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.