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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.
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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 |
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Individual: | Yupa Hanboonsong |
Organization: | Division of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Khon Kaen University |
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Individual: | Youichi Kobori |
Organization: | Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences |
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Individual: | Hiroaki Ikeda |
Organization: | National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, Japan |
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Individual: | Takeshi Osawa |
Organization: | National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, Japan |
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Data Set Contacts: |
Individual: | Takeshi Osawa |
Organization: | National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, Japan |
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Data Set Characteristics
Geographic Region: |
Geographic Description: | Khon Kaen Province, Thailand |
Bounding Coordinates:
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West: | 102.805583 degrees
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East: | 102.8274 degrees
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North: | 16.314167 degrees
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South: | 16.225 degrees
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Taxonomic Range: |
Classification: |
Rank Name: | Class |
Rank Value: | Insecta |
Classification: |
Rank Name: | Order |
Rank Value: | Hemiptera |
Classification: |
Rank Name: | Family |
Rank Value: | Cicadellidae |
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Classification: |
Rank Name: | Class |
Rank Value: | Insecta |
Classification: |
Rank Name: | Order |
Rank Value: | Hemiptera |
Classification: |
Rank Name: | Family |
Rank Value: | Delphacidae |
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Classification: |
Rank Name: | Class |
Rank Value: | Insecta |
Classification: |
Rank Name: | Order |
Rank Value: | Hemiptera |
Classification: |
Rank Name: | Family |
Rank Value: | Pentatomidae |
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Classification: |
Rank Name: | Class |
Rank Value: | Insecta |
Classification: |
Rank Name: | Order |
Rank Value: | Coleoptera |
Classification: |
Rank Name: | Family |
Rank Value: | Scarabaeidae |
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Classification: |
Rank Name: | Class |
Rank Value: | Insecta |
Classification: |
Rank Name: | Order |
Rank Value: | Coleoptera |
Classification: |
Rank Name: | Family |
Rank Value: | Tenebrionidae |
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Classification: |
Rank Name: | Class |
Rank Value: | Insecta |
Classification: |
Rank Name: | Order |
Rank Value: | Coleoptera |
Classification: |
Rank Name: | Family |
Rank Value: | Elateridae |
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Classification: |
Rank Name: | Class |
Rank Value: | Insecta |
Classification: |
Rank Name: | Order |
Rank Value: | Coleoptera |
Classification: |
Rank Name: | Family |
Rank Value: | Cuculidae |
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Classification: |
Rank Name: | Class |
Rank Value: | Insecta |
Classification: |
Rank Name: | Order |
Rank Value: | Coleoptera |
Classification: |
Rank Name: | Family |
Rank Value: | Chrysomelidae |
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Classification: |
Rank Name: | Class |
Rank Value: | Insecta |
Classification: |
Rank Name: | Order |
Rank Value: | Lepidoptera |
Classification: |
Rank Name: | Family |
Rank Value: | Pyralidae |
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Classification: |
Rank Name: | Class |
Rank Value: | Insecta |
Classification: |
Rank Name: | Order |
Rank Value: | Lepidoptera |
Classification: |
Rank Name: | Family |
Rank Value: | Erebidae |
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Classification: |
Rank Name: | Class |
Rank Value: | Insecta |
Classification: |
Rank Name: | Order |
Rank Value: | Lepidoptera |
Classification: |
Rank Name: | Family |
Rank Value: | Noctuidae |
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Classification: |
Rank Name: | Class |
Rank Value: | Insecta |
Classification: |
Rank Name: | Order |
Rank Value: | Hemiptera |
Classification: |
Rank Name: | Family |
Rank Value: | Nabidae |
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Classification: |
Rank Name: | Class |
Rank Value: | Insecta |
Classification: |
Rank Name: | Order |
Rank Value: | Hemiptera |
Classification: |
Rank Name: | Family |
Rank Value: | Miridae |
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Classification: |
Rank Name: | Class |
Rank Value: | Insecta |
Classification: |
Rank Name: | Order |
Rank Value: | Hemiptera |
Classification: |
Rank Name: | Family |
Rank Value: | Reduviidae |
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Classification: |
Rank Name: | Class |
Rank Value: | Insecta |
Classification: |
Rank Name: | Order |
Rank Value: | Coleoptera |
Classification: |
Rank Name: | Family |
Rank Value: | Staphylinidae |
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Classification: |
Rank Name: | Class |
Rank Value: | Insecta |
Classification: |
Rank Name: | Order |
Rank Value: | Coleoptera |
Classification: |
Rank Name: | Family |
Rank Value: | Carabidae |
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Classification: |
Rank Name: | Class |
Rank Value: | Insecta |
Classification: |
Rank Name: | Order |
Rank Value: | Coleoptera |
Classification: |
Rank Name: | Family |
Rank Value: | Coccinellidae |
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Classification: |
Rank Name: | Class |
Rank Value: | Insecta |
Classification: |
Rank Name: | Order |
Rank Value: | Orthoptera |
Classification: |
Rank Name: | Family |
Rank Value: | Mantidae |
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Classification: |
Rank Name: | Class |
Rank Value: | Insecta |
Classification: |
Rank Name: | Order |
Rank Value: | Odonata |
Classification: |
Rank Name: | Family |
Rank Value: | Libellulidae |
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Classification: |
Rank Name: | Class |
Rank Value: | Insecta |
Classification: |
Rank Name: | Order |
Rank Value: | Odonata |
Classification: |
Rank Name: | Family |
Rank Value: | Lestidae |
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Classification: |
Rank Name: | Class |
Rank Value: | Insecta |
Classification: |
Rank Name: | Order |
Rank Value: | Neuroptera |
Classification: |
Rank Name: | Family |
Rank Value: | Chrysopidae |
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Classification: |
Rank Name: | Class |
Rank Value: | Insecta |
Classification: |
Rank Name: | Order |
Rank Value: | Dermaptera |
Classification: |
Rank Name: | Family |
Rank Value: | Labiidae |
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Classification: |
Rank Name: | Class |
Rank Value: | Insecta |
Classification: |
Rank Name: | Order |
Rank Value: | Hymenoptera |
Classification: |
Rank Name: | Family |
Rank Value: | Braconidae |
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Classification: |
Rank Name: | Class |
Rank Value: | Insecta |
Classification: |
Rank Name: | Order |
Rank Value: | Diptera |
Classification: |
Rank Name: | Family |
Rank Value: | Tachinidae |
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Classification: |
Rank Name: | Class |
Rank Value: | Insecta |
Classification: |
Rank Name: | Order |
Rank Value: | Dictyoptera |
Classification: |
Rank Name: | Family |
Rank Value: | Blattellidae |
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Classification: |
Rank Name: | Class |
Rank Value: | Insecta |
Classification: |
Rank Name: | Order |
Rank Value: | Dictyoptera |
Classification: |
Rank Name: | Family |
Rank Value: | Blaberidae |
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Sampling, Processing and Quality Control Methods
Step by Step Procedures
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Step 1: |
Description:
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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.
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Step 2: |
Description:
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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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Data Set Usage Rights
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