Incidence and Diversity of Insects on Moringa Oleifera (Lam.) and Jatropha Curcas (Linn.) in South-West Nigeria
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https://doi.org/10.46881/ajsn.v3i0.48Keywords:
Diversity, Medicinal plants, Insects, Moringa oleifera, Jatropha curcasAbstract
Insects associated with Moringa oleifera Lam. and Jatropha curcas Linn. were investigated. Insects were picked off leaves, flowers, fruits, and stem by means of hand picking and those of the roots were collected by digging to top-soil up to 2.5cm. The survey was carried out fortnightly from September, 2014 to January, 2015; Eight insects Orders found include: Hymenoptera, Orthoptera, Coleoptera, Diptera, Lepidoptera, Odonata, Dermaptera and Hemiptera. The species richness and the diversity index within the insect orders were also determined. The results of diversity indices were influenced by the weather which fluctuated during the period of our study. The Hymenoptera was the most abundant on both Moringa 83% and Jatropha66%. For the species richness, J. curcas housed more insect species (S=17) and Orders than M.oleifera (S=9). Importance of the insects and conservation of the plants were discussed.
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