INSECT’S POPULATION PREFERABLE BY BIRDS IN THE DIFFERENT ECOSYSTEMS OF TANDOJAM SINDH, PAKISTAN

During the present study maximum population of insects was observed in the fields such as Mosquitoes i-e 9.89% followed by 9.02% of Ants larvae, 8.55% of Scale insects, 8.35% of Fruits flies, 8.04% of Thrips and 8.0% of Bugs respectively. Whereas, lowest population of American bollworm and Thin larvae i.e 2.29% and 1.67% was calculated from five different ecosystems of Tandojam. Grasshoppers and locusts population was noted 6.92% in all survey fields. Overall it was observed that insect’s population was maximum i-e 566 from Horticulture followed by 528 and 511 from Malir farm and S.A.U Tandojam while lowest No. of insects i-e 487 and 480 were reported from H.M.S Baloch and L.A farm.