Insect pollinators and Pollination in Fruit crops

Honey Bee Management

Horticulture Entomology

Insect Host Plant Relationship

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AICRP on Fruits (PI- Entomology)

National initiative on climate resilient agriculture (NICRA), ICAR, NICRA; CRIDA, Hyderabad (PI)

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1. Raina, J., Srivastava, P. 2022. Bio-ecological studies of shoot gall psylla, Apsylla cistellata Buckton on mango under Tarai region of Northern India. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science , 42(1) :117–131


2. Chauhan, D., Srivastava, P., Mishra, V.K. 2021. Studies on biological attributes and food utilization efficiency measures of Papilio demoleus on different host plants. Journal of Entomological Research. 45:913–923


3. Kunjwal, N., Khan, M.S., Kumar, G., Srivastava, P. 2021. Notes on the nesting ecology of the Megachile bees from North India. Journal of Apicultural Research. 60 (5): 807–816.


4. Kunjwal, N., Khan, M.S., Srivastava, P. 2021. Nesting biology of Megachile (Eutricharea) studiosa Bingham, a leafcutter bee. Journal of Apicultural Research. 60(3): 491–502.


5. Usha, Srivastava, P., Goswami, V. 2014. Diversity of floral insect visitors of mango during blooming period at Pantnagar. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences. 84(3): 363–364.


6. Phartiyal, T., Srivastava, P., Khan, M.S., Srivastava, R.M. 2012. Abundance of insect pollinators in citrus crop and their impact on fruit: Setting under tarai Agroclimatic condition. Journal of Entomological Research. 36(3): 211–213.


7. Phartiyal, T., Srivastava, P., Khan, M.S., Srivastava, R. M., 2012. Biology of lemon butterfly (Papilio demoleus and P. polytes) on citrus crop under tarai agroclimatic condition. Journal of Entomological Research. 36(3): 255–258.

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Management of litchi fruit borers, Conopomorpha cramerella (Snellen) and C. sinensis Bradley

Management of litchi mite, Aceria litchi Keifer

Cost effective management strategies for fruit flies in mango and Guava

Integrated Pest Management for Mango Hopper

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Total no. Students under advisement during the year 2023

UG Students- 04

Ph.D Students - 02

Total no. of PG/ Ph.D students guided till date

PG Students - 17

PhD Students- 08

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World Bee Day, 20 May 2023 celebration with the chief guests Hon’ble Vice chancellor, Dr. M. S. Chauha and Director FMC India ltd Mr. Raju Kapoor. Ist time organised an exhibition of value added honey bee products produced by B.Sc. Ag. Final year students under the course APE451 ELP on Commercial Beekeeping (Photo 11 & 12).

Faculty Excellence Awards 2020, 2021 and 2022 by Dean College of Agriculture, GBPUAT, Pantnagar (Photo 9 & 10)

Published CD- ROM on “Monograph on Mango Pollinators” across the country by Srivastava et.al released by DDG- Horticulture ICAR during 7 GD at PAU Ludhiana on 18 January, 2020 (Photo 1-4).

Participated and presented research paper in the International Conference on Recent Trends in Agriculture, Climate change, Bio & Life Sciences Cambodia 2019 at Build Bright University, Siem Reap, Cambodia Dec. 13-14, 2019 (Photo 5).

Best Abstract Award for the article entitled “Relationship of shoot gall psylla (Apsylla cistellata Buckton) oviposition with gall formation, panicle initiation and adult emergence in mango” in 2nd International online conference on biological sciences organized on July 22, 2018 (Photo 6)

Best Teaching Practice Award 2016 by Dean College of Agriculture, GBPUAT, Pantnagar Jan 1, 2017 (Photo 7).

Ist best lead presenter/ Researcher award, awarded by DDG Horticulture, ICAR during the 2nd Group Discussion of AICRP on Fruits at MPUA&T, Udaipur during the year 2015. (Photo 8).

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