Insect population survey associated with covering plants: a systematized approach

The use Millet (Pennisetum glaucum) along with crow's-foot grass (Urochloabrizantha) are widely used in agriculture as inter-crop ground cover plants for improving soil attributes. The insect population may be indicative of the environmental quality of the region, as there are groups that are considered sensitive to environmental changes. The objective was to identify the entomonofauna incident on the cultivation of Millet (Pennisetum glaucum) and crow's grass (Urochloabrizantha) as cover crops using different types of traps. To perform the monitoring, 4 types of traps were used: Adhesive, Pitfall, Entomological Network and Luminous. Among the traps used to capture insects, there was a large difference in the amount of individuals collected, due to the number of individuals present in the environment, as well as the habit of each one. During the capture of insects there was great variation in the amount of orders captured. Throughout the period of the experiment it was possible to observe the presence of some insect families of agronomic interest that were present in the environment, but were not captured. The culture of the Millet (Pennisetum glaucum) together with the crowfoot grass (Urochloabrizantha) in the intercrop soil cover has a great diversity of insects in the entomonofauna and can be used as insect keepers in the agricultural areas.