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Dr. Rachana R. R
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Designation
Discipline
Agrl. Entomology
Email
Rachana.R@icar.gov.in
vavarachana@gmail.com
Phone Number
080-2351-1982
Fax
080-2341-1961
Professional Experience
5 years
Qualification
Ph.D (Agricultural Entomology)
Specilization
Thrips taxonomy
Training
Professional Attachment Training on thrips taxonomy (10th May – 10th August, 2015) at Zoological Survey of India, Kolkota
Awards and Honours
Best oral presentation award in VII National Conference on Biological Control: 75 Years of Biological Control of Pests and Diseases in Agriculture: Challenges and Way Forward organized by ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Bengaluru, 15–17 December 2022.
Received Kanwar Virender Singh Memorial All India Best Publication Award 2019.
Recognised as the fellow of the Society for Biocontrol Advancement, Bengaluru.
Best poster award in VI National Conference on Biological Control: Innovative Approaches for Green India organized by National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources (NBAIR), Bengaluru, 3-5 March, 2021.
Young Woman Scientist Award-2019 for significant contribution to biosystematics and taxonomy of Thysanoptera from Dr. B. Vasantharaj David Foundation, Chennai.
Best poster award in I International Biodiversity Congress held from 6 – 9 November 2016 in Delhi.
Brief Achievements
Published online database “Terebrantian thrips of India’;
https://databases.nbair.res.in/thrips/index.php
https://databases.nbair.res.in/thrips/index.php
Diagnosed a terebrantian thrips genus belonging to subfamily Thripinae new to Science.
Described nine thrips species new to science.
Lectotype was designated for Gynaikothrips microchaetus.
Redescribed Aduncothrips asiaticus and Gynaikothrips microchaetus.
Ten species and two genera of thrips were recorded for the first time from India.
Recognition
Served as a member of national committee formed by Directorate of Plant Protection
Quarantine and Storage (DPPQ&S) for the development of Standard Operational Practices
(SOP) for integrated management of Thrips parvispinus.
Quarantine and Storage (DPPQ&S) for the development of Standard Operational Practices
(SOP) for integrated management of Thrips parvispinus.
Served as a member of national committee formed by Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer’s
Welfare to conduct the survey and assessment of thrips infestation in chilli crops at Andhra
Pradesh and Telangana.
Welfare to conduct the survey and assessment of thrips infestation in chilli crops at Andhra
Pradesh and Telangana.
Received SBA-Dr Abraham Verghese Award for Best Ph. D. thesis in Entomology (Bioecology, Biosystematics, Biocontrol and Biotechnology).
Awarded University of Agricultural Sciences (Dharwad) Gold Medal for securing the highest OGPA in Ph.D. (Agricultural Entomology).
Best oral presentation award in V National symposium on plant protection in horticulture: Challenges and a roadmap ahead, ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru, 27–29 December 2021.
Awarded UAS, Bangalore Gold Medal for Merit for M.Sc (Agricultural Entomology)
Recipient of ICAR Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) during M.Sc degree
Awarded KAU merit scholarship during four year tenure of B.Sc (Agriculture) degree
Best poster award in IV National Symposium on Plant Protection in Horticultural Crops organized by Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Bangalore, 25-28 April, 2012.
Dr. M. Puttarudraiah Endowment Gold Medal for securing highest OGPA in M.Sc (Agricultural Entomology)
Dr. V.P. Rao Memorial Gold Medal for securing highest OGPA in M.Sc (Agricultural Entomology)
Publications
Total Number of Publication = 30
Selected Publications
Rachana, R.R., Amarendra, B., Gracy, R.G., Nagarjuna Reddy, K.V. and Sushil, S.N.
2024. A new species of the genus Scirtothrips (Thysanoptera, Thripidae) from India.
Zootaxa. 5397 (3): 435–443.
2024. A new species of the genus Scirtothrips (Thysanoptera, Thripidae) from India.
Zootaxa. 5397 (3): 435–443.
Rao, N., Gaur, R.K., Singh, S., Rachana, R.R., Kumar, R., Pandher, S., Kaur, R., Yadav,
S., Udikeri, S.S. and Srinivas, A.G. 2024. Thrips composition in North Indian cotton
agroecosystem: a single species or a species complex?. Phytoparasitica. 52: 11–35.
S., Udikeri, S.S. and Srinivas, A.G. 2024. Thrips composition in North Indian cotton
agroecosystem: a single species or a species complex?. Phytoparasitica. 52: 11–35.
Rachana, R.R., Rudramuni, T., Gandhi Gracy, R. and Swathi, R.S. 2023. New record of
two thrips species (Thysanoptera: Terebrantia: Thripidae) from India along with
redescription, host association and DNA barcode of Euphysothrips minozzii Bagnall.
International Journal of Tropical Insect Science. 43: 1675–1681.
two thrips species (Thysanoptera: Terebrantia: Thripidae) from India along with
redescription, host association and DNA barcode of Euphysothrips minozzii Bagnall.
International Journal of Tropical Insect Science. 43: 1675–1681.
Raghavendra, K.V., Ramesh, K.B., Rachana, R.R., Mahendra, C., Singh, S.K. and
Chander, S. 2023. Genetic diversity analysis of severely infesting invasive thrips, Thrips
parvispinus (Karny) in chilli (Capsicum annuum L.) in India. Phytoparasitica. 51:
227–239.
Chander, S. 2023. Genetic diversity analysis of severely infesting invasive thrips, Thrips
parvispinus (Karny) in chilli (Capsicum annuum L.) in India. Phytoparasitica. 51:
227–239.
Rachana, R.R., Amarendra, B. and Vanitha, K. 2023. A new species of Hydatothrips
(Thysanoptera, Thripidae) from India with one new record. Zootaxa. 5319 (4): 589–594.
(Thysanoptera, Thripidae) from India with one new record. Zootaxa. 5319 (4): 589–594.
Rachana, R.R., Amarendra, B., Gracy, R.G., Nagarjuna Reddy, K.V. 2023. A remarkable new genus of Thripinae (Thysanoptera, Thripidae) without anteocellar setae from India. ZooKeys. 1141: 65–73.
Rachana, R.R., Amarendra, B. and Gandhi Gracy, R. 2022. The Sericothripinae genus Hydatothrips (Thysanoptera, Thripidae) in India with description of a new species. Zootaxa. 5169 (2): 177–182.
Rachana, R.R., Amarendra, B. and Gandhi Gracy, R. 2022. Studies on Pseudodendrothrips (Thysanoptera, Thripidae) from India, with one new species. Zootaxa. 5209 (3): 365–372.
Rachana, R.R., Roselin, P., Amutha, M., Sireesha, K. and Narasa Reddy G. 2022. Invasive pest, Thrips parvispinus (Karny) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)–a looming threat to Indian agriculture. Current Science. 122 (2): 211–213.
Sreerama Kumar, P. and Rachana, R.R. 2021. Scirtothrips dorsalis (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) is a pest of celery, Apium graveolens (Apiales: Apiaceae): First report and diagnostic characters. Journal of Integrated Pest Management. 12(1): 46–51.
Rachana, R.R. 2021. A new species of Neohydatothrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) from India. Zootaxa. 4920 (2): 297–300.
Rachana, R.R. and Manjunath, K. 2020. A new species of the genus Lefroyothrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) from India. Zootaxa. 4896 (4): 591–594.
Rachana, R.R., Rachana, B. and Rayar, S.G. 2020. Redescription of Aduncothrips asiaticus (Ramakrishna and Margabandhu) (Thysanoptera: Aeolothripidae) with first description of the male. Oriental Insects, 54(3): 398-401.
Sandeep Singh and Rachana, R.R. 2020. Diversity and population dynamics of thrips species on horticultural crops in Punjab. Indian Journal of Horticulture, 77(4): 647–654.
Rachana, R.R., Mound, L.A. and Rayar, S.G. 2019. Tryphactothripini of India (Thysanoptera, Thripidae, Panchaetothripinae), with identification keys and a new record of Opimothrips. ZooKeys. 884: 43-52.
Shyam, M., Johnson, Th., Rachana, R.R., Varatharajan, R. and Mound L.A. 2019. Redescription and lectotype designation of Gynaikothrips microchaetus Ananthakrishnan & Jagadish (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae). Zootaxa, 4701 (6): 588 – 590.
Rachana, R. R. and Varatharajan, R. 2018. Two new reports of thrips (Thysanoptera: Terebrantia: Thripidae) from India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 10(2): 11312 – 11315.
Rachana, R. R. and Varatharajan, R. 2018. New reports of thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) from India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 10(9): 12226 – 12229.
Rachana, R.R., Roselin, P. and Varatharajan, R. 2018. Report of invasive thrips species, Thrips parvispinus (Karny) (Thripidae: Thysanoptera) on Dahlia rosea (Asteraceae) in Karnataka. Pest Management in Horticultural Ecosystems, 24(2): 187-188.
Rachana, R.R. and Varatharajan, R. 2017. Additions to the thrips (Thysanoptera) fauna of Odisha, India. Journal of Applied and Natural Science. 9 (3): 1522 – 1544.
Rachana, R. R. and Varatharajan, R. 2017. Additions to the terebrantian (Insecta: Thysaniptera) fauna of Kerala, India. Journal of Applied and Natural Science, 8(3): 1507 – 1509.
Rachana, R.R. 2017. First report of the New World thrips genus Plesiothrips Hood (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) from India with a note on Plesiothrips perplexus. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies. 5 (3): 428 – 429.
Rachana, R.R. and Varatharajan, R. 2017. A new species of the genus Bregmatothrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) from the Anadaman Islands of India. Zootaxa. 4317 (3): 597 – 600.
Rachana, R.R. and Varatharajan, R. 2017. Checklist of Terebrantian thrips (Insecta: Thysanoptera) recorded from India. Journal of Threatened Taxa. 9 (1): 9748 – 9755.
Rachana, R.R. and Varatharajan, R. 2017. A new species of the genus Thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) from the Western Ghats of India. Zootaxa. 4221 (4): 491 – 493.
Rachana, R. R. and Varatharajan, R. 2016. Crotonothrips polyalthiae Mound and Nasruddin (Thysanoptera: Tubulifera) – a new record for India. Entomon, 41(4): 355 – 360.
Rachana. R. R., Jayasimha. G. T. and Richa, V. 2016. A review of the pest, Tospoviruses vector status of melon thrips, Thrips palmi and its natural enemies for biological control. International Journal of Pure and Applied Bioscience. 4 (2): 2320 – 7051.
Rachana. R. R., Jayasimha. G. T., Richa, V. and Manjunatha. M. 2016. Evaluation of fungal pathogens, Fusarium semitectum Berk and Ravenel and Hirsutella thompsonii Fisher against red spider mite, Tetranychus neocaledonicus (Andre) of okra under laboratory and greenhouse conditions. Journal of Applied and Natural Science ,8 (1): 375 – 380.
Varatharajan. R, Shyam Maisnam, Chochong. V.S. and Rachana. R.R. 2016. Pollination potential of thrips (Insecta: Thysanoptera) – an overview. Zoo’s print. 31 (4): 6-12.
Rachana. R. R., Jayasimha. G. T., Richa, V. and Manjunatha. M. 2015. Efficacy of fungal pathogens, Fusarium semitectum Berk and Ravenel and Hirsutella thompsonii Fisher against red spider mite, Tetranychus neocaledonicus (Andre) of okra under laboratory and field conditions. Pest Management in Horticultural Ecosystems, 21 (2): 162 – 168.
