Distribution, diversity and abundance of some insects around a telecommunication mast in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria

Bulletin of the National Research Centre

Table 3 Average density and recovery rate of identified insects from sampling area

Species	Orders	Family	N	N'	N"
Locusta migratoria	Orthoptera	Acrididae	293	24.42	1.11
Apis mellifera	Hymenoptera	Apidae	490	40.83	1.86
Tetramorium caespitum	Hymenoptera	Formicidae	435	36.25	1.65
Vespula maculata	Hymenoptera	Vespidae	188	15.67	0.71
Bicyclus anynana	Lepidoptera	Nymphalidae	109	9.08	0.41
Musca domestica	Diptera	Muscidae	141	11.75	0.53
Lasioderma serricorne	Coleoptera	Ptinidae	222	18.50	0.84
Total			1878

N = Number of individuals, N' = number of individuals per trap, N" = number of individuals per trap per week