Studies on freshwater free living protozoa has been proved to be important in their applications as bioindicator species, biomonitoring agents in wastewater treatments and defining the climatic and paleoclimatic conditions. Biodiversity of free-living freshwater protozoa has been studied from water bodies around Wai Dist. Satara which is important part of Western Ghats of Maharashtra. Protozoan biodiversity in freshwater bodies around Wai (Dist Satara, M.S. India) was investigated. The totals of 3 classes' 96 protozoa species were identified. Of these, Mastigophora (21 species) followed by Sarcodina (36 species), the majority (39 species), belong to the Ciliophora have been recorded. Most of the protozoans were photographed under Trinocular microscope at 40X x 2MP.

In the present study an attempt has been made to study insect pests associated with stored grains from Karad region. In the present study in all twelve species were recorded. From these order Coleoptera was dominant with ten species followed by order Lepidoptera with two species. Order Coleoptera was reported by four families Viz., Bruchidae, Curculionidae, Tenebrionidae and Anobiidae and order Lepidoptera recorded two families Viz., family Galleridae and Gelechidae.