Entomology : : Chandrashekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology

History of Entomology Department goes back to the year 1921 with establishment of Section of Entomologists to Government of UP in Kanpur.
It was mainly responsible for research and teaching activities in the Department of Agricultural Zoology Entomology in Government Agriculture college, Kanpur
The first Entomologist was Mr. P.B. Richard (1921- Feb 1940).
Post graduate classes in Agricultural Zoology and Entomology was started in 1944 under the Headship of Dr. U.S. Sharga, Professor & Head, Department of zoology and Entomology who retired in 1961.
Since 1944 about 15 students were admitted every year in M.Sc. (Ag.) Programme.

In July 1975 it was recommend as Department of Entomology.

Name	:	Prof. Mukesh Srivastava
Date of Birth	:	08-01-1965
Designation	:	Professor & Head
Department	:	Entomology
College& Univ.	:	College of Agriculture, C. S. Azad Univ. of Agri. & Tech. , Kanpur

Pracatical Manuals

- To produce technically sound skilled resource persons in the field of Entomology plant protection.
- Development of integrated pest management modules for the different crops.
- Generate technologies to protect the crops for improving the farm production and income to farmers.
- Provide the solutions for the management of insect & non insect pest in agriculture production

To offer a satisfactory teaching programme in the lines of ICAR to graduate and post graduate students in the subject of Entomology.
To guide research work of M.Sc. (Ag.) and Ph.D. students.
To conduct research work on management of noxious crop pests with eco-friendly approach for pest management.
To strengthen the practical laboratory infrastructure and field work, excursions to develop expertise in insect identification.
Development of Integrated Pest Management modules for various cropping system.
To develop IPM modules of important pests in different crops and demonstration through on farm trials.

Salient Achievement of 2020-21

Fortnightly application of 5% NSKE was found superior against the infestation of fruit borer on tomato and bhindi with highest production.
Major insects pests complex along with their natural enemies on Moong bean in relation to changing climatic conditions of UP.
Host plant resistance in brinjal against root knot nematode.
Sizeable increase in yield of sunflower up to 25% due to bee pollination.
Management strategy of rats in fields and godowns.
A number of 22 species of butterfly comprising 4 families were recorded in University campus.
Three Practical Manual Have Been Developed According To 5th Dean Committee.

Extension Activities

Participation in All India Farmer’s Fair organized by University &other agencies. Beside they are imparting training for farmer scientists, extension workers and other stake holders through Goshthies and meetings.
Faculty members of the Department also engaged in Krishak Help Line services
The scientists of Deptt. have been delivering talks on Radio, T.V. and other electronic media and print media.
Training to IAS/PCS probationers given by our staff.

The technical crop protection insides have been deliberated to the farmers of Chandra Shekhar Krishak Samiti by the scientist of Department

Scientists are deputed for delivering technical lecture called by Dy. Director Plant Protection, Joint Director at Mandal and district level.

Kisan Mela and Goshthi organised by State Agriculture Department, invite the Scientists of the Department for giving technical know-how of Entomology to farmers and Department of Agriculture staff.

Other Activities

Our staff was deputed in convocation and conducting semester examination.
Faculty members are also engaged in participating in Pest Surveillance Advisory Committee, Directorate of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture Govt. of U.P.
As per Order No. 1622/12.2.12-61/2012 dated 8.6.12 by Additional Director Agriculture (Plant Protection) Lucknow, our scientists are participating as technical advisors to purchase the Agricultural inputs for the supply to the State.
Our scientists represent the technical meetings for discussion in Kharif, Rabi & Zaid Technical Bulletin/ Books review meetings, called by Director Agriculture, Lucknow U.P, from time to time.

Different research programme have been conducted by the faculty of this department in which in the experiment of tomato NSKE 5% found superior to obtained yield of 194.45q/h against major insect pest.

In rice field using treatment with carbofuran 3G @ 0.3g a.i./m2 and soil application @1kg a.i./ha in main field was found most effective to reduce the infestation of nematode.
To overcome from nematode infestation sowing of Okra, mustard/wheat, casterbeen crop rotation was found effective in reducing the population of nematode.

Purpereocillium lilacinum@ 20g/m2 + neem cake@100g m2 applied as soil application was found most effective in reducing soil and root population of nematode in cowpea.

In the experiment of okra combined application of bioagent (seed treatment with Purpereocillium lilacinum @ 2.5ml/kg +P.chlamydosporium @ 2.5ml/kg along with soil application of FYM @ 2 ton/ha) was most effective in reducing soil and root population of M. incognita.nematode
This department organized two field day/ nematode awareness day in District Jalaun.
Conducted and successfully organized a project funded by NIPHM, Hyderabad on Impact of Indiscriminate use of Chemical Fertilizer and Pesticides
Two scientists were awarded two prestigious awards.

Three practical manual have been developed according to 5th Dean Committee.

Extension Activities

Participation in All India Farmer’s Fair organized by University &other agencies. Beside they are imparting training for farmer scientists, extension workers and other stake holders through Goshthies and meetings.
Faculty members of the Department also engaged in Krishak Help Line services
The scientists of Deptt. have been delivering talks on Radio, T.V. and other electronic media and print media.
Training to IAS/PCS probationers given by our staff.

The technical crop protection insides have been deliberated to the farmers of Chandra Shekhar Krishak Samiti by the scientist of Department

Scientists are deputed for delivering technical lecture called by Dy. Director Plant Protection, Joint Director at Mandal and district level.

Kisan Mela and Goshthi organised by State Agriculture Department, invite the Scientists of the Department for giving technical know-how of Entomology to farmers and Department of Agriculture staff.

Other Activities

Our staff was deputed in convocation and conducting semester examination.
Faculty members are also engaged in participating in Pest Surveillance Advisory Committee, Directorate of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture Govt. of U.P.
As per Order No. 1622/12.2.12-61/2012 dated 8.6.12 by Additional Director Agriculture (Plant Protection) Lucknow, our scientists are participating as technical advisors to purchase the Agricultural inputs for the supply to the State.
Our scientists represent the technical meetings for discussion in Kharif, Rabi & Zaid Technical Bulletin/ Books review meetings, called by Director Agriculture, Lucknow U.P, from time to time.

Well equipped UG, PG, & Ph.D. laboratories and field insectary for practical and research work is available in the department.
Lecture theatre and class room is available with proper accommodation for UG. PG. & Ph.D. Students.
Well equipped laboratory for nematode study with nematode risk micro plots are developed in the field Insectary.
To conduct field experiment trail a Insectary of about one hectare is available

Course offered

	Code		course title	credits
I semester	ENT-501		Insect morphology	1+1
	ENT-502		Insect anatomy, physiology and nutrition	2+1
	ENT-504		Classification of insect	2+1
	ENT-512		Experimental Designs	2+1
	NEMA-510		Nematode management	2+1
			Total	14
II Semester	ENT-505		Insect ecology	1+1
	ENT-507		Biological control of crop pests and weeds	1+1
	ENT-508		Toxicology of insecticides	2+1
	ENT-511		Pests of field corps	1+1
			Total	09
III Semester	ENT-510		Principals of integrated pest management	1+1
	ENT-518		Techniques in plant protection	0+1
	PPA-509		Diseases of vegetable and spices crops	2+1
	PPY-508		Morphogenesis Tissue culture and transformation	2+1
			Total	09
IV Semester
	PPA-507		Diseases of field and medicinal crops	2+1
	ENT-591		Seminar	1+0
		Grand total

Ph.D. Entomology

Code	course title	Credits
Major 16
ENT-601	Advances in insect physiology	2 (2+0)
ENT-602	Advances insect systematic	2 (1+1)
ENT-603	Advances in toxicology of insecticides	2 (1+1)
ENT-605	Advances in insect pest management	1 (1+0)
ENT-606	Advanced insect ecology	2 (1+1)
ENT-607	Advances in biological control	2 (1+1)
ENT-608	Soil arthropods and their management	2 (1+1)
ENT-609	Plant nematodes relationship	2 (1+1)
ENT-699	Seminar	1
Supporting
AES-605	Advances in agricultural statistics	3 (2+1)
	Other courses from any two departments.	7
Thesis 45
ENT-700
Grand total		71

S.No.

Name

Designation

Contact No./email

Prof. Mukesh Srivastava

Professor & Head

9839818899,

sri.mukesh0801@gmail.com

Dr. Ram Singh

Asstt. Professor

9451139338 drramsingh9451@gmail.com

Faculty :

Name	:	Dr. RAM SINGH UMRAO
Date of Birth	:	15.12.1963
Designation	:	Assistant Professor
CollegeDepartment	:	College of Agriculture Entomology
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M.Sc. (Ag.) Students (Year 2016)

Sl.No.	Name & I.D. No.	Topic of Thesis	Advisors
1	Mr. Veer Vikram Singh CA-9346/14	Studies on Insect diversity in Chickpea (Cicer arietinum linn) and mustard (Brassica compestris L.) ecosystem.	Dr. Neerja Agrawal
2	Mr. Krishan Pal CA-9347/14	Resistance/Susceptibility of different Maize germplasms against Maize stem borer Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) in Rabi Season.	Dr. D.R. Singh
3	Mr. Arun Kumar Maurya CA-9350/14	Studies on efficacy of some plant leaf powders as grain protectant against pulse beetle (Callosobruchus chinensis) on Chickpea (Cicer arietinum linn).	Dr. Kripa Shanker
4	Mr. Vipin Yadav CA-9351/14	Evaluation of few novel insecticides against Major insect pests of Cauliflower (Brassica oleracea Var botrytis).	Dr. R.K. Dwivedi
5	Mr. Niraj Kumar CA-9352/14	Studies on effect of bio-agent on Meloidogyne incognita Infecting tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.)	Dr. Kusum Dwivedi
6	Mr. Sanjeev Kumar CA-9353/14	Screening and analysis of wheat varieties against Rice weevil (Sitophilus oryzae linn.) and its management with plant products.	Dr. A.S. Srivastava
7	Mr. Akhil Pratap Singh CA-9355/14	Seasonal incidence of insect pests on Brassica species oilseed crops and eco-friendly management of mustard aphid. (Lipaphis erysimi Kalt)	Dr. D.K. Singh
8	Mr. Santosh Kumar CA-9356/14	Studies on different novel insecticides for the control of brinjal shoot and fruit borer (Leucinodes orbonalis Green) in Brinjal crop.	Dr. Ram Singh Umrao
9	Mr. Satish B.N. CA-9357/14	Efficacy of different insecticides and biopesticides against tomato fruit borer (Helicoverpa armigera Hubner) on tomato crop.	Dr. R.S. Singh

Ph.D. Students (Year 2016)

Sl.No.	Name & I.D. No.	Topic of Thesis	Advisors
1	Mr. Shravan Kumar Verma CA-8369/11	Population dynamics and management of pink bollworm Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders) in cotton crop under natural field conditions in central Uttar Pradesh	Dr. D.R. Singh
2	Mr. Dwivedi Sunil Ku. Anil Kumar CA-8603/12	Bio-ecology and integrated pest Management of Mustard aphid (Lipaphis erysimi Kalt) in Mustard.	Dr. R.S. Singh

Plant Protection Research Achievements

Kharif-2015 (Non plan)

To study major insect pest complex and their natural parasite and predator on pigeon pea in changing climatic condition.The crop was infested by pod fly, Melanogromyza obtusa and gram pod borer, Helicoverpa armigera in the month of February and March. Predators ie. Praying mantis species and lady bird beetles were recorded during the month of Feb., & March.

Effect of novel insecticides against fruit borer Erias vitella on okra.The spraying of imidacloprid 17.8 SL@ 1ml/liter of water was found most effective against fruit borer, Erias vitella providing highest yield 5.450 kg/plot. The other treatments viz. Indoxacarb, fipronil and profenfos + cypermethrin reduced the infestation but were statistically non significant in reduction of population of fruit borer as well yield.Rabi 2016 (Non Plan)

Screening of tomato cultivar/verities against root knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita Race-IV Out of twenty one cultivars only three 6520, 6525 and 7016 were found moderately resistant having 28.40, 22.80 and 27.20 galls/plant. All other 18 cultivars ranged in recording 41.80 to 87 galls/plant.
Screening of various insecticides against coccinellid beetle, Coccinella septempunctata The toxic effect of four insecticides ie. Imidacloprid, indoxacarb, novaluran and chlorpyriphos were tested against coccinella septempunctata. The aphid treated with the insecticides were given to predators as feed. Out of four imidacloprid and indoxacarb @ of 0.5ml/lit. water were found safe for the predators which recorded only 6.67% mortality after 48 hrs. Remaining chemicals showed highly toxic effect and mortality ranged from 10.00 to 16.67 per cent.
Determination of population density of different species of field rats in Kharif and Rabi cropsRegular survey has been conducted in different research farms of university to observed the losses caused by the rodents especially field rat. In Kharif, rice crop damaged seviourly at Nawabganj, oilseeds and New Dairy Farm. Losses extending upto 5.0-10.17 per cent in groundnut were recorded at Deegh and Araul Farm, while in wheat loss ranged from 2.75 to 8.38 per cent. The rodent species Tatera indica, Mus budga and Bandicota bengalensis were found at all the research farms which were damaging the crop.
Extension achievements Department of Entomology has put a stall in All India farmers fairs Agro Industrial Exhibition organized during Oct.3, 2016 to Oct. 6, 2016 in the main campus. Latest insect pest management Technology had been demonstrated for farming community as well as extension workers.
Dignitaries visited the DepartmentAccreditation team visited to the department on March 10, 2016 and gone through all activities performed by the Department of Entomology. The team appreciated for maintaining the collection of insects of different species over hundred years.
Indra Dev and Neerja Agrawal (2015): Bio-efficacy of neem and other botanicals for melon fruit fly, Bactrocera cucurbitae Current Advances in Agriculture Sciences 7(1):91-92.
Indra Dev and Neerja Agrawal (2015): Bio-efficacy of neem and other botanicals for melon fruit fly, Bactrocera cucurbitae Current Advances in Agriculture Sciences 7(1):91-92.

Scientists nominated for seminar/symposia/conferences

Sl. No.	Name, Designation	Seminar/symposia/conferences	place	Date
1	Neerja Agrawal, Professor Neelam Yadav (PDF)	National seminar on “Science and Technology for Indigenous development in India.	D.G. College Kanpur.	Jan28-29, 2016
2	do	National seminar on Biodiversity & Renewable Energy	D.G. College Kanpur.	Jan 28-29, 2016
3	do	18^th Indian Agricultural Scientists and Farmer’s congress on prospects of skill development in Agricultural and Rural development- A step towards make in India.	Bioved Research Institute of Agriculture, Technology and sciences, Allahabad.	Feb. 20-21, 2016.
4	do	4^th Uttar Pradesh “Agricultural Science congress 2016	Chandra Shekhar Azad Univ. of Agri. & Technology, Kanpur	March 2-4, 2016.
5	do	5^th National seminar on Recent advances and emerging challenges in biological techniques.	Dayanand Girls P.G. College, Kanpur	Sept. 20-21, 2016.
6	do	Seminar on Ganga Pollution: Analysis & Remedies.	D.A.V. (P.G.) College, Kanpur	Oct. 7-8, 2016.
7	do	International congress on Post harvest Technologies of Agricultural produce for sustainable food and nutritional security.	Integral University, Lucknow.	Nov. 10-12, 2016
8	do	National Symposium on Agrochemicals Research and Education in India: Appraisal & Road Map for future.	Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi.	Nov. 15-17, 2016.

12- Research Paper/Abstract/Popular Article/book/book chapter etc Published: Neerja Agrawal and Neelam Yadav

Indra Dev and Neerja Agrawal (2015): Bio-efficacy of neem and other botanicals for melon fruit fly, Bactrocera cucurbitae Current Advances in Agriculture Sciences 7(1):91-92.
Neerja Agrawal, Kripa Shanker and Rishipal (2015) Makka ke keeton main samanvit prabandhan. Kisan Bharti, May 2015:19-21.
Neelam Yadav and Neerja Agrawal (2016): A survey of farmer’s knowledge & management practices adopted in cruciferous vegetables in Kanpur (Accepted).
Neelam Yadav and Neerja Agrawal 2016:A survey of insect pests & their natural enemies on Cole crops in Kanpur (Accepted).
Role of beneficial pest for indigenous development in abstracts National seminar on “Science and Technology for Indigenous development in India”. Organized by Indian Science Congress Association during Jan28-29, 2016 at D.G. College Kanpur.
Sustainable expansion of natural resources: Tactics and confronts in abstracts National seminar on ” Biodiversity & Renewable Energy” organized by Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology during Feb., 13-14, 2016 at Baba Sahab Dr. B.R. Ambedkar College of Agric. Engg. & Tech., Etawah.
A survey of agricultural pests and predators on Cole crops in Kanpur region, U.P. in abstracts “18^th Indian Agricultural Scientists and Farmer’s congress on prospects of skill development in Agricultural and Rural development- A step towards make in India” during Feb., 20-21, 2016 organised by Bioved Research Institute of Agriculture, Technology and sciences at Allahabad.
Contemporary status and future projection of arthropod predators in pest management: Sustainable farming in abstracts 4^th Uttar Pradesh “Agricultural Science congress 2016” organised by Chandra Shakher Azad Univ. of Agri. & Technology, Kanpur during March2-4, 2016.
Field evaluation of novel insecticides for the control of pod borer (Helicoverpa armigera) in chickpea in abstracts 4^th Uttar Pradesh “Agricultural Science congress 2016” organised by Chandra Shakher Azad Univ. of Agri. & Technology, Kanpur during March2-4, 2016.
Genetic improvement of parasitoids and predators in abstracts 4^th Uttar Pradesh “Agricultural Science congress 2016” organised by Chandra Shakher Azad Univ. of Agri. & Technology, Kanpur during March2-4, 2016.
Pests problems in the changing Agriculture in abstracts 5^th National seminar on “Recent advances and emerging challenges in biological techniques” organised by Dayanand Girls P.G. College, Kanpur during 20-21 Sept., 2016.
Impact of pesticides in fresh water model ecosystem in abstracts National Seminar on “Ganga Pollution: Analysis & Remedies” organised by D.A.V. (P.G.) College, Kanpur during 7-8 Oct., 2016.
Relative density of coccinellid predators on mustard crop in Etawah district U.P. in abstracts International congress on “Post harvest Technologies of Agricultural produce for sustainable food and nutritional security” organized by UPCAR, during 10-12 Nov., 2016 at Integral University, Lucknow.
Conventional management of Diamond Back Moth, Plutella xylostella on cole crops in Kanpur region, U.P. in abstracts National Symposium on “Agrochemicals Research and Education in India: Appraisal & Road Map for future” organised by Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi. during 15-17 Nov., 201
Student placement During 2015-16, 9 M.Sc. and Two Ph.D. Entomology students completed their degree. 8 selected as Technical Assistant in Department of Agriculture Govt. of U.P. and 2got selected as Field Officers in Nationalized Banks.

Recognition & Awards

Neerja Agarwal, Professor & Head, elected as Recorder in section of Agriculture & Forestry in Indian Science Congress for two consecutive years i.e.2017-18.
Kusum Dwivedi nominated by project coordinator as group leader for Oilseed group of AICRP Nematode.
(Mrs.) Neelam Yadav has been awarded for Post Doctorate fellowship in the department of Entomology.