Diversity indices 2009 2010 Remarks
Taxa_S  52a 52a Insect species in the study area
Individuals 37593.2a 36464b Total number of insects in the study area
Dominance 0.03602a 0.036a No species dominate the ecosystem in both year
Simpson Index     0.964a 0.964a Species are evenly distributed in the study site
Shannon Index    3.522a 3.521a Species diversity is high in both year
Evenness_e^H/S 0.6509a 0.6504a Even distribution within each family in both years
Brillouin 3.517a 3.516a Species diversity is high in both year
Menhinick             0.2682a 0.2723a Species richness/plot is low
Margalef 4.81b 4.855b Overall species richness is moderate
Equitability_J       0.8913a 0.8911a Even distribution within each family in both years
Fisher_alpha 5.941b 5.964a Species diversity is high in both year
Berger-Parker 0.07759a 0.07218b No species dominate the ecosystem in both year
Table 4: Summary of the diversity of insects associated with Amaranthus species in wet-season in Ibadan, Southwest Nigeria.