Introduction:
The Department of Plant Protection's entomology division takes great pride in fostering a conducive learning environment for students and other interested parties. Our well-organized laboratory and field facilities are equipped with the necessary specimens and crops for practical classes, while our modern lecture halls, fitted with smart screen systems, offer a cutting-edge learning experience for the students.
Disciplines:
- Entomology
- Nematology
Instructional/ Production units:
- Apiculture technologies & Apiary unit
- Insect museum
Hands on Training:
- Apiculture technologies
- Sericulture and moriculture technologies
- Identification of beneficial and hazardous insects and their importance in crop protection
- The mass culturing of diverse biocontrol agents such as egg parasitoid Trichogramma chilonis, Australian ladybird predatory beetle, green lace wing predator.
- Identification of damage symptoms, life stages and integrated pest management of important pests of different field crops and horticultural crops.