Bio-systematic investigations oninsect pests of sweet potato were carried outin the Department of Entomology and at the Horticulture Farm, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, MPUAT, Udaipur, with an aim to estimate the species diversity of insect pests of major tuber crops, ascertain relationship of environmental factors with the insect fauna associated with swee...

Investigations on “Biodiversity and ecology of blister beetles in crop ecosystems” were carried out in the Department of Entomology, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, MPUAT, Udaipur, during the kharif seasons from 2012 to 2013 with a view to record the species diversity in the agro-climatic Zone IV (a) of Rajasthan; the bio-ecology and morphometrics of the dominant...

The present investigation entitled, “Bioecology and management of sorghum mite, Oligonychus indicus Hirst. (Acarina: Tetranychidae) on sorghum” was carried out in the Department of Agricultural Zoology and Entomology, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, MPUAT, Udaipur (Raj.) during kharif 2003 and 2004 with a view to know the host range, comparative biology, populati...

Investigation on “Bio-Ecology of Sorghum Shoot Fly Atherigona Soccata, Rondani and It’s Management in Rajasthan” was carried out at Instructional Farm, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Udaipur during two consecutive Kharif seasons. Monitoring of adult shoot fly Shoot fly Atherigona Soccata, Rondani was done through fish meal trap. The highest number of flies cap...

The investigation on “Bioecology of tomato fruit borer and its management with biopesticides” was conducted at Instructional Farm, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Udaipur during rabi (October 2015 to April 2016). The tomato fruit borer, Helicoverpa armigera (Hub.) larvae were found to infest tomato crop throughout the growing season. The incidence of fruit bo...

The present investigation on “Bio-efficacy of Silicon Dioxide nanoparticles against pulse beetle, Callosobruchus chinensis (L.)” was carried out under laboratory conditions at the Department of Entomology, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, MPUAT, Udaipur during 2020-21 During the study it was observed that the pulse beetle showed significant variation with respect...