STUDY ON THE INSECTS CAUGHT IN A VEGETABLE GARDEN OF THE PĂUȘEȘTI VILLAGE, VÂLCEA COUNTY.

The aim of the study was to identify the useful and harmful fauna by collecting insects from a vegetable garden in the Păușești village, Valcea county, where 5 Barber traps were installed, one in each crop (onions, garlic, beans, peppers and potatoes). Following the determination and systematic classification, we reported the following orders of insects: Coleoptera, Orthoptera, Diptera, Dermaptera, Hemiptera, Lepidoptera and Hymenoptera. The traps were installed in May 2021 and in 2022 the 2021 traps ran until September. Samples were taken during five months (May and September) in 2021 and in 2022 from May to present when the crops were in full vegetation. Insects were collected from traps weekly during a growing season, preserved, labelled and determined using specialized determiners. A total of 275 specimens were collected, most species were caught from onion crops totalling 75 specimens. Following the determinations and the analysis of the captured species, we can conclude that 73.4% of the captured insects belonging to the useful entomofauna are the most numerous and the species that cause damage to agricultural crops represent 26.6% and are crop-specific pest species. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]