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

Authors

Abu ul Hassan Faiz, Woman University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Bagh, AJK, PakistanFollow
Mehboob ul Hassan, Department of Education, University of Punjab, Pakistan
Mikhail F. Bagaturov, Zoological Institute RAS, St. Petersburg, RussiaFollow
Majid Mahmood, Department of Zoology, University of Poonch Rawalakot, Pakistan
Ghazal Tariq, Woman University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Bagh, AJK, Pakistan
Lariab Zahra Faiz, Woman University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Bagh, AJK, Pakistan

Abstract

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.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.35691/JBM.0202.0117

Recommended Citation

Faiz, A. H., Hassan, M. u., Bagaturov, M. F., Mahmood, M., Tariq, G., & Faiz, L. Z. (2020). Insect Diversity and Association with Plants: A Case Study in Rural Areas of Dhirkot, Azad Kashmir Pakistan, Journal of Bioresource Management, 7 (1).
DOI: https://doi.org/10.35691/JBM.0202.0117