Projects

Sl.No Name of the Project PI Start date End Date
1 Exploitation of endosymbionts of insect pests for pest management Dr Mahesh S. Yandigeri 01/04/2017 31/03/2026
2 Development of formulations of Beauveria bassiana, Metarhizium anisopliae and Lecanicillium spp. for the management of sucking pests in vegetable crops Dr A. Kandan 01/04/2017 31/03/2026
3 Genome Manipulation for the management of important agricultural insect pests Dr T. Venkatesan 01/04/2020 31/03/2026
4 Insect Genomics - Whole genome and transcriptome sequencing Dr M. Mohan 01/04/2020 31/03/2026
5 Strengthening of the institutional mechanism to protect/manage innovations/intellectual properties (IPs) generated at ICAR-NBAIR Dr. R. Gandhi Gracy 01/04/2020 31/03/2025
6 Collection, characterization and development of suitable formulation for entomopathogenic fungi and under exploited entomogenous bacteria for the management of major lepidopteran and coleopteran pests. Dr. A. Kandan 01/10/2020 31/03/2025
7 Investigation on interactions between the entomopathogenic microbes and natural enemies. Dr. Richa Varshney 01/10/2020 31/03/2026
8 CRP on Agrobiodiversity-Insect component Dr K. Sreedevi 15/04/2021 15/04/2026
9 Taxonomic studies on Braconidae with special reference to Cheloninae, Microgastrinae and Braconinae with emphasis on host-parasitoid association in India. Dr. Ankita Gupta 01/04/2021 31/03/2026
10 Taxonomy of Indian jumping spiders (Salticidae: Araneae) with reference to crop ecosystem. Dr. M. Sampath Kumar 01/04/2021 31/03/2026
11 Molecular studies on virulence of Bacillus thuringiensis and other entomogenous bacteria against fall armyworm and root grubs. Dr. Manjunatha C. 01/04/2021 31/03/2026
12 Biogeography and biosystematics of whitegrub fauna (coleopteran: Scarabaeidae) of various agroclimatic zones of India Dr K. Sreedevi 28/10/2022 28/10/2027
13 Taxonomic studies on Coccoidea (Hemiptera) with special reference to Pseudococcidae, Coccidae, Diapsididae, Monophlebidae and Rhizoecidae. Dr. Sunil Joshi 01/08/2022 28/02/2027
14 Taxonomic studies on Indian Curculionids (Coleoptera) with emphasis on Dryophthorinae. Dr. G. Mahendiran 01/08/2022 31/03/2027
15 Geomapping of predominant insect pests and their natural enemies of India and development of IoT based crop advisory system for tomato. Dr. M. Pratheepa 01/08/2022 31/03/2026