Data Set Citation:
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Voraphab I , Hanboonsong Y , Kobori Y , Ikeda H , and Osawa T.
Insect species recorded in sugarcane fields of Khon Kaen Province, Thailand, over three seasons in 2012
ERDP-2015-01.1.3 (https://db.cger.nies.go.jp/JaLTER/metacat/metacat/ERDP-2015-01.1.3/jalter-en)
General Information:
Title:Insect species recorded in sugarcane fields of Khon Kaen Province, Thailand, over three seasons in 2012
Identifier:ERDP-2015-01.1.3
Abstract:
The diversity of insect species in cultivated fields provides a number of ecosystem benefits, including natural pest control and pollination. However, current knowledge of the insect fauna in agricultural landscapes is extremely limited when compared with information available for other ecosystems, such as forests and rivers. Here, we present data on insect diversity, including functional feeding group diversity, in sugarcane fields of Khon Kaen Province, Thailand. Sugarcane is a major Thai crop. We collected insects using light trap systems located in 16 sugarcane field plots. Each light trap was deployed in an individual 0.16 ha plot. Trapping was conducted over three seasons, including both dry and rainy periods, in March, June, and October of 2012. On each trapping day, we collected insects in the evening from 18:00 to 19:30. The traps yielded a total of 98,423 individuals including 143 species belonging to 26 families. We classified collections into five functional feeding groups: herbivores, predators, decomposers, parasitoids, and pollinators. The dominant functional species were herbivores, followed in rank order by predators; most individuals in the traps were predatory species. We assembled an insect fauna data set that will be useful in the study of southeast Asian agricultural ecosystems and provided the data in the Darwin Core Archive format.
Keywords:
  • agricultural ecosystem
  • decomposer
  • herbivore
  • parasitoid
  • pollinator
  • predator
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Involved Parties

Data Set Owners:
Individual: Itsarapong Voraphab
Organization:Division of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Khon Kaen University
Individual: Yupa Hanboonsong
Organization:Division of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Khon Kaen University
Email Address:
yupa_han@kku.ac.th
Individual: Youichi Kobori
Organization:Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences
Individual: Hiroaki Ikeda
Organization:National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, Japan
Individual: Takeshi Osawa
Organization:National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, Japan
Phone:
+81.78.803.8148 (voice)
Phone:
+81.78.803.8199 (fax)
Email Address:
arosawa@gmail.com
Data Set Contacts:
Individual: Takeshi Osawa
Organization:National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, Japan
Phone:
+81.78.803.8148 (voice)
Phone:
+81.78.803.8199 (fax)
Email Address:
arosawa@gmail.com

Data Set Characteristics

Geographic Region:
Geographic Description:Khon Kaen Province, Thailand
Bounding Coordinates:
West:  102.805583  degrees
East:  102.8274  degrees
North:  16.314167  degrees
South:  16.225  degrees
Time Period:
Date:
2012
Taxonomic Range:
Classification:
Rank Name:Class
Rank Value:Insecta
Classification:
Rank Name:Order
Rank Value:Hemiptera
Classification:
Rank Name:Family
Rank Value:Cicadellidae
Classification:
Rank Name:Class
Rank Value:Insecta
Classification:
Rank Name:Order
Rank Value:Hemiptera
Classification:
Rank Name:Family
Rank Value:Delphacidae
Classification:
Rank Name:Class
Rank Value:Insecta
Classification:
Rank Name:Order
Rank Value:Hemiptera
Classification:
Rank Name:Family
Rank Value:Pentatomidae
Classification:
Rank Name:Class
Rank Value:Insecta
Classification:
Rank Name:Order
Rank Value:Coleoptera
Classification:
Rank Name:Family
Rank Value:Scarabaeidae
Classification:
Rank Name:Class
Rank Value:Insecta
Classification:
Rank Name:Order
Rank Value:Coleoptera
Classification:
Rank Name:Family
Rank Value:Tenebrionidae
Classification:
Rank Name:Class
Rank Value:Insecta
Classification:
Rank Name:Order
Rank Value:Coleoptera
Classification:
Rank Name:Family
Rank Value:Elateridae
Classification:
Rank Name:Class
Rank Value:Insecta
Classification:
Rank Name:Order
Rank Value:Coleoptera
Classification:
Rank Name:Family
Rank Value:Cuculidae
Classification:
Rank Name:Class
Rank Value:Insecta
Classification:
Rank Name:Order
Rank Value:Coleoptera
Classification:
Rank Name:Family
Rank Value:Chrysomelidae
Classification:
Rank Name:Class
Rank Value:Insecta
Classification:
Rank Name:Order
Rank Value:Lepidoptera
Classification:
Rank Name:Family
Rank Value:Pyralidae
Classification:
Rank Name:Class
Rank Value:Insecta
Classification:
Rank Name:Order
Rank Value:Lepidoptera
Classification:
Rank Name:Family
Rank Value:Erebidae
Classification:
Rank Name:Class
Rank Value:Insecta
Classification:
Rank Name:Order
Rank Value:Lepidoptera
Classification:
Rank Name:Family
Rank Value:Noctuidae
Classification:
Rank Name:Class
Rank Value:Insecta
Classification:
Rank Name:Order
Rank Value:Hemiptera
Classification:
Rank Name:Family
Rank Value:Nabidae
Classification:
Rank Name:Class
Rank Value:Insecta
Classification:
Rank Name:Order
Rank Value:Hemiptera
Classification:
Rank Name:Family
Rank Value:Miridae
Classification:
Rank Name:Class
Rank Value:Insecta
Classification:
Rank Name:Order
Rank Value:Hemiptera
Classification:
Rank Name:Family
Rank Value:Reduviidae
Classification:
Rank Name:Class
Rank Value:Insecta
Classification:
Rank Name:Order
Rank Value:Coleoptera
Classification:
Rank Name:Family
Rank Value:Staphylinidae
Classification:
Rank Name:Class
Rank Value:Insecta
Classification:
Rank Name:Order
Rank Value:Coleoptera
Classification:
Rank Name:Family
Rank Value:Carabidae
Classification:
Rank Name:Class
Rank Value:Insecta
Classification:
Rank Name:Order
Rank Value:Coleoptera
Classification:
Rank Name:Family
Rank Value:Coccinellidae
Classification:
Rank Name:Class
Rank Value:Insecta
Classification:
Rank Name:Order
Rank Value:Orthoptera
Classification:
Rank Name:Family
Rank Value:Mantidae
Classification:
Rank Name:Class
Rank Value:Insecta
Classification:
Rank Name:Order
Rank Value:Odonata
Classification:
Rank Name:Family
Rank Value:Libellulidae
Classification:
Rank Name:Class
Rank Value:Insecta
Classification:
Rank Name:Order
Rank Value:Odonata
Classification:
Rank Name:Family
Rank Value:Lestidae
Classification:
Rank Name:Class
Rank Value:Insecta
Classification:
Rank Name:Order
Rank Value:Neuroptera
Classification:
Rank Name:Family
Rank Value:Chrysopidae
Classification:
Rank Name:Class
Rank Value:Insecta
Classification:
Rank Name:Order
Rank Value:Dermaptera
Classification:
Rank Name:Family
Rank Value:Labiidae
Classification:
Rank Name:Class
Rank Value:Insecta
Classification:
Rank Name:Order
Rank Value:Hymenoptera
Classification:
Rank Name:Family
Rank Value:Braconidae
Classification:
Rank Name:Class
Rank Value:Insecta
Classification:
Rank Name:Order
Rank Value:Diptera
Classification:
Rank Name:Family
Rank Value:Tachinidae
Classification:
Rank Name:Class
Rank Value:Insecta
Classification:
Rank Name:Order
Rank Value:Dictyoptera
Classification:
Rank Name:Family
Rank Value:Blattellidae
Classification:
Rank Name:Class
Rank Value:Insecta
Classification:
Rank Name:Order
Rank Value:Dictyoptera
Classification:
Rank Name:Family
Rank Value:Blaberidae

Sampling, Processing and Quality Control Methods

Step by Step Procedures
Step 1:
Description:

Study site

We focused on the Khon Kaen III sugarcane variety in four Muang District fields. Four replicates were established at each site, giving a total 16 research plots across the district. Each plot covered 0.16 ha.

Step 2:
Description:

Sampling method

We collected insect species within the plots with black light-blue light traps (20 W light bulbs) covered with 100 × 100 cm of thin white cloth (Fig. 2). Using a net, we captured all of the insects attracted to the lights. The sampling effort required of this procedure was quite tractable. Sugarcane grows rapidly and is able to develop from seedling to mature phases in a few months, reaching a final height of > 3 m. Sweeping and beating to collect insects in the cane fields through the seasons required unacceptably high levels of effort. The light trap sampling system is very straightforward compared with direct collection procedures, such as sweeping and beating. The light traps were located 2 m distant from the plot edges, and 1 m above ground level. The lights shone from 18:00 through 19:30 on each sampling day. Insect collection was only performed under very uniform conditions by avoiding days with rain or wind; the temperature in this part of Thailand varies very little throughout the year. Only rainfall irrigates sugarcane in this area with cane planted in the dry season (October–December), and harvested the following year in the November–February. We made one insect collection in each plot during each of three phases of sugarcane growth: tillering (March, 3 months old), stalk elongation (June, 6 months old), and harvesting (October, 10 months old). Thus, our collections spanned the typical regional cycle of the sugarcane planting, and included seasonal changes that are likely to have influenced the composition of insect communities. All of the insects were counted and identified in the laboratory.

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