Rachana R.r
Scientist
Division of Insect Systematics
ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources
India
Biography
M. Sc (Agricultural Entomology), Best poster award in I International Biodiversity Congress held from 6 – 9 November 2016 in Delhi. Awarded UAS, Bangalore Gold Medal for Merit for M.Sc (Agricultural Entomology) Recipient of ICAR Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) during M.Sc degree Awarded KAU merit scholarship during four year tenure of B.Sc (Agriculture) degree Best poster award in IV National Symposium on Plant Protection in Horticultural Crops organized by Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Bangalore, 25-28 April, 2012.
Research Interest
Thrips taxonomy
Publications
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Rachana. R. R., Jayasimha. G. T. and Richa, V. 2016. A review of the pest, Tospoviruses vector status of melon thrips, Thrips palmi and its natural enemies for biological control. International Journal of Pure and Applied Bioscience. 4 (2): 2320 – 7051
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Rachana, R.R. and Varatharajan, R. 2017. A new species of the genus Thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) from the Western Ghats of India. Zootaxa. 4221 (4): 491 – 493
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Rachana, R.R. and Varatharajan, R. 2017. Checklist of Terebrantian thrips (Insecta: Thysanoptera) recorded from India. Journal of Threatened Taxa. 9 (1): 9748 – 9755.
