COMPOSITION, DYNAMICS, AND BIOECOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ENTOMOFAUNA OF TUGAI FORESTS

This article examines the ecological characteristics of tugai (riparian) forests in Central Asia and the mechanisms underlying the formation of their entomofauna. The study analyzes the influence of species composition, climatic conditions, and soil–hydrological factors on the structure and dynamics of insect communities. Special attention is given to phytophagous, xylophagous, rhizophagous, and dendrophilous insect groups, their distribution patterns, population fluctuations, and impacts on plant communities. Significant pest species from the orders Coleoptera, Lepidoptera, Hymenoptera and others are described in terms of their ecological roles, adaptive features, and relationships with dominant riparian vegetation.