Ecology, Environment and Conservation Paper

AQUATIC INSECT DIVERSITY IN SIX SELECTED PONDS OF MANSA DISTRICT, PUNJAB (INDIA)

Sandeep Kaur, Abhinav Saxena and M.S. Johal

Abstract

A study was conducted on aquatic insect communities in six selected ponds of Mansa district, Punjab (north latitude 29°32’ to 30°12’ and east longitude 75°10’ to 75°46’). Collections were made seasonally during the period January 2017 to January 2018. Abundance and diversity of aquatic insects were studied. Four orders, fifteen genera belonging to thirteen families of aquatic insects have been recorded.