K. Selvaraj
Scientist
Division of Molecular Entomology
ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources
India
Biography
Determined the multiple-species economic injury levels in rice and jute for precision pest management Determined thermal constant and development threshold of pink borer, Sesamia inferens Walker in rice and Bihar hairy caterpillar, Spilosoma obliqua Walker in jute. Developed and validated a simulation model for assessment of impacts of climate change on pink stem borer, Sesamia inferens and rice. Screened new insecticidal molecules against Bihar hairy caterpillar, Spilosoma obliqua and yellow mite, Polyphagonemus latus in jute Joint toxicity of some new insecticides, botanicals with Bacillus thuringiensis has been standardized against S. obliqua Screened various entomopathogenic fungi against sucking pests i.e. aphids, thrips Host plant influence of six bast fibre crops on biology and life table parameters of jute hairy caterpillar and yellow mite has been studied Contracted life table and fecundity tables for Bihar hairy caterpillar, Spilosoma obliqua Walker in jute Four new parasitoids, two new insect pests get identified and documented from jute and allied fibres ecosystem through weekly survey and surveillance programme under All India Network Project on Jute and Allied Fibres
Research Interest
Insect Ecology, Biological control, integrated pest management and assessment of impact of climate change on crop-pest interactions
Publications
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Selvaraj, K., Chander, S and Sujithra, M. (2012). Determination of multiple-species economic injury levels for rice insect pests. Crop Protection, 32: 150-160.
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Gotyal, B.S., Selvaraj, K., Meena, P.N. and Satpathy, S. (2015). Host plant resistance in cultivated jute and its wild relatives towards jute hairy caterpillar Spilosoma obliqua (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). Florida Entomologist, 98(2): 721-727.
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Gotyal, B.S., Satpathy, S., Selvaraj, K. and Ramesh Babu, V. (2013). Comparative biology of Bihar hairy caterpillar, Spilosoma obliqua on cultivated and wild jute species. Indian Journal of Plant Protection, 41 (3):219-221.
