title: Species richness and diversity of Vespidae (Insecta:Hymenoptera) of Swat Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan
abstract: Keeping in view the agricultural importance, Vespidae is an important family of the order Hymenoptera (Insecta). The objective of the study was to find out the number of species of the family and to mark the distribution of the species of the family Vespidae in various locations of the study area. The wasps were collected with the help of hand net through active search, killed with insecticide and preserved in insect boxes having naphthalene balls as preservatives. Species richness were calculat
journal: ScienceAsia