recorded.
ISSN:2309-3854
2309-3854
DOI:10.35691/JBM.0202.0117