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

Faiz, Abu ul Hassan; Hassan, Mehboob Ul; Bagaturov, Mikhail F.; Mahmood, Majid; Tariq, Ghazal; Faiz, Lariab Zahra

doi:10.35691/jbm.0202.0117

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“…In contrast, higher abundances of herbivorous species from the orthopteran subfamily Phaneropterinae (Tettigoniidae) and the coleopteran family Chrysomelidae in our unbuffered sites could pose threats to agricultural crops as pests [111][112][113][114]. It is not clear if these taxa represent "spillover" from adjacent crops or are potential source populations that could move into adjacent agricultural systems, thus threatening crop production.…”

Section: Management Implicationsmentioning

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Riparian Vegetation Structure Influences Terrestrial Invertebrate Communities in an Agricultural Landscape

Popescu

Oprina-Pavelescu

Dinu

et al. 2021

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Stream and terrestrial ecosystems are intimately connected by riparian zones that support high biodiversity but are also vulnerable to human impacts. Landscape disturbances, overgrazing, and diffuse pollution of agrochemicals threaten riparian biodiversity and the delivery of ecosystem services in agricultural landscapes. We assessed how terrestrial invertebrate communities respond to changes in riparian vegetation in Romanian agricultural catchments, with a focus on the role of forested riparian buffers. Riparian invertebrates were sampled in 10 paired sites, with each pair consisting of an unbuffered upstream reach and a downstream reach buffered with woody riparian vegetation. Our results revealed distinct invertebrate community structures in the two site types. Out of 33 invertebrate families, 13 were unique to either forested (6) or unbuffered (7) sites. Thomisidae, Clubionidae, Tetragnathidae, Curculionidae, Culicidae, and Cicadidae were associated with forested buffers, while Lycosidae, Chrysomelidae, Staphylinidae, Coccinellidae, Tettigoniidae, Formicidae, and Eutichuridae were more abundant in unbuffered sites. Despite statistically equivocal results, invertebrate diversity was generally higher in forested riparian buffers. Local riparian attributes significantly influenced patterns in invertebrate community composition. Our findings highlight the importance of local woody riparian buffers in maintaining terrestrial invertebrate diversity and their potential contribution as a multifunctional management tool in agricultural landscapes.

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Section: Management Implicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Riparian Vegetation Structure Influences Terrestrial Invertebrate Communities in an Agricultural Landscape

Popescu

Oprina-Pavelescu

Dinu

et al. 2021

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“…It has also been discovered in Jammu and Kashmir and India however its occurrence in Nepal and Bhutan is reported but not confirmed [31]. Allopaa barmoachensis was reported from Toli Pir National Park, Pakistan by [17]. However, [15] considered A. barmoachensis synonymous with Allopaa hazarensis, but [32] regarded the two as distinct.…”

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Diversity, Abundance, and Distribution of Anurans in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Majid,

Azim,

Nawaz

et al. 2023

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Aims: This paper presents a comprehensive study of the Anuran fauna of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, which was conducted across nine districts. After the collection and identification of specimens from the study area, their diversity, relative abundance (RA), and distribution (C) were evaluated to understand their distribution patterns within Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Place and Duration of Study: Anurans were collected from the districts of Peshawar, Dir, Bannu, Buner, Charsadda, Chitral, Karak, Lakki Marwat, and Haripur of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from July to September 2021 and from April to June 2022. Study Design: Visual encounter surveys were conducted during different seasons, encompassing both daytime and nighttime observations near various water bodies such as water channels, small pools, and microhabitats suitable for the anurans. Emphasis was placed on the collection of specimens from diverse habitats. The collected specimens underwent thorough morphological and morphometric analyses to accurately identify the species. Methodology: In total, 190 specimens were collected and transported to the laboratory for identification. The collected specimens were euthanized, carefully arranged, and preserved in glass jars filled with a 10% formalin solution. Accurate species identification was achieved through the utilization of authentic literature, updated taxonomic keys, and observation and measurement of morphological and morphometric parameters. Results: The specimens that were examined and identified belonged to two families, Bufonidae and Dicroglossidae, and five genera. Two genera were observed in the Bufonidae family, Duttaphrynus and Bufotes. The Dicroglossidae family comprised three genera: Hoplobatrachus, Euphlyctis, and Allopaa. In the current study, seven different species were identified: Duttaphrynus stomaticus, Duttaphrynus melanostictus, Bufotes surdus from the Bufonidae family, and Hoplobatrachus tigerinus, Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis, Euphlyctis kalasgramensis, and Allopaa hazarensis from the Dicroglossidae family. Duttaphrynus stomaticus was the most abundant species found at all the study sites (C=88.8% and RA=44.2%), whereas Euphlyctis kalasgramensis and Allopaa hazarensis were sporadic (C=11.1% and RA=0.52%), and (C=11.1% and RA=2.10%), respectively. Furthermore, this research unveils the first-ever report of Euphlyctis kalasgramensis within Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, specifically in the Peshawar District, while Allopaa hazarensis was solely reported in the Dir district. Conclusion: The study found that Duttaphrynus stomaticus exhibited a vast distribution across all nine districts surveyed. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, being an ecologically diverse area, holds diverse anuran fauna. Taxonomic revision of the anuran fauna using both classical and molecular approaches may yield several new taxa. This will further help in the study of biology and conservation as well as the ecological role of anurans. The current taxonomic work may require improvement.

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“…El bosque de Carpish en Chinchao es una zona protegida con un ecosistema natural donde la deforestación masiva en áreas puntuales ha dado paso a la expansión del cultivo con la siembra de granadilla, y actualmente de importancia económica debido a su gran potencial para el desarrollo agrario local (Espinoza, 2016;Gobierno Regional Huánuco, 2021) Choi, 2008;Salazar Mendoza et al, 2022;Orihuela et al, 2022), además de especies que causan daños a nivel de las hojas, botones florales y raíces (Nuss et al, 2003(Nuss et al, -2023Lewis et al, 2005). Existen reportes de especies de lepidóptera defoliadoras de la subfamilia Heliconinae (Dulanto y Aguilar, 2011;Family, s.f;Faiz et al, 2019;Rogg, 2000;Miranda, 2009;Gómez y Ropero, 2021) y las familias Erebidae, Geometridae, Noctuidae Nymphalidae, Hesperiidae, Lycaenidae, Papilionidae, Pieridae , Pyralidae (Montano Nuñez y Bustamante Madariaga, 2017) y también los géneros Mechanitis y Thyridia (Danainae: Ithominae) (Ramírez et al, 2014;Ocampo et al, 2015;Solís, 2007;Bulla et al, 2013) sin daño a nivel de los frutos.…”

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“…La mayoría de las especies plaga son insectos fitófagos herbívoros (Bastidas y Zavala, 1995;Dyar, 1908), así como la familia Pyralidae, ampliamente distribuida y abundante en los trópicos (Fonque y Melo, 2014;García Morante, 2016;Rivera et al, 2002) entre ellas el género Tosale con 11 especies (Nuss et al, 2003(Nuss et al, -2023. Tosale oviplagalis Walker (Walker, 1865 (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) (Valencia et al, 2005) que se ve ampliamente en los bosques, praderas y sabanas de robles de América del Norte ( (Hodges, 1983) y en los bosques de Pakistán (Faiz et al, 2019), Trinidad y Tobago (Cock, 2017), sin embargo, no se han encontrado registros previos de T. oviplagalis como plaga agrícola. En Perú, la zona de Chinchao, específicamente el área de conservación en el Bosque Regional Montano de Carpish, actualmente zona de expansión del cultivo de la granadilla alberga especies endémicas que pueden acceder a nuevos recursos de alimentación en las áreas de cultivo.…”

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PRIMER REGISTRO DE Tosale oviplagalis (Walker) (LEPIDOPTERA: PYRALIDAE) COMO PLAGA PERFORADORA DEL FRUTO DE Passiflora ligularis (Juss, 1805), EN EL BOSQUE HÚMEDO MONTANO CARPISH, PERÚ

Valverde Rodríguez,

Alvarez Benaute,

Briceño Yen

2023

Trop Subtrop Agroecosyst

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Background. No previous records of Tosale oviplagalis (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) as an agricultural pest have been found. In Peru, the Chinchao area is part of the conservation area of the Carpish Montane Regional Forest, currently an expansion area for passion fruit (Passiflora ligularis Juss) cultivation and is home to endemic insect species that can access new food resources in the areas with crops. of cultivation. In 2019, the first reports of damage to granadilla fruits caused by these insects emerged. Objective. To register T. oviplagalis species for the first time as an agricultural pest in granadilla fruits and to showe its damage. Methodology. The larvae of the species were collected together with the immature damaged fruits of granadilla between the months of February and August of the year 2019, in the Chinchao-Huánuco-Peru area located between 2110 to 3690 masl; Subsequently, the breeding in the laboratory and the respective identification were carried out. Damage observations and descriptions were made in the field and in the laboratory. Results. In the larval state, the insect pierces the fruits, enters and feeds on the internal part of the epicarp, on its way it forms tunnels under the epidermis and usually takes refuge internally in the insertion of the peduncle, they complete their development and in the last stage occupying the same entrance orifice, they abandon the fruit, letting themselves fall to the ground to pupate. Implications. The study presents new information on the pest habits of the species T. oviplagalis. Conclusions. The species T. oviplagalis is recorded for the first time as a pest on the fruits of granadilla (P. ligularis). It was possible to show its damage, at the beginning with a small hole in the fruit through which the larval entered, completely deteriorated fruits and the complete development of the larva within the damaged fruit.

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

Cited by 3 publications

References 35 publications

Riparian Vegetation Structure Influences Terrestrial Invertebrate Communities in an Agricultural Landscape

Riparian Vegetation Structure Influences Terrestrial Invertebrate Communities in an Agricultural Landscape

Diversity, Abundance, and Distribution of Anurans in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

PRIMER REGISTRO DE Tosale oviplagalis (Walker) (LEPIDOPTERA: PYRALIDAE) COMO PLAGA PERFORADORA DEL FRUTO DE Passiflora ligularis (Juss, 1805), EN EL BOSQUE HÚMEDO MONTANO CARPISH, PERÚ

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