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Checklist of Predator Fauna in Rice


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1 Department of Entomology, Dr Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa 848125, Bihar, India
 

The survey conducted during kharif 2018 and 2019 in rice crop to assess the biodiversity of predators revealed 37 species from 17 families belonging to six insect orders and 13 species of spiders under twelve genera under eight families. Spiders, coccinellids, damselflies and dragonflies were noticed.

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Rice, Ecosystem, Diversity, Predators, Genera, Species, Families, Spiders, Coccinellids, Damselflies, Dragonflies.
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Authors

I Yimjenjang Longkumer
Department of Entomology, Dr Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa 848125, Bihar, India
A K. Misra
Department of Entomology, Dr Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa 848125, Bihar, India
Md Abbas Ahmad
Department of Entomology, Dr Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa 848125, Bihar, India

Abstract


The survey conducted during kharif 2018 and 2019 in rice crop to assess the biodiversity of predators revealed 37 species from 17 families belonging to six insect orders and 13 species of spiders under twelve genera under eight families. Spiders, coccinellids, damselflies and dragonflies were noticed.

Keywords


Rice, Ecosystem, Diversity, Predators, Genera, Species, Families, Spiders, Coccinellids, Damselflies, Dragonflies.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.3