Diversity and Abundance of Suborder Nematocera (Diptera) at Selected Oil Palm Plantation in Bukit Perah, Banting

Abstract

Oil palm trees (Elaeis guineensis) are tropical plants mostly grown for palm oil production. The expansion of oil palm plantations is said to be the factor that causes biodiversity loss, especially animals. Among the animals that inhabit oil palm plantations are mosquitoes from suborder Nematocera and order Diptera. A study on the diversity and abundance of suborder Nematocera is scarce and has never been conducted in Bukit Perah, Banting.