Projects

Name of the scheme

Teachers associated

State funded projects

Estt. of Department of Entomology, Plan-05 (PC 1037.1)

Dr Pardeep Kumar Chhuneja

Estt. of Department of Entomology, Plan-05 (PC 1037.2)

Estt. of Department of Entomology, Plan 5 (PC 1037.3)

Human Resource development specialized in apiculture, SCSP-4 (PC 1314.4)

Dr. Jaspal Singh

Integrated Pest and disease management in important crops (PC 1313.20)

Dr Kamaldeep Singh Sangha

Improving bee health and augmenting hive productivity through stock improvement [1313.28)

Dr. Jaspal Singh

Human Resource development specialized in apiculture, SCSP-9 (PC 1314.3)

Dr Jaspal Singh

Integrated pest and disease management in important crops, RKVY-19.1 (PC 1313.20)

Dr Kamaldeep Singh Sangha

Improving bee health and augmenting hive productivity through stock improvement, RKVY 26.1 (1313.28)

Dr Jaspal Singh

Human Resource development specialized in apiculture, SCSP-9 (PC 1314.3)

Dr Jaspal Singh

Improving bee health and augmenting hive productivity through stock improvement, RKVY 26.1 (1313.28)

Dr Jaspal Singh

AICRP/NPIB projects

All India Coordinated Research Project on Biological Control of Crop Pests, ICAR-33 (PC-2041)

Drs Neelam Joshi and P.S. Shera

All India Coordinated Research Project on Honey Bees & Pollinators, ICAR-34 (PC-2042)

Drs Jaspal Singh, Harminder Kaur, Amit Choudhary

All India Network Project on Agricultural Acarology, ICAR-36 (PC-2044)

Drs Manmeet Brar Bhullar, Paramjit Kaur

i) All India Network Project on Pesticide Residues, ICAR-35 (PC-2043)

ii) Monitoring of pesticides at National level (CSS)

Drs Balpreet Kaur Kang, Kousik Maldal

Network Project on Insect Biosystematics, ICAR-66 (PC-2045)

Dr Prakash Chand Pathania

Network Project on Conservation of Lac Insect Genetic Resources, ICAR-67 (PC 2283)

Drs P.S. Shera, Rabinder Kaur and Sudhendu Sharma

Competitive projects

Biosystematic studies and effect of weather parameters on fruit flies (Diptera) from Guava and Cucurbits in Punjab, UGC-13 (PC 7055)

Dr Prasad S. Burange

Characterization of Entomopathogenic fungi and their role as bio control agent of crop pests, UGC-19 (PC 7059)

SUMMARY

Soil and insect cadavers collected from different districts of Punjab, were screened by Galleria bait method for isolation of entomopathogenic fungi. Native fungal isolates along with procured fungal isolates Beauveria bassiana,Metarhizium anisopliae, P. fumosoroseus and Nomureae rileyiwere recorded for morphologicaliy and biochemically characteristics . All these procured and local fungal isolates were evaluated against insect hosts of cole crops namely Plutella xylostella, Spodoptera litura and Pieris brassicae. Among all procured fungal isolates the fungal isolate B. bassiana MTCC 4495 was most effective and among native fungal isolates isolate JS-B5 and GR-B1 were effective .All these entomopathogenic fungal isolates were recorded for their cuticle degrading enzymes activity and maximum enzyme activity was recorded in B. bassiana MTCC 4495 and GR-B1 on sixth day. Scanning electron microscopy of selected fungal isolate was conducted and variation in growth pattern of these entomopathogenic fungi was recorded on surface of Plutella xylostella at different time interval. The results clearly exhibited little but variation in the extent of infection depicted in terms of spore germination on the cuticle post inoculation. Two native potential isolates JS-B5 and GR-B1 were identified as Beauveria bassiana. In vitro experiments were conducted to study the compatibility of eight different pesticides with entomopathogenic fungi and it was concluded that all pesticides treatments had detrimental effect on growth and germination of entomopathogenic fungi. Among all these treatments Spinosad was most compatible pesticide with entomopathogens which exhibited below 37% percent growth inhibition of fungi over control. This was followed by melathion, rogor, triazophos, ethion, propargite, chlorpyrifos and quinalphos respectively. Pesticide quinalphos was most toxic to all entomopathogenic isolates and exhibited maximum more than ninety percent inhibition over control and was not compatible.and thus this study gives choice to farmers and researchers to select insecticide in IPM programme.

Dr Neelam Joshi

Insecticide resistance and resurgence risk assessment in rice plant hoppers, Sogatella furcifera (Horváth) and Nilaparvata lugens (Stal), UGC-22 (PC 7056)

Dr K.S. Suri

Locomotory behaviour of important lepidopterous pests, UGC-27 (PC 7053)

Summary

Locomotory behaviour of different populations of P. xylostella, S. litura and H. armigera from different regions of Punjab and toxicity of some commonly used insecticides were studied. The order of toxicity of the insecticides evaluated against P. xylostella populations was found to be Chlorantraniliprole > flubendiamide > Spinosad > quinalphos > fenvalrate; for S. litura it was chlorantraniliprole > novaluron > thiodicarb > chlorpyriphos > deltamethrin & for H. armigera was found to be Chlorantraniliprole > Spinosad > Indoxacarb > Chlorpyriphos > Deltamethrin. The distance travelled and speed for the larvae of P. xylostella, S. litura and H. armigera from Ludhiana district was maximum. For P. xylostella it was maximum when allowed to walk on fenvalerate-treated surface, followed by those moved on quinalphos, spinosad, flubendiamide, chlorantraniliprole-treated surfaces. For larvae of S. litura the trend was deltamethrin-treated surface followed by chlorpyriphos, thiodicarb, novaluron, chlorantraniliprole treated surface. For the larvae of H. armigera it was maximum on deltamethrin-treated surface followed by those moved on chlorpyriphos, indoxacarb, spinosad and chlorantraniliprole-treated surfaces. The minimum distance travelled was recorded on the untreated wax-coated paper in 5 minutes. Same trend was observed by larval populations from Kapurthala & Amritsar district population for distance travelled & speed.The turn angle of P. xylostella and S. litura larval population from Amritsar district was significantly higher as compared to those from Kapurthala followed by Ludhiana district. For P. xylostella from Amritsar district trend was chlorantraniliprole-treated surface followed by those moved on flubendiamide, spinosad, quinalphos, fenvalerate-treated surfaces. For Ludhiana district turn angle of larve was maximum when allowed to walk on chlorantraniliprole-treated surface followed by those moved on flubendiamide, spinosad, quinalphos and fenvalerate-treated surfaces. For S. litura from Amritsar district trend was chlorantraniliprole-treated surface followed by those moved on novaluron, thiodicarb, chlorpyriphos and deltamethrin-treated surfaces. For Ludhiana district turn angle of larve was maximum when allowed to walk on chlorantraniliprole-treated surface, followed by those moved on novaluron, thiodicarb, chlorpyriphos, deltamethrin-treated surfaces. The turn angle of H. armigera larval population from Ludhiana district was maximum when allowed to walk on chlorantraniliprole-treated surface, followed by those spinosad, indoxacarb, chlorpyriphos and deltamethrin-treated surfaces. For larval populations from Amritsar district trend was chlorantraniliprole-treated surface followed by those moved on spinosad, indoxacarb, chlorpyriphos and deltamethrin-treated surfaces. The minimum turn angle was recorded for untreated surface for both the populations.Certain locomotory behavioural variations has been determined and pronounced behavioural differences were registered in the different populations of P. xylostella, S. litura and H. armigera. The more resistant larvae travelled less distance on insecticide-treated/untreated surface with higher value of turn angle whereas, less resistant larvae moved fast with lesser turn angle. This indicates that inter-population variation might reflect differences in insects’ sensory perception of insecticides and could lead to development of behavioural resistance if such differences are inheritable. Hence locomotory behaviour plays a crucial role in resistance development. Also, this knowledge may help to find management solutions to these serious lepidopterous pests. Thus, locomotion plays a major role in determining insecticide exposure and should always be considered in investigating the behavioural responses of different insect pests.

Dr Anureet Kaur Chandi

Identification and validation of newer approaches for the management of whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) (NASF-ICAR)

Dr Vikas Jindal

Functional and pharmacological characterization of ecdysis triggering hormone and its receptor for developing new generation insecticides against whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (SERB)

Dr Vikas Jindal

Bee-Keeping, Department of Entomology

Plan-69 (PC-3046)

Dr Jaspal Singh

NHM

Bio-intensive Pest Management Practices in Important Vegetable Crops Under Protected Cultivation in Punjab

Drs Sudhendu Sharma, P.S. Shera, Rabinder Kaur & Neelam Joshi

NABARD

Validation and Dissemination of Biocontrol based Integrated Pest Management Technology in Sugarcane

Drs Rabinder Kaur, Sudhendu Sharma & P.S. Shera

Adhoc Projects

Evaluating impact of Neonicotinoids on Pollinators (ICAR)

Dr Jaspal Singh

Fund for improvement of S&T infrastructure in Universities and Higher Educational Institutions (FIST) grant, CSS-90 (PC 6209)

Dr Ranjit Singh Gill

Impact of indiscriminate use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, CSS-93 (PC 6212)

Dr K.S. Suri

Dissemination of Integrated Pest Management strategies for whitefly on Cotton in Punjab, Misc-79 (PC 4598)

Drs Vijay Kumar, Harpal Singh Bhullar

Cotton Development Programme in Punjab for Kharif 2016, Misc-70 (PC 4596)

Drs Vijay Kumar, Harpal Singh Bhullar

Integrated Pest Management on Vegetables

Drs Smriti Sharma, Rubaljot Kooner

Farm Advisory Service Handling Adaptive trials Evaluation of Brands

Drs Baljit Singh, Amandeep Kaur, Manpreet Kaur Saini

Plant Clinic Lab at Farmers Service Centre

Dr Subhash Singh