Programmes running in the department with number of seats (Uttarakhand domicile and ICAR)

Facilities and Infrastructure

The department has well developed facilities with well equipped modern equipment for effective teaching, training and research.

Biological Control Laboratory

Apiculture Laboratory

Insect Biosystematics Laboratory

Insect Pathology Laboratory

IPM – Laboratory

Stored Product Entomology Laboratory

Insect Museum

Plant Clinic

Insect Morphology Laboratory

UG Laboratory

Sericulture laboratory

Molecular Entomology Laboratory with facilities of DNA extraction, Gel Electrophoresis.

1. Developed IPM module for insect pest of different crop pests.


2. Developed Bio-Intensive Pest Management Program for Varroa mite infesting Honeybees colonies especially with plant animal origin products.


3. Documentation of insect pollinators’ diversity and crop pollination studies on various crops in Uttarakhand.


4. Quantification of the role of specific pollinators in enhancing productivity in different crops.


5. Diversity of wild bees and their potential as pollinators in various crops including oilseeds, leguminous, horticultural and ornamental crops.


6. Identified major insect pollinators of apple, pear, peach, litchi, mango, sponge gourd (cucurbits) and mustard.


7. Explored diversity and studied nesting behavior of Megachilid bees in Uttarakhand.


8. Studied nesting behavior and developed nesting structure for conservation of the Leaf cutter bee (Megachile spp.) and Carpenter bees (Ceratina & Xylocopa spp.).


9. Demonstrated role of honeybees in increasing fruit quality and yield through managed honeybee pollination (in apple, pear, peach, and plum).


10. Developed management strategies against Varroa mite and the wax moth, enemies of honeybees.


11. Developed technology for safe storage of honey bee combs.


12. Validated indigenous technology for pollen substitute during dearth period.


13. Studied nesting behaviour and domiciliation of carpenter bee, Xylocopa sp.


14. Dr. M. S. Khan and Dr. Poonam Srivastva published first report world over on Megachile (Eutricharea) studiosa Bingham which would help in understanding the ecology, behavior, and role of this leafcutter bee in biodiversity pool.


15. Dr. M. S. Khan first time identified 14 potential weedy plants supporting indigenous insect pollinators and published innovative concept idea that sustainable management of weedy species in agro-ecosystems and scrub-lands can provide important forage resources to the pollinators helping in increasing agricultural productivity in the country.


16. Dr. Meena Agnihotri recorded and published 92 species of butterflies from Tarai region of Uttarakhand.


17. Dr. J.P. Purvar studied synergistic/ antagonistic effect of Bacillus thuringiensis and Beauveria bassiana with botanical and chemical insecticides against Spodoptera litura in Green Gram.


18. Dr. R. P. Maurya reported 6 natural enemies (Acerophagus papayae, Spalgis epius, Leptomastix dactylopii, Anegleis cardoni, Rodolia fumida and Aenasius arizonensis) of mealy bugs prevailing in different crops for the first time in Uttarakhand.


19. Dr. Renu Pandey isolated new entomopathogenic fungi Clonostachys rosea from mango hopper.


20. Dr. J. P. Purvar studied “Rapid technology” for compatibility test of Bacillus thuringiensis with insecticides.

Ongoing Extension Activities:

Evaluation, refinement and transfer of technology for pest management.

Crop Protection Services through internet and telephone.

Initiation of Crop Protection Bulletin for Uttarakhand and UP.

Farmers field demonstration for management of insect pests.

Delivering lectures to the farmers, growers and beekeepers in various training programs.

Delivering various radio and TV talks on beekeeping and pest management.

Seminars/Conferences/Workshops/Trainings organized

Dr. Ruchira Tiwari participated in International Conference in February 2014 at Punjabi University Patiala Punjab.

Dr. A.K. Karnatak participated in 16th Indian Agricultural Scientists and Farmer’s Congress conference at Lucknow from 22-23 February, 2014.

Dr. Ruchira Tiwari participated as Co-Organizing Secretary in National Seminar on “Innovations in Traditional Agriculture” held on 15th and 16th November 2013 in Conference hall of College of Agriculture, GBPUA&T, Pantnagar

Dr. Ruchira Tiwari delivered lectures on Traditional beekeeping with scientific approach in training programme organized by National Bee Board at State Beekeeping Centre at Jeolikot, Nainital during July to September 2013.

Dr. Pramod Mall organized A National workshop of AICRP on HB&P from 18th to 19th June 2013. More than 70 participants participated in this great function. The various session were organized and technical strategies for coming two years have been formatted on honey bees for various networking centers.

Dr. A.K. Karnatak participated in 15th Indian Agricultural Scientists and Farmer’s Congress for increasing crop productivity in cross pollinated crops at Allahabad University from 22-24 February, 2013.

Dr. Poonam Srivastava organized a National Beekeepers Interactive Meet of 200 beekeepers at Honey Bee Research and Training Centre in collaboration with KVIC , Dehradun on 20 Feb. 2019. A total of 600 honey bee boxes were distributed to the 60 beekeepers by the chief guest of the function Hon’able Vice- Chancellor, Dr. Tej Pratap. The program was chaired by KVIC Director, Dehradun, Officer In- charge of the State Beekeeping Research and Training Centre Jyolicot, other state officials and Joint directors of various centre of Pantnagar University.

Dr. Poonam Srivastava organized World bee day on 20 May, 2019 with an awareness program at Campus School, Pantnagar. In this program a total of 300 person including students and teachers participated and Dean Ag. Dr. J. Kumar presided the function.

Dr. Poonam Srivastava 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.

Dr. M. S. Khan delivered invited lecture on “Significance of Apiculture and Insect Pollination in the Indian Agriculture” in National Webinar on Entomophagy for Livelihood Security and Ecological Engineering for Innovative Pest Management under “Aazadi ka Amrit Mahotsav” Organized by ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region, Patna, Bihar on September 22, 2021.

Faculty awards/ honours:

1. Dr. M. S. Khan has been awarded for trends in Horticultural Crops held on Hisar, Best oral presentation during the National Seminar on Recent 22-24, March,2010.at CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar.


2. Dr. S.N. Tiwari awarded of Faculty Excellence Award at Agriculture College, G.B.P.U.A&T. Pantnagar on 01.01.2013.


3. Dr. A.K. Karnatak nominated Member of Board of Studies of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology of Banarus Hindu University for a period of 2 Years from 2012 to 2014.


4. Dr. A. K. Karnatak nominated in Board of Governors of Himalayan University Dehradun by His Excellency Governor of Uttarakhand.


5. Dr. A.K. Karnatak recipient of Dr. R.S. Paroda Award for outstanding contribution in the field of ‘Crop Production and Protection Technology” presented in 15th Indian Agricultural Scientists and Farmers Congress held at Allahabad from February 22-24, 2013.


6. Dr. Ruchira Tiwari recipient of Best Paper Award presented on topic “Organic beekeeping” in National Seminar on Innovations in Traditional Agriculture organized by Uttarakhand Asian Agri-history Foundation, Pantnagar on 15 and 16 November 2013.


7. Dr. Ruchira Tiwari recipient of Innovator of The Year Award -2013 for working on Organic Bee Management Using Animal And Plant Origin Products. The award has been received at state level from Sri, Surendra Singh Negi, Minister of Science in 8th USSTC, Dehradun.


8. Dr. Ruchira Tiwari recipient of Best Teaching Practices Award -2013


9. The Department of Entomology was bestowed with Best Organizing Competency Award 2013 by DDG and ADG, ICAR during the Biennial workshop of Honeybee and Pollinators at G.B.P.U.A. & T. Pantnagar from 17-20 June, 2013.


10. Dr. Poonam Srivastava awarded as Ist best lead presenter/ Researcher award by DDG Horticulture, ICAR during the 2nd Group Discussion of AICRP on Fruits at MPUA & T, Udaipur during the year 2015.


11. Dr. M. S. Khan has been awarded for Best Oral Presentation during the National Entomologist Meet held on 5-7 February, 2015 at IINRG, Ranchi.


12. Dr. Poonam Srivastava received “Best Teaching Practice Award 2016” by Dean College of Agriculture, GBPUAT, Pantnagar Jan1, 2017.


13. Dr. Poonam Srivastava received “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.


14. Dr. Ruchira Tiwari awarded “Dr. Rajendra Prasad Excellence Award 2020” by Society of Tropical Agriculture during  11th International Conference on Agriculture, Horticulture and Plant Sciences, New Delhi.


15. Dr. Ruchira Tiwari awarded “Indo-Asian: William Kirby distinguished Innovative Scientist Award 2020” In Entomology International Meritorious Research Foundation, Andhra Pradesh


16. Dr. Poonam Srivastava delivered four live TV talks on Doordardarshan (DD 1- Hello Kisan) on the topics Fruit Pest Management and Beekeeping during the year 2021-22.


17. Dr. M. S. Khan, Dr. R.M. Srivastava, Dr. Poonam Srivastava and Dr. Meena Agnihotri have been recieved “Faculty Excellence Award- 2021” by Dean College of Agriculture, GBPUAT, Pantnagar Jan1, 2022.


18. Dr. M. S. Khan applied patent for the “Stingless Bee Hive Apparatus and Methods thereof” during the year 2021.


19. Dr. R.M. Srivastava applied patents for “Plant originated formulation for management of insect pests of vegetable crops” and “Multipurpose device for bioassay of whitefly in laboratory”.

Student awards/achievement

1. Ms. Geetanjly has been awarded Young Scientist Award 2015 in UCOST, Dehradun.


2. Ms. Pooja Singh, Deepika Chauhan and Kiran Negi have been awarded for Best Poster Presentation during the National Entomologist’s Meet held on 5-7 February, 2015 at IINRG, Ranchi.


3. Ms. Jyoti Raina has been awarded “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.


4. Dr. Neha Kunjwal, Dr. Jyoti Raina, Dr. M.S. Sai Reddy, Dr. J.M. Samraj, Dr. Cheenesh Patel, Ms. Dikhsha Rawat and Mr. S.D. Divija awarded with “Student Excellence award 2021” by Dean College of Agriculture, GBPUAT, Pantnagar Jan1, 2022.

Text Books:

अजय कुमार तिवारी एवं रवि प्रकाश मौर्य 2012। औद्यानिकी के मूलभूत सिद्धांत तथा एकीकृत नाशीजीव प्रबंधन। न्यू इंडिया पब्लिशिंग एजेंसी, नई दिल्ली। पेजः 265। ISBN no.: 978-93-80235-99-8.

A.K. Pandey, Bijendra Kumar, ChandraDev, 2012 Success story in IPM Strategies for selected Vegetables Crops in Mid Hills of Uttarakhand.

Book Chapters:

A.K. Karnatak, Insect pest management in Sugarcane (In Hindi)

Khan; M.S. and Srivastava, P. 2010. Pollination. In: The Pear (eds: R.M. Sharma & S. N. Pandey). IBD Press, Lucknow. 323-347 pp.

मौन पालन का व्यावसायिक प्रबंधन 2011 राज्य कृषि प्रबंधन एवं प्रसार प्रशिक्षण संस्थान उत्तराखण्ड द्वारा प्रकाशित |76 पृष्ठ (डा0 ए0के0 कर्नाटक)

Monograph

Dr. Poonam Srivastava 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.

Lab Manuals:

Laboratory Manual for Agriculture Zoology. (Dr. A.K. Karnatak)

e–manual Elements of Entomology/ Introductory Entomology. (Dr. A.K. Karnatak)

Khan, M.S. Srivastava Poonam and Karnatak, A.K. 2007 Laboratory Manual on Introductory Entomology, APE-311. Department of Entomology, G.B.P.U.A & T. Pantnagar.78pp

Dr. Ruchira Tewari 2007 Laboratory manual on Economic Entomology

Dr. Ruchira Tewari 2008 Laboratory manual on Integrated Pest Management

Dr. Ruchira Tewari 2013 Laboratory manual on Insect Pests of Major Crops: Damage and Management

Technical bulletin

Malkania, Uma. ; Khan, M.S.; Srivastava, P. and Singh, G. 2012. Phasal utpadan me Paragankarta keto ka parbandhan avam paryavarney dishti se unka sanraksan ( in Hindi).19pp. GBPUA&T, Pantnagar.

Khan; M.S. and Srivastava, Poonam. 2010 “Enemies of Honeybees (other than diseases and mites) and their management” ( eds: S. Ramani and H D Kaushik) AICRP on Honeybees and Pollinators, ICAR, New Delhi.32pp.

Khan; M.S. and Srivastava, Poonam. 2013. Research Bulletin on Insect Pollinators and Crop Pollination. GBPUA & T, Pantnagar 70p.

Technical bulletin in hindi by Dr. A.K. Karnatak

उत्तराखण्ड में मधुमक्खी पालन

मधुमक्खी पालन में प्रयुक्त उपकरण

मधुमक्खी पालन: कार्य एक फायदे अनेक

मधुमक्खियों की प्रमुख बिमारियाँ एवं शत्रु

शहद के प्रकार, औषधीय गुण उपयोग एवं परीक्षण

मौन वंशों में बकछूट रोकने के उपाय तथा वंशों को मौनगृह में बसाने की तकनीक

मधुमक्खियों में प्रमुख सूक्ष्मजीवी रोग एवं दनकी रोकथाम

Dr. Poonam Srivastava contributed as External Expert for developing AESA BASED IPM PACKAGE MANGO, GRAPES, POMEGRANATE and BLACK PEPPER by National Institute of Plant Health Management Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, Telangana and Department of Agriculture and Cooperation Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India-2014.