Ayesha Qamar
Professor
ZOOLOGY
Aligarh Muslim University
India
Biography
I investigated the cellular toxic effects of conventional insecticides and insect growth regulators on the haemocytes of insects for my Ph.D thesis. The study provided fundamental information on the haemocyte ultrastructure and toxicity. Further, I extended my work on the efficacy of Juvenile Hormone and Ecdysone analogues for the control of Diacrisia Obliqua, Dysdercus cingulatus and Helicoverpa armigera and other agricultural pests as part of CSIR funded research project. Recently I have widened my research area and included studies on the pesticidal exposure and ensuing adverse effects on health and environment using Drosophila as a model. There is adequate tissue culture facility in my lab, where insect cell lines are regularly and routinely maintained for the toxicological analysis and therapeutic evaluation of certain herbal extracts/compounds. Simultaneously I am engaged in developing expertise to pursue molecular studies.
Research Interest
Insect Physiology, Toxicology, Pest Management
Publications
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Rizwana Begum and Ayesha Qamar. (2015). Studies on the efficacy of various diet formulations on growth and development of Rice Moth, Corcyra cephalonica (Stainton), an important host of various parasitoids. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies. 3(4): 400-403.
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Rizwana Begum and Ayesha Qamar. (2016). Fenoxycarb - a potent inhibitor of metamorphosis and reproduction in Rice Moth, Corcyra cephalonica (Stainton). Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies. 4(4): 572-57.
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Ayesha Qamar* (2017). Designing and fabrication of an improvised card-punching Machine for dry mounting of small insects Journal of Insect Systematics Volume 3, Numbers 1 & 2: 147–150, 2016.
