Diversity indices 2009 2010 Remarks
Taxa_S  59a 59a Insect species in the study area
Individuals 26296.5b 28060.6a Total number of insects in the study area
Dominance_D      0.03474b 0.04432a No species dominate the ecosystem in both year
Simpson Index 0.9653a 0.9557a Species are evenly distributed in the study site
Shannon Index 3.591a 3.509a Species diversity is high in both year
Evenness_e^H/S 0.6149a 0.5663b Even distribution within each family in both years
Brillouin 3.583a 3.502b Species diversity is high in both year
Menhinick 0.3638a 0.3522b Species richness/plot is low
Margalef 5.699a 5.663b Overall species richness is moderate
Equitability_J       0.8807a 0.8606b Even distribution within each family in both years
Fisher_alpha 7.191a 7.127b Species diversity is high in both year
Berger-Parker 0.0879b 0.1437a No species dominate the ecosystem in both year
Table 5: Summary of the diversity indices of the insects associated with Amaranthus species in Dry-Season in Ibadan, Southwest Nigeria.