S. K. Jalali
Principal Scientist
Division of Insect Systematics
ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources
India
Biography
Identified most suitable Trichogramma species for field evaluation against Opisina arenosella and Plutella xylostella. Developed endosulfan tolerant strain of T.chilonis) Developed multiple insecticide tolerant strain of Trichogramma chilonis with parasitoid showing tolerance to endosulfan, monocrotophos and fenvalerate Developed heat tolerant strain of T.chilonis and T.japonicum showing tolerance to 32°- 38°C. Developed high host searching strain of T. chilonis with high fecundity and female biased sex-ratio. Molecular characterisation of 9 species of trichogrammatids done
Research Interest
Biological control of crop pests - use of egg parasitoids
Publications
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Jalali, S. K., Venkatesan, T., Murthy, K. S., Rabindra, R. J. and Lalitha, Y. 2007. Vacuum packaging of Corcyra cephalonica (Stainton) eggs to enhance shelf life for parasitization by the egg parasitoid Trichogramma chilonis. Biological Control, 41: 64-67.
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Jalali, S. K., Mohan, K. S., Singh, S. P., Manjunath, T. M. and Lalitha, Y. 2004. Baseline-susceptibility of the old-world bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) populations from India to Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ac insecticidal protein. Crop Protection, 23: 53-59.
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Jalali, S. K. , Singh, S. P., Venkatesan, T., Murthy, K. S. and Lalitha, Y. 2006. Development of endosulfan tolerant strain of an egg parasitoid Trichogramma chilonis Ishii (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae). Indian Journal of Experimental Biology, 44: 584-590.
