Abstract
Olericulture crops are none woody leafy vegetables that contain high nutrients, vitamins, and iron. Foliage insects show chronological association with their specific host vegetable such as Mustard leaves beat root and kale were the main olericulture crops that were selected to estimate the prevalence and variety of foliage insects. Samples were collected by aerial nets, direct handpicking, and sweep nets and with the help of forceps. Larvae of the many insects were voracious eaters. Hymenoptera, Diptera, Lepidoptera, and Coleoptera were the major foliage insects order that directly or indirectly affect these vegetables. The result indicates that foliage insects show sequential association with their host vegetable. Maximum dominance and variety of insects were found in kale and the least abundance was recorded in Mustard leaves because mustard leaves secretes some toxins that repels the insects. Common insects among 3 of them were flea beetles.
Highlights
Biodiversity is the totality and variety of life of living organisms including plants and animals at all the levels of their organization from the genetic level up to the ecosystems they contain
The whole research was completed according to the scheme, Total of 203 specimens were collected out of which 43 were collected from Mustard greens, 81 from Beetroot greens, and from Kale 79 insects species were recorded and they all comprises different classification
The diversity of insects was recorded for 3 fields that are Mustard, beet root, and kale
Summary
Biodiversity is the totality and variety of life of living organisms including plants and animals at all the levels of their organization from the genetic level up to the ecosystems they contain. Corresponding author: Aqsa Jabeen Department of Zoology, Faculty of Life science, University of Okara, 56130, Punjab, Pakistan. In Pakistan, India, and China production rates of vegetables are the highest. These are considered fruit vegetables that possess leaves and stems.
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