Assessment of the relationship and variability of flying arthropods inside the JOS wildlife park, plateau state, north central Nigeria

Abstract

Arthropods have a significant impact on our ecosystem because they play a crucial role in food chains and pollination. Consequently, research was carried out to determine the variety and distribution of species of flying insects in the gallery forest and savanna woodland of Jos Wildlife Park between June and September, 2021. The flying insects were collected using sweep netting technique. A total of 617 flying insects distributed into 45 Families, 90 Species and 8 Orders were gathered from the two environments. The composition of flying insect species differed significantly (p< 0.05). Musca domestica was the main species found in the collection. Additionally, the distribution of flying insects in respect to their Orders and Families showed a significant difference (p< 0.05). The savannah woodland had the largest distribution of flying insects compared to the gallery forest, and there was a significant difference (p