Studies on Diversity and Ecology of Ants in Satara District of Maharashtra, India

Ants are considered to be the most prominent hymenopteran social insects. Ants are dominating due to their immense biomass, and this influences species composition, manipulates tropic interaction, and shapes both the abiotic and biotic matrix of community interactions. The current study intends to investigate the diversity of ants in various agricultural environments and impact of the ant on ecological parameters in Satara district Maharashtra between Jan 2023 and Dec 2023.