%0 Journal Article
%T Ecology of Tree-Holes and Diversity of Insect Larvae in Tree-Hole Water in Mayiladuthurai Taluk
%A Veerappan Duraimurugan
%A Joothi Paramanandham
%A Samidurai Jayakumar
%A Kaliyamoorthy Krishnappa
%A Nadarajan Nivetha
%J Entomology and Applied Science Letters
%@ 2349-2864
%D 2022
%V 9
%N 1
%R 10.51847/t2SZriU2gK
%P 1-6
%X Tree holes are produced due to environmental factors as well as biotic pressure.  It is a unique habitat for insect breeding and survival. Water-filled tree-holes or their analogs are natural microcosms because of their relative simplicity in habitat structure, small size, discrete boundaries, and naturally replicated nature.  The present investigation was carried out with aim of the ecology of tree holes from the different tree species with diversity and distribution of insect larvae. Eight species of trees have been identified with tree holes from the study area. Among the eight species of trees, Moringa olifera has the highest number of tree holes followed by Samanea saman. All the independent variable of the tree hole was significantly varied among the three species.  Six speciesof larvae were recorded from the tree hole water analysis belonging to five insects and one annelid. Namely, Culex quinquefasciatus, Ades aegypti, Scirtidae sp, Chaboridae sp, Armadillidae sp, and Euborellia annulipes from the phylum of Arthropoda and Naididae sp from the Annelida. Among the six species of larvae, Culex quinquefasciatus has a large number of individuals followed by Ades aegypti and so on. It concluded that three holes and their water has many resources to inhabit insect larvae successfully. It needs to be a long-term survey to check their assemblage and its importance to biodiversity.
%U https://easletters.com/article/ecology-of-tree-holes-and-diversity-of-insect-larvae-in-tree-hole-water-in-mayiladuthurai-taluk-oy0mcbcf2lr78o6