Date of Birth

21/10/1994

Designation

Assistant Professor 

Department

Agricultural Entomology

Qualification

Ph. D. (Entomology)

Teaching Experience &

Name of the Institutions

PCAS – Since September 2022 - Present 

NET / SLET

NET Qualified

E - mail

lekhaento.21@gmail.com

Publications

Books without ISBN, Books with ISBN, Book chapters with ISBN, Book chapters without ISBN, Popular articles, Research articles and Review articles.

Books with ISBN

Velaan Poochiyal (2019) – ISBN No. – 978 – 81 – 946048 – 8 – 4

Velaan Poochiyal (2020) – ISBN No. – 978 – 81 – 947040 – 8 – 9

Book without ISBN

ENT – 610 – Pests of field crops (2+1) Resource material (2017)

Book chapters with ISBN

The role of pheromone traps in management of pests of pulses

Seasonal abundance of Helicoverpa armigera in redgram ecosystem at NPRC, Vamban

Influence of Pheromone trap height on trap catch of Helicoverpa armigera in redgram ecosystem at NPRC, Vamban

Influence of Pheromone trap design on trap catch of Helicoverpa armigera in redgram ecosystem at NPRC, Vamban

Correlation of weather parameters with pheromone trap catch of Helicoverpa armigera in redgram ecosystem at NPRC, Vamban

Role of Secondary Plant Metabolites against Insects

Regression analysis of impact of weather parameters on the pheromone trap catches of Helicoverpa armigera at Vadakkaddu

Impact of Pheromone trap placement height on moth catch of Helicoverpa armigera at Vadakkaddu

Popular Articles

Role of Insects in detection of Illicit drugs, Landmines and Explosives

Management of Chilli thrips

Effect of Climate change on Insect dynamics

Enzymatic Activities in Nematodes

Reproductive behavior of Insects

Circadian rhythm in Insects

Juvenile Hormones in Insects and their functions

Neurotransmitters in Insects

Role of Wolf spiders in pest management in Rice

Importance of Pheromone traps in Pulse Ecosystem

Impact of pesticide residues on vegetables

Role of Secondary Metabolites in Plants against Insects

Plant Secondary Metabolites and Insects – Tug of War

Immunology in Insects

Ecological Engineering: A New strategy for Pest Management

Structure Activity Relationship of Organophosphates and Rotenone

Role of Flavonoids in Nematodes

Success stories of Neeraj Kumar Prajapathi – The Bicycle Man of Indian Agriculture

Immune Priming – A secret weapon of the Insect world

Influence of weather parameters on trap catches of Helicoverpa armigera in Redgram

Evaluation of Pheromone Trap placement heights for the management of Helicoverpa armigera in Redgram

Influence of Pheromone trap design on trap catch of Helicoverpa armigera in Redgram

Pests of Glory Lily and their management

Benefits of Coccinellids as Predators

Research articles

Studies on influence of weather parameters on trap catches of Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) in Redgram [Cajanus cajan (L.)] ecosystem (2018)

Evaluation of Pheromone Traps for the Management of Pod Borer, Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) in Redgram [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.] Ecosystem (2020)

Influence of Pheromone traps design on trap catch of Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) in Redgram [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.] Ecosystem (2020)

Influence of abiotic factors on pheromone trap catch of Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) in Redgram [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.] Ecosystem (2020)

Parasitic Potential of Bracon brevicornis Wesmael (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) on Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith, 1797) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)(2022)

Botanicals vs. Insecticides: Relative safety of recommended botanicals / insecticides for the management of Fall armyworm against Telenomus remus (2022)

Review article

Effect of global warming on insect dynamics (2019)

Abstracts in Seminars / Conference proceedings 

Evaluation of Pheromone traps height for the management of Pod borer, Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) in Redgram [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.] Ecosystem

Parasitic potential of Trichogramma pretiosum Riley (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) against Fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda                   (J. E. Smith, 1797) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Influence of pheromone trap colour on catches of non – target pest in redgram ecosystem.

Evaluation of Pheromone traps for the management of Pod borer, Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) in Redgram [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.] Ecosystem

Factsheet released in Workshops / Seminars / Conferences

GoTN Sponsored Project on Developing Integrated Pest Management Module for Maize Fall armyworm and validation under Area – Wide Pest Management (AWPM) through Farmers Participatory Approach in Tamil Nadu (GoTN – FAW Factsheet No. 004 / 2020 – 21)

Projects / Researches

Evaluation of pheromone traps for the management of Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) in redgram [Cajanus cajan (Millsp.)] ecosystem

Investigations on the parasitoid fauna of Spodoptera frugiperda                           (J. E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and chemical ecology of its potential parasitoid(s)

Specialization

Biological control of crop pests (Parasitoids)

Behavioural control using pheromone traps

Awards

Awards (10 Nos.)

Gold Medal for Best Contributor 

Best Oral presentation award (3 Nos.)

Best Poster presentation award

Best M. Sc. Thesis Award

Best Research Scholar Award

Best Post Graduate Researcher Award

Best Writer Award 

Best Volunteer Award