IJSR - International Journal of Scientific Research

Srimoyi Das Roy; Dr.N.Debnath; Dr.S.K.Gupta

Volume : VI, Issue : X, October - 2017

Comparative Diversity of Soil Mites and Insects from Two Different Sites of Kolkata with Their Correlation with Soil Edaphic Factors

Srimoyi Das Roy, Dr. N. Debnath, Dr. S. K. Gupta

Abstract :

The survey of soil mites and insects from two sites namely Saltlake campus of Vidyasagar College and Narendrapur campus of Medicinal plant garden during January,2017 to April,2017 reveal the occurrence of a total 26 species of mites under 24 genera, 15 families and 3 orders and the insects belong to 9 species, 9 genera, 9 families and 5 orders, all are being reported here for the 1^st time from these two sites.At Saltlake site, the most dominating mites and insects are Mesostigmata and Collembola respectively. The correlation coefficient of soil mites and insects with edaphic factors( soil temperature, moisture and pH) of these two sites are presented.