A study on some Insect fauna of Chandewani, Karanja (Ghadge) Tahsil, District Wardha, Maharashtra
Lokesh N Wankhade, Pushpanjali A Bidwai, Dipali L Deogade and Utkarsha P Mude
Department of Zoology, Narayanrao Kale Smruti Model College, Karanja Ghadge - 442203 Email: lokesh.wankhade@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
A short survey of biodiversity in Chandewani area of Karanja Ghadge, District Wardha was undertaken to study the insect fauna. During survey about 48 species of insect pest belonging to 10 order and 31 families were studied and identified. The order Coleoptera and Lepidoptera was found to be dominant with 11 species each followed by order Orthoptera with 9 species, order Diptera with 6, order Hempitera with 4, order Odonata with 3 species, order Hymenoptera, Blattodea, Mantodea and Embioptera each with 1 species was reported. The insect pest recorded and identified in this study was agricultural and predatory pest.