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Table 4 Distribution of identified insects across sampling stations

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

Species

Sampling stations N (n)

Control

A

B

C

D

Locusta migratoria

109 (1.65)a

104 (1.58)a

49 (0.74)a

16 (0.24)a

15 (0.23)b

Apis mellifera

128 (1.94)a

75 (1.14)a

47 (0.71)a

221 (3.35)a

19 (0.29)b

Tetramorium caespitum

116 (1.76)a

132 (2.00)a

87 (1.32)a

63 (0.95)a

37 (0.56)b

Vespula maculata

54 (0.82)a

68 (1.03)a

46 (0.70)a

10 (0.15)a

10 (0.15)b

Bicyclus anynana

50 (0.76)a

17 (0.26)a

20 (0.30)a

14 (0.21)a

8 (0.12)b

Musca domestica

30 (0.45)a

79 (1.20)a

23 (0.35)a

7 (0.11)a

2 (0.03)b

Lasioderma serricorne

59 (0.89)a

85 (1.29)a

45 (0.68)a

25 (0.38)a

8 (0.12)b

  1. N = Number of individuals, n = number of individuals per station per week, values along row with different superscripts are significantly different (P > 0.05)