Diversity of Tree Insect Types in Several Habitus Types in the Lampageu Ujong Pancu Forest Area, Aceh Besar Regency

Abstract

Insects are one of the largest living creatures in the world which have a number of benefits. Insect ecosystems have an important role in maintaining ecosystem balance, namely as pollinators, decomposers and natural enemies. This research aims to identify and analyze the diversity of insect species in several types of habitus in the ecotourism secondary forest area of Lampageu Ujong Pancu village, Aceh Besar Regency. The method used by the research to determine the location for sampling was the Purpose Sampling Method, while for collecting tree insect specimens the method was used. Exploratory survey. Sampling was carried out using trap traps. Analysis was carried out using the Shannon-Weiner formula Ĥ = - ∑ Pi Ln Pi. The results of the research show that the level of diversity of tree insect species has different diversity in each habitat, namely: the diversity index (Ĥ) in the shrub habitus type is low (Ĥ= 0.59728), the shrub habitus type is medium (Ĥ= 1.64671), and the tree habitus type is classified as moderate (Ĥ= 1.76122)