Reseaerch

• Laboratory as well as field experiments are under taken by this centre as per the technical programmes approved in the group meeting organized by National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources,Bengaluru
• Development of integrated pest management modules for cotton / pulses / vegetables pests
• Refining mass production technologies of proven biological control agents.
• Enhancing biological control by habitat manipulation

 CENTRE’S FEW FIRST REPORTS IN INDIA

Technology developed and Recommended

Ongoing Long-term Project/Scheme

1. Useful recommendations on Biological based IPM packages have been developed for the farmers, which are approved by Agricultural Research Council of the university.
2. Conducting on farm demonstrations involving farmers to popularize the biocontrol technologies.

1. Field demonstrations in different crops to popularize the efficacy of biological control agents as a major component of Integrated Pest Management (IPM).

2. To survey and isolate local strains of proven biological control agents.