DIVERSITY AND POPULATION DYNAMICS OF ENTOMOFAUNA OF TWO DIVERGE AGRO-ECOSYSTEMS IN THE THAR DESERT
DEEPAK SAIGA *
PG-DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, DUNGAR COLLEGE, BIKANER-334 001, INDIA.
MEERA SRIVASTAVA *
PG-DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, DUNGAR COLLEGE, BIKANER-334 001, INDIA.
M. M. SAXENA *
PG-DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, DUNGAR COLLEGE, BIKANER-334 001, INDIA.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
During the present investigation the diversity and population dynamics of entomofauna of two diverge agro-ecosystems viz. sewage-irrigated and well water irrigated fields, in arid region of Rajasthan were carried out during different seasons. In all, insects belonging to five orders (Coleoptera, Hemiptera, Lepidoptera, Orthoptera, Dermaptera) represented by 46 genera were recorded. Variations in the diversity and population of insect fauna was observed which was perhaps because of difference in crop sown and microclimatic conditions during the particular period.
Keywords: Diversity, population dynamics, entomofauna, agro-ecosystems, Rajasthan