GSC Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2020, 10(02), 062–069 Available online at GSC Online Press Directory GSC Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences e-ISSN: 2581-3250, CODEN (USA): GBPSC2 Journal homepage: https://www.gsconlinepress.com/journals/gscbps  Corresponding author E-mail address: Copyright © 2020 Author(s) retain the copyright of this article. This article is published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Liscense 4.0. (R ESEARCH A RTICLE ) Abundance and diversity of foliage insects among different Olericulture Crops Naseem Rimsha 1 , Rana Naureen 1 , Koch Elmo Borges Azevedo 2 , Majeed Waqar 1* , and Nargis Shahla 1 1 Department of Zoology, Wildlife and Fisheries, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad. 2 Laboratory of Myrmecology, CEPEC-CEPLAC, Brazil. Publication history: Received on 23 January 2020; revised on 29 January 2020; accepted on 10 February 2020 Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/gscbps.2020.10.2.0021 Abstract Vegetables have essential nutrients like Vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and trace elements that play a vital role in human nourishment. Insects directly or indirectly affect these vegetables. Diversity indices provide important information about species in a community and help to understand the population structure at the given place. Diversity, evenness, dominance and richness of specific taxa considered the main factors of this indices. The results after the whole research as described in methodology showed that total 389 specimens belonging to 10 orders, 33 families and 59 species were documented from spinach fields while fenugreek pertains to 327 specimens, 9 orders, 30 families, and 55 species, whereas, total 373 specimens related to 11 orders, 34 families and 61 species were documented in case of turnip. Catocala and Drosophila genus 4.89% (N = 16) was recorded at their peak from Fenugreek, whereas from Turnip, Culex was documented with a high percentage of 4.02% (N = 15) and from Spinach, Catocala was recorded with an utmost abundance of 4.88% (N = 19). Maximum diversity, Dominance, Richness and Evenness with different values logged for Spinach and Turnip while the least number recorded for fenugreek. Keywords: Insects; Abundance; Diversity; Spinach; Turnip; Fenugreek. 1. Introduction Biodiversity is the totality and variety of distant animals and plants at all the levels of their organization from the genetic level up to the ecosystems they contain. Diversity exists from a minute creature like small microbes to gigantic types of animals and plants and it also designated as the capriciousness from all source’s aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems [1, 2]. It accomplishes various functions yonder of food production, nutrient recycling, microclimate regulation, detoxification of harmful chemicals that causes threats sustainability of any ecosystem [3]. Insects considered a pivot for the endurance of any ecosystem [4]. They provide their services to humanity in different ways as a pollinator they pollinate about 80% of flowering plants, as decomposers they essential nutrients back to the environment, also important in aeration and conditioning of soil. They also play their vital role in food webs and chains and play their commercial role by providing the honey and silk [5]. Olericulture is basically the subdivision of horticultural science which corresponds with cultivation of vegetables. Vegetables not only enhance palatability but also improves appetite but also provide vitamins, minerals, dietary fiber, and phytochemicals. Some phytochemicals are strong antioxidants and modifying metabolic activation and detoxification of carcinogens. Vegetables in their diverse forms ensure adequate intake of fundamentals nutrients which contributing to solving many nutritious glitches.