A STUDY OF USEFUL AND HARMFUL INSECTS CAUGHT IN CROPS IN BOGATU-ROMÂN, SIBIU COUNTY.

Following the collection of insects in the garden of the Bogatu-Român village, Sibiu county, where 11 Barber traps were installed, one in each crop (cherry, rose, redcurrant, aubergine, pepper, strawberry, raspberry, corn, potato and tomato) we reported the following Order of insects: Coleoptera, Orthoptera, Diptera, Dermaptera, Hemiptera, Lepidoptera and Hymenoptera. The traps were installed in May 2021 and 2022 traps operated from 2021 to September. Samples were taken during five months (May and September) in 2021 and 2022 from May to present when the crops were in full vegetation. Insects were collected from traps weekly over 20 trips during a growing season, preserved, labelled and determined using specialist determiners. A total of 338 specimens were collected, most of which from the maize crop totalling 76 specimens. Following the determinations and the analysis of the captured species, we can conclude that 73.4% of the captured insects belong to the useful entomofauna and the species that cause damage to agricultural crops represent 26.6% and are crop-specific pest species. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]