• Designed and developed e-SAP which enables identification of pest/diseases and nutritional disorders of major agricultural and horticultural crops right in the farmers’ field and provide advisory.
• Access to survey the identified problem and send the information through GPRS/3G technology.
• Developed web based GIS application which pool and analyses the survey reports sent through the hand-held device and provide decision support system on real time.
• Developed an effective, eco-friendly and economical IPM strategy for H. armigera in chickpea by integrating H. indica with other biopesticides.
• Successful field control is achieved in Brinjal root weevil, Myllocerus discolor, Grape flea beetle, Sceledonta strigicollis and chickpea pod borer, Helicoverpa armigera.
• Morphological, bio-chemical and bio-efficacy studies of Photrhabdus luminescens,  a symbiotic bacterium of H. indica (RCR) were carried out both under laboratory and shade house condition.
• Evaluated different liquid formulations of P. luminescens against sap feeders of cotton, brinjal and bhendi under field condition.
• Efforts are underway to develop P.luminescens as commercial product against spa feeders like mites, mealy bug and aphids.

• Recipient of ICAR Jawaharlal Nehru National award for Ph. D for the year 2000.
• District young scientist award for outstanding contribution in the field of Agricultural entomology.
• Recipient of University of Agricultural Sciences Gold medal for having completing the M.Sc.(Agri.) in Agril. Entomology ‘with Distinction’
• Recipient of team award of eINDIA2010 for the best project on “Re-designing agriculture education-research-extension continuum” in e-agriculture category. The award was received from Miss. Agatha Sangama, Hon’ble MOS for Rural Development, Govt. of India at National eINDIA2010 conference at Hyderabad.
• Recipient of “e-Agriculture ICT initiative of the year 2014” award at national level instituted by Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industries of India (ASSOCHAM) during March 2014 at New Delhi.
• Recipient of “BEST TEACHER” award for the year 2014 instituted by ICAR during 4th Convocation of University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur.

Total number of Publications : 101

Scientific papers in International journal : 08

1. Scientific papers in refereed journals : 43
2. Research notes in refereed journals: 22
3. Books : 01
4. Book chapter : 01
5. Articles in popular magazines and news papers : 17
6. Leaf folders : 09

Papers Published in International Journals

2013

JAMES R. BELL, PRABHURAJ ARALIMARAD, KA S. LIM AND JASON W. CHAPMAN. 2013. Predicting insect migration density and speed in the daytime convective boundary layer. PLoS ONE 8 (1): e54202 doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0054202

2016

SREENIVAS, A.G. AND IAN HARDY, C.W. 2016. Mutual interference reduces offspring production in a brood-guarding bethylid wasp. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 159: 260–269.

Papers published in Indian Journals

2012

ASHOKA, J., NARAYANASWAMY, T.K. AND NARAYANASWAMY, K.C., 2012. Performance of multivoltine and bivoltine silkworm breeds, Bombyx mori L. For larval, cocoon yield and silk filament traits. Paper presented in “National Conferance on Applied Zoological Research for National Food Security & Environmental Protection”, 15-16 Feb, 2012, CRRI, Cuttack, pp 66.

THIMMANNA, ASHOKA, J., HOSAMANI, A.C., AND NAGANAGOUD, A., 2012. Assessment of acute toxicity of newer insecticide molecules on earthworm, Eudrillus eugeniae. Green Farming: International journal of Applied Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, 3(1):117-118.

THIMMANNA, ASHOKA, J., HOSAMANI, A.C., AND NAGANAGOUD, A., 2012. Standardization of lignin decomposer dose for preliminary degradation of lignin rich substrates and evaluation of suitable substrates for earthworm bio-conversion. Green Farming: International journal of Applied Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, 3(1):121-122.

NAGANAGOUD,A., SREENIVAS,A.G., SUSHILA,N. AND HANCHINAL,S.G., 2012. Evaluation of promising botanicals, inert materials and vegetable oils against pulse beetle, Callasobruchus analis Fabricius on pigeon pea. Journal of Applied Zoological Researches, 23(1): 43-50.

BASAVARAJ KALMAT, VENKATESHALU, SUSHILA NADAGOUDA, SHREEDEVI JUKTHIHIREMATH and B C MEENAKSHI., 2012, Characterization of Bacillus thuringiensis Isolates from soils of rice ecosystem in UKP Area, Karnataka, India. Journal of Pure And Applied Microbiology,6(4):1707-1714

D B SHIVARAJA, A NAGANGOUDA, A.G SREENIVAS, UDAYKUMAR NIDONI, SUSHILA NADAGOUDA AND S N VASUDEVAN .,2012,Studies on the effect of O2 and co2 gases at different concentrations on the development of pulse beetle [Callosobruchus analis (Fabricius)] in pigeon pea. Karnataka J. Agric. Sci.,25(4):427-430

K BASAVARAJ, A. G. SREENIVAS., S. G. HANCHINAL AND B. K. DESAI,2012, Bioefficacy of newer insecticidal molecules against safflower aphid, Uroleucon compositae (Theobold). Journal of Oilseeds Research. 29 (Special Issue) : 342-345.

BASAVARAJ,K., SREENIVAS,A.G., HANCHINAL,S.G., AND DESAI,B.K, 2012,Bioefficacy of newer insecticide molecules against safflower leafeatting caterpillar, Proceeding of the International safflower conference. Held at Directorate of Oilseed Research, Hyderabad. 342-343P.

A NAGANAGOUD, A. G. SREENIVAS, N. SUSHILA AND  S.G. HANCHINAL,2012, Evaluation of promising botanicals, inert materials and vegetable oils against pulse beetle. Callosobruchus analis Fabricius (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) on pigeonpea.  Journal of Applied Zoological Research. 23 (1) :43-50.

NARGUND ,V.B., AMARESH Y.S., SREENIVAS, A.G. AND HIREMATH, S.V.,2012, Ecofriendly Management of Foliar diseases of sunflower. Journal of Plant Disease Science, 7(1): 42-44.

NARGUND ,V.B., AMARESH Y.S., SREENIVAS, A.G. AND HIREMATH,S.V.,2012, Management of Green gram powdery mildew through fungicides. Journal of Plant Disease Science, 7(1): 120-121.

SHIVARAJA,D. B., NAGANAGOUD, A., SREENIVAS,  A. G.,  UDAY KUMAR, N SUSHILA,N  AND VASUDEVAN, S. N.,2012, Studies on the effect of O₂ and CO₂ gases at different concentrations on the development of pulse beetle [Callasobruchus analis (Fabricius)] in pigeonpea., Karnataka Journal of Agricultural Sciences.25 (4): 427-430.

TIMMANNA, ASHOKA,J., NAGANAGOUDA,A., HOSAMANI,A.C,    SREENIVAS, A.G. AND  DESAI,  B.K.,2012, Standardization of lignin decomper dose for preliminary degradation of lignin rich substrates and evaluation of suitable substrates for earthworm bio-conversion. Green Farming, 3(2) 132-136

2013

B. SRINIVASA AND A. PRABHURAJ. 2013. Bt Cotton and bollworms: clearing a few clouds. Current Science. 102 (11): 1504-1506. (Impact factor: 7.3)

RANJITH M. T. AND A. PRABHURAJ. A. 2013. Incidence of cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner), on field crops. Indian journal of Entomology. 75 (3): 181-184 (NAAS rating: 3.8).

VISHRUTHKUMAR K.S., TAMILVENDAN, K., MAHADEVASWAMY AND PRABHURAJ. A. 2013. Biochemical diversity of Photorhabdus luminiscens isolated from Heterorhabditis indica collected from different agro-climatic regions of Karnataka. Mysore Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 47 (3): 596-602.

A.G. SREENIVAS.,  S. G. HANCHINAL., MAHANTESH KAPASI,A. NAGANAGOUD AND SUSHILA NADAGOUDA,2013, Bioefficacy of Spinetoram 12 % SC against Thrips and Lepidopteran Insect Pests of Chilli. Pesticide Research Journal. 25 (2): 166-169.

SHREEVANI,G.N., SREENIVAS,A.G., BHEMANNA,M., HOSAMANI, A.C. AND NAGANAGOUD,A.,2013, Effect of different density of leafhopper, Amrasca biguttula biguttula (Ishida) on Bt cotton. 2013, Journal of Cotton Research and Development. 27(2): 89-94.

SHREEVANI,G.N., SREENIVAS, A. G., BHEMANNA, M., HOSAMANI, A.C. AND NAGANAGOUD,A.,2013, Bionomics of leafhopper, Amrasca biguttula biguttula (Ishida) on Bt cotton under laboratory conditions. Journal of Cotton Research and Development. 27(1): 305-309.

JAYASHREE MEKALI, A, NAGANAGOUD, A. SREENIVAS, A. G., SOMASEKHAR AND UDAYKUMAR,N.,2013, Management of Sitophilus oryzae (L.) under modified atmospheric condition on stored sorghum. Annals of Biological Research, 4 (7):185-192.

V.B.NARGUND., Y.S.AMARESH, A.G.SREENIVAS AND S.V. HIREMATH,2013, Ecofriendly approaches for management of foliar diseases of Greengram. Annals of Plant Protection Sciences, 21(1): 42-45.

SIDDAPPA BACHIHAL, AMARESH, Y.S., NAIK,M.K., SUNKAD, G. AND SRINIVAS,  A.G,2013, Estimation of Yield Loss due to Powdery Mildew in Okra. Journal of Mycology and Plant Pathology, 43 (2): 190-192.

D.B.SHIVARAJA,JAYASHREE.M, NAGANAGOUD, A,   A.G. SREENIVAS AND MAHANTESH  KAPASI,2013, Studies on the effect of O2 and CO2 gases at different concentrations on the development of pulse beetle Callasobruchus analis chickpea. Journal of Biopesticides, 6(1): 63- 67.

JAYASHREE MEKALI, AMBLI NAGANAGOUDA, MAHANTESH KAPASI AND A.G. SREENIVAS,2013, Management of Rhyzopertha dominica fab. under at modified atmospheric condition in stored sorghum. SOAJ Entomological Studies, 2 (2013) 34-44.

JYOTHI PATIL, ASHOKA, J. BHEEMANNA, M., SREENIVAS, A.G. AND NAGANAGOUD, A.,2013, Seasonal incidence of sucking pests on mulberry correlated with weather parameters. Annals of plant protection sciences, 21(2):261-264.

JYOTHI PATIL, ASHOKA, J. BHEEMANNA, M., SREENIVAS, A.G., NAGANAGOUD, A AND NARAYANA RAO, K.,2013, Management of thrips, Pseudodendrothrips mori (Niwa) using insecticides and botanicals. Journal of Entomological Research. 37(3):207-209.

JYOTHI PATIL, ASHOKA, J. BHEEMANNA, M., SREENIVAS, A.G. AND NAGANAGOUD, A., 2013, Bio-ecology of mulberry thrips, Pseudodendrothrips mori (Niwa), Journal of Entomological Research. 37(4):325-329.

VENKATESHALU,SHANKARA MURTHY M, SUSHILA N, GIRADDI R S AND HANUMATHARAYA L,2013, Management of mirid bug, Poppiocapsidae biseratense (Distant) on Bt cotton, Paper presented in International conference of insect science, February 2013 published in New horizons in Insect science  edited by Chakravarthy, A.K. Ashok Kumar, K.T. Abraham Verghese, Thyagaraj,N.E.2013,pp-12

2014

B ABDUL KHADAR, A. PRABHURAJ, M. SRINIVASA RAO, A.G. SREENIVAS,2014, influence of elevated co2 associated with chickpea on growth performance of gram caterpillar, Helicoverpa armigera (Hüb.). Applied Ecology and Environmental Research.12(2): 345-353.

BASAVARAJ S KALMATH, A PRABHURAJ, PK DHAKEPHALKAR, HEGDE SUPREET, RS GIRADDI,2014, Characterization of Lysinibacillus sphaericus C3-41 strain isolated from northern Karnataka, India that is toxic to mosquito larvae. Journal of Biological Control,28(1):24-30.

A.G. SREENIVAS,   G. N. SHREEVANI, S. G. HANCHINAL AND  A. NAGANAGOUD,2014, Clothianidin 0.5 % G against Sucking Insect Pests of Okra. Pesticide Research Journal, 26 (2): 150-154.

G.N.SHREEVANI, A.G.SREENIVAS, M.BHEEMANNA AND A.C.HOSAMANI,2014, Toxicity studies of neonicotinyls against leafhopper, Amrasca biguttula biguttula (Ishida) on Bt cotton. Journal of Cotton Research and Development, 28 (2):316-318.

BASAVARAJ, K. AND A. G.SREENIVAS,2014, Extent of damage to chilli due to gall midge, Asphondylia capparis (Rub.). Bioinfolet , 11 (2 A) : 391 – 393.

PRAGATI METI, SREENIVAS,A.G., PRAKASH,K., JAT,M.L., VENKATESHALU, PRABHURAJ,A AND MANJUNATH, M.,2014, Management of shoot fly and stem borer on maize. Journal of Experimental Zoology. India. 17: 337-340.

Pragati Meti, Sreenivas,A.G., Prakash,K.,   Jat, M.L., Venkateshalu, Prabhuraj,A and Manjunath,M.,2014, Studies on status of Arthropod fauna in  Conservation Agricutlture system. Journal of Experimental Zoology. India. 17: 591-593.

PRAGATI METI, SREENIVAS,A.G., PRAKASH,K., JAT, M.L., VENKATESHALU, PRABHURAJ,A AND MANJUNATH,M., 2014. Carryover of insect pests of maize maize       grown under conservation agriculture. J. Exp.Zool.India. 17: 575-576.

PRAGATI METI, SREENIVAS,A.G., PRAKASH,K., JAT, M.L., VENKATESHALU,        PRABHURAJ,A AND MANJUNATH,M., 2014. Population dynamics of shoot fly and    stem borers of maize under conservation agriculture. J. Exp.Zool.India. 17: 563-566.

SIDDAPPA BACHIHAL, AMARESH, Y.S., NAIK, M.K., GURURAJ SUNKAD AND SRINIVAS, A.G., ABBAS HUSSAIN, AND ASHWATHNARAYANA D.S., 2014. Integrated management of powdery mildew in okra. Journal of Plant Disease Sciences, 9 (2): 185-189.

2015

K.A. SHANKARAGOUDA, A. PRABHURAJ AND A. C. HOSAMANI,2015, Effect of different insecticides molecules as poison bait against Spodoptera litura(Fab) in Groundnut. Karnataka Journal of Agricultural Sciences,28(2):202-205.

SHANKAR MURTHY N., NAGARAJ, S. K AND PRABHURAJ. A. AND KALLESWARASWAMY,  2015. Rice leaf folder Cnephalocrosis medinalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) on wheat (Triticum aestvum; Poales: Poaceae) in India. Florida Entomologist. 98 (4); 1269-1270. (NAAS: 7.06).

SHANKAR MURTHY N., NAGARAJ, S. K AND PRABHURAJ. A. 2015. Agriculturally important Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera) of India: key to subfamilies, current status and preliminary checklist. Entomon, 40 (1): 23-68. (NAAS:4.12).

MANJUSHREE HIREMATH, N. M. SHAKUNTALA, S. N. VASUDEVAN, MD. IBRAHIM, A. PRABHURAJ and SANGEETA, 2015, Characterization of paddy genotypes through image analyser and electrophoretic technique of total soluble seed proteins. The Ecoscan, 9 (1&2): 393-396. (NAAS: 5.06).

UMA, G. P., PRABHURAJ, A. AND NANDINI, 2015, Pathogenicity of a symbiotic bacterium, Photorhabdus luminescens cells and its secretion against Tetranychus macferlanei (Tetranychidae:Acari). Green Farming Int. J., 6(2): 377-380. (NAAS rating: 4.79).

SHANKARAGOUDA, K. R., SOMESEKHAR, PRABHURAJ, A. AND HOSAMANI, A. C.,2015, Effect of different insecticides molecules as poison bait against Spodoptera litura (Fab.) in groundnut. Karnataka J. Agric. Sci., 28(2): 202-205. (NAAS rating: 3.50).

SUSHILA NADAGOUDA, A.G SREENIVAS, M, BHEEMANNA, AND S.G HANCHINAL,2015, Management of sucking Insect Pests of Bt cotton by Buprofezin 70% DF, Pesticide research Journal ,27(2):160-164.

SURESH, N. SUSHILA, A.G. SREENIVAS, A .NAGANAGOUD  AND Y. S. AMARESH,2015,Influence of dates of transplanting on the occurrence of insect pests of onion. GreenFarming,6(6):1401-1404.

PATIL,N.S., DESAI, B.K., CHANNABASAVANNA, A.S., KRISHNAMURTHY, D., PRAMOD KATTI AND SREENIVAS, A.G. 2015.  Response of RICE genotypes under different weed management practices in dry direct seeded rice, Oryza sativa. Environment and Ecology. 33 (4A): 1615-1620.

PRABHAVATHI,N.M., AMARESH,Y.S., NAIK,M.K., KUCHANUR, P.H.,PATIL,S.G., YOGESH KUMAR SINGH, JAT, M.L., SREENIVAS, A.G. AND CHENGAPPA, G.2015. Studies on disease dynamics of redgram and maize in conservation agriculture ecosystem. International Journal of Agricultural Research, 7: 01: 11889-11894.

SREENIVAS, A.G., HANCHINAL, S.G., SUSHILA NADAGOUD, BHEEMANNA, M., NAGANAGOUD, A. AND NAVEENKUMAR. B. PATIL. 2015. Management of sucking insect pest complex of Bt cotton by using dinotefuran – a 3rd generation neonicotinoid molecule. J. Cotton Res. Dev. 29 (1) 90-93.

SHREEVANI, G.N., SREENIVAS, A.G., BHEEMANNA, M., AND HANCHINAL, S.G., 2015. Toxicity studies of insecticides against leafhopper, Amrasca biguttula biguttula (Ishida) on Bt cotton under laboratory conditions. J. Cotton Res. Dev. 28(2) 316-318.

 BASAVARAJ, K. AND SREENIVAS, A.G., 2015. Influence of climatic factors on the incidence of chilli gall midge, Asphondylia capparis (Rubaasman) in irrigated chilli Ecosystem. Environment and Ecology. 52-55.

GAJENDRA KHIDRAPURE, VASUDEVAN, S.N., JANAGOUDAR, B.S., SREENIVAS, A.G., SATYANARAYANA RAO AND DODDAGOUDAR,S.R. 2015. Orgo-priming: An innovative seed quality enhancement technique in rice cv. sonamasoori. The Ecoscan, 9: 403-406.

SURESH.G., SUSHILA,N., SREENIVAS,A.G., NAGANAGOUD,A. AND AMARESH Y.S., 2015. Influence of dates of transplanting on the occurence of insect pests of onion. Green Farming. 6(6): 239-242.

ASHRITH, K.N., SREENIVAS,A.G., GURUPRASAD, G.S., HANCHINAL S.G. AND KRISHNAMURTHY, D. 2015. Carryover of insect pests in direct seeded rice (DSR). Progressive Research – An International Jurnal , 10: 2888-2890.

SHANKERGOUD, I., VISHWANATH BIRADAR, JANAGOUDAR,B.S., SHANWAD, U.K. AND SREENIVAS,A.G.2015.Implications of rainfall distribution pattern and its variability for crop planning of crop : A study in north Eastern transitional zone of Karnataka. Karnataka J.Agric., Sci., 28(5):746-752.

SHANWAD, U.K., SHANKERGOUD, I., , JANAGOUDAR,B.S., SREENIVAS,A.G AND VISHWANATH BIRADAR.. 2015. Influence  seasonal and annual rainfall variabillity on crop planning in northern dry zone (Zone-2) of Hyderbad Karnataka region. Karnataka J.Agric., Sci., 28(5):768-770.

 DHARMANNA,K., ASHOKA, J., SREENIVAS, A.G., MAHESH, CHANNAMMA AND PATIL, R.H., 2015. Surey for the incidence of insect pests of gum guar in North –Eastern dry Zone of Karnataka. Trends in Biosciences, 8(22) 6323 – 6328.

SHANKERGOUDA, VISHWANATH BIRADAR, JANAGOUDAR, B.S., SHANWAD, U.K. AND SREENIVAS,A.G.,2015. Implications of rainfall distribution pattern and its variability for crop planning of crops : A study in North Eastern trasitional zone of Karnataka. Karnataka.J Agric. Sci., Spl. Issue 28(5) 768-770.

2016

G.N. MARADDI, A. PRABHURAJ AND G. M. HIREMATH,2016, A perception Analysis of stakeholders toward e-SAP-An ICT tool for pest management,Jopurnal of Global Communication.9:71-83.

NAVEEN, B., SUSHILA NADAGOUDA, ASHOKA, JAND BIRADAR S. A., 2016. Seasonal Incidence of Insect Pests of Sesame. XI National Symposium on Soil Biology and Ecology: Soil Biota and Insects for Sustainable Organic Farming.Held at GKVK, Bangalore, 19-21 December organised by Indian Society of Soil Biology and Ecology, p 66.

MANJUNATHA. N, WILSON. W. KISPOTTA AND ASHOKA. J 2016, An economic analysis of silk worm seed production and chawki silkworm rearing : A case study in Kolar district of Karnataka. Progressive Research – An International Journal, Vol. 11 (Special-IX) : 6019-6022.

 JAMUNA,B, BHEEMANNA,M, HOSAMANI,A.C, GOVINDAPPA,M.R, SUSHILA NADAGOUDA AND  SHWETA SURPUR,2016,Biology of Whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) on tomato. J. Exp. Zool. India, 19(1):475-477.

SOUMYA SHETTAR, SUSHILA NADAGOUDA AND A.G. SREENIVAS,2016,Assessment of different methods of collection of hymenopteran parasitoid complex in pigeonpea ecosystem, J. Exp. Zool. India,19(1):377-380.

SOUMYA SHETTAR, SUSHILA NADAGOUDA AND A.G. SREENivas,2016,Evaluating the effectiveness of the different collection methods of hymenopteran parasitoid complex in pigeonpea ecosystem, J. Exp. Zool. India,19(1):273-276.

SOUMYA SHETTAR, SUSHILA NADAGOUDA, A.G. SREENIVAS AND SHANKARMURTHY,M,2016, Status and diversity of hymenopteran parasitoid comllex on major pests of pigeonpea in protected and unprotected condition, Green farming, 7(4):907-910

ASHRITH K N, A.G.SREENIVAS,GURUPRASAD G S, S.G.HANCHINAL, AND KRISHNAMURTHY,D.2016. Status of insect pests and natural enemies of direct seeded and transplanted rice, Int.J.Agri.Sci.8(52):2472-2478 .

 SHANWAD, U.K., SHANKERGOUDA, I., JANAGOUDAR, B.S., SREENIVAS,A.G., AND VISHWANATH BIRADAR, 2015. Influence of seasonal and annual rainfall variability on crop planning in North Eastern dry zone of Karnataka. Karnataka.J Agric. Sci., Spl. Issue 28(5) 746-752.

ASHRITH, K.N., SREENIVAS, A.G., GURUPRASAD, G.S., HANCHINAL S.G., AND KRISHNA MURTHY, D. 2016, Status of Insect Pests and Natural enemies of Direct Seeded Rice and Transplanted Rice. Mapana Journal of Sciences, 14:4             (11-29).

2017

RAMESH, A. KULKARNI, PRABHURAJ, A., ASHOKA, J., HANCHINAL, S. G. AND SHARANAGOUDA HIREGOUDAR, 2017. Generation and evaluation of nanoparticles of supernatant of Photorhabdus luminescens (Thomas and Poinar) against mite and aphid pests of cotton for enhanced efficacy. Current Science, 112 (11):2312-2316.

KEERTHI M.C., SOMASEKHAR, PRABHURAJ A., BHEEMANNA M. AND KRISHNAMURTHY D. 2017, Effect of weather parameters on seasonal incidence of sorghum shoot fly, Atherigona soccata Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae). Journal of Entomology and Zoological Studies, 5 (5): 1684-1687. (NAAS: 5.53).

GIRI NAGAHARISH, M. SHANKAR MURTHY, A. PRABHURAJ SOMASEKHAR, SHEKAHRAGOUDA S. PATIL,  2017, Survey and documentation of Pyraloidea fauna associated with horticulture crops in zone-1 and 2 of Karnataka India. Entomon, 42 (2): 139-144. (NAAS: 4.48 )

BASAVARAJ S. KALMATH,  PRABHURAJ, A., AND B.V. PATIL, 2017, Bioefficacy of Lysinibacillus sphaericus C3-41 strain against different species of mosquitoes. Biopesticide International, 13 (1): 65-70 (NAAS:4.82).

MANJUNATHA. N, WILSON. W. KISPOTTA AND ASHOKA. J., 2017, An economic analysis of mulberry nursery raising and leaf production in sericulture: A case study in Kolar district of Karnataka. Progressive Research – An International Journal, Vol. 12 (1): 99-102.

MANJUNATHA. N, WILSON. W. KISPOTTA AND ASHOKA. J., 2017, An economic analysis of silkworm cocoon production: A case study in Kolar district of Karnataka. Agric. Sci. Digest., D-4452, [1-4].

HANCHINAL S.G., PATIL,B.V., AND SREENIVAS, A.G. 2017. Management of mealy bug, Phenococcus solenopsis Tinsley of cotton with inseccticides and biorationals. Journal of Cotton Research and Development, 31(1) 102-107.

HANCHINAL S.G., PATIL,B.V., AND SREENIVAS, A.G. 2017. Crop loss estimation due to mealy bug, Phenococcus solenopsis Tinsley in Bt cotton. Journal of Cotton Research and Development, 31(1) 128-131.

TEGGELLI R.G., NAGANAGOUDA, A., SUHAS YELSHETTY, SREENIVAS,A.G., PRAKASH KUCHANUR AND JAT,M.L. 2016. Population Trends of Soil Arthropods in different conservation agriculture (CA) systems in pigeonpea. J. Exp. Zoll. India. 19(1): 1405-1407.

SURESH, G. SUSHILA N. AND. SREENIVAS, A. G., 2017.Optimisation of plant protection schedule for management of insect pests of onion. Plant Archives Vol.17 No. 1, 703-710

SHREEVANI, G.N., SREENIVAS, A.G., BELADHADI, R.V.  and JANAGOUDAR, B.S., 2017. Environmental change and the phenology of Bt cotton aphid, Aphis gossypii Glover. Journal of Agrometeorology 19 (4) : 312-318.

SHWETH, SREENIVAS, A.G., ASHOKA, J., SUSHILA NADAGOUDA AND KUCHANUR, P.H., 2017, Effect of Climate Change on yield of groundnut (Arachis hypogeal. L). Bulletin of Environment, Pharmacology and Life Sciences, 6 (2): 379-382.

SHWETH, SREENIVAS, A.G., ASHOKA, J., SUSHILA NADAGOUDA AND KUCHANUR, P.H., 2017, Host Mediated effect on Spodoptera litura due to Climate Change. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences, 7: 641-650.

SHWETH, SREENIVAS, A.G., ASHOKA, J., SUSHILA NADAGOUDA AND KUCHANUR, P.H., 2017, Effect of Climate change on growth of groundnut. International Journal of Pure and Applied Biosciences,5(6) : 958-989.

DEEPA, D GURURAJ SUNKAD, MAMTA SHARMA, MALLESH, S.B. MANNUR, D.M AND SREENIVAS, A.G., 2018. D8istricbution and severity of dry root rot of chickpea caused by Rhizoctonia bataticola in parts of north Karnataka. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences, 7(4) 194-200.

SHWETHA, S., YELSHETTY, S., SREENIVAS, A.G. AND PATIL, B.V. 2018. Life table and biotic potential of Maruca vitrata (Geyer) (Lepidoptera : Crambidae) on artificial diet. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies. 6(4):892-896. 

SHWETHA, S., YELSHETTY, S., SREENIVAS, A.G. AND PATIL, B.V. 2018. Influence of different artificial diets on third instar Larvae of legume pod borer, Maruca vitrata Geyer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae). J. Exp. Zool. India Vol. 21, No. 2, pp. 1139-1150.

VIJAYALAKSHMI, SREENIVAS, A.G., ASHOKA, J., SUSHILA NADAGOUDA AND ASWATHANARAYANA, D.S 2018. Influence of intercrops on the incidence of thrips, Thrips tabaci (L.). in onion ecosystem. Journal of Entomology and Zoology studies. 6(5) : 658-661

DEEPAK, S, SREENIVAS, A. G, BASAVARAJ KALMATH, HANCHINAL, S. G, VENDON, K. T AND SHEKHAR PATIL. 2019.  Thermo-tolerance characterization and bioassay of selected entomopathogenic fungal (EOF) isolates on larva of Spodoptera litura Fab. Journal of Applied and Natural Science, 11(1)182-187

TABASSUM, SUSHILA, N., SREENIVAS, A.G., HOSAMANI, A.C. AND BELDHADI, R.V. 2017. Effect of growth regulators on sucking insect pest population in Bt cotton. Journal of Cotton Research and Development, 31(2): 322-326.

2018

DEEPA, D GURURAJ SUNKAD, MAMTA SHARMA, MALLESH, S.B. MANNUR, D.M AND SREENIVAS, A.G., 2018. D8istricbution and severity of dry root rot of chickpea caused by Rhizoctonia bataticola in parts of north Karnataka. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences, 7(4) 194-200.

SHWETHA, S., YELSHETTY, S., SREENIVAS, A.G. AND PATIL, B.V. 2018. Life table and biotic potential of Maruca vitrata (Geyer) (Lepidoptera : Crambidae) on artificial diet. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies. 6(4):892-896. 

SHWETHA, S., YELSHETTY, S., SREENIVAS, A.G. AND PATIL, B.V. 2018. Influence of different artificial diets on third instar Larvae of legume pod borer, Maruca vitrata Geyer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae). J. Exp. Zool. India Vol. 21, No. 2, pp. 1139-1150.

VIJAYALAKSHMI, SREENIVAS, A.G., ASHOKA, J., SUSHILA NADAGOUDA AND ASWATHANARAYANA, D.S 2018. Influence of intercrops on the incidence of thrips, Thrips tabaci (L.). in onion ecosystem. Journal of Entomology and Zoology studies. 6(5) : 658-661.

HADIMANI, D.K., ASHOKA, J., PATIL, S. S., SATIHAL, D. G., ARUNKUMAR, B. AND KALMATH, B. S. 2018, Performance of mulberry genotypes in UKP command area of Yadgir district of Karnataka. Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, SP1: 1531-1533.

HADIMANI, D.K., ASHOKA, J., PATIL, S. S., SATIHAL, D. G., ARUNKUMAR, B. AND KALMATH, B. S. 2018, Performance of mulberry genotypes in UKP command area of Yadgir district of Karnataka. Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, SP1: 1531-1533.

NAGARAJU M C,SUSHILA NADAGOUDA, HOSAMANI, A C AND SUJAY HURALI,2018, Studies on Biology of cucumber moth, Diaphania indica (Saunders) (Lepidoptera : Crambidae) on bittergourd, Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci (2018) Special Issue-7: 4511-4516 (NAAS rate:5.38)

NAGARAJU M C, SUSHILA NADAGOUDA, HOSAMANI, A C AND SUJAY HURALI,2018, Field evaluation of insecticides for the management of cucumber moth, Diaphania indica (Saunders) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) on bitter gourd, Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 2018; 6(2): 79-82 (NAAS rate:5.53)

T. NAGESHKUMAR, M. ANANTACHAR, M. VEERANGOUDA, K.V. PRAKASH, SUSHILA NADAGOUDA AND B.G. KOPPALKAR,2018 Bio-Efficacy of Tractor Operated    Automatic Gun Sprayer Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci (2018) 7(8): 3174-3177

WAZID, SUSHILA NADAGOUDA, A. PRABHURAJ, R. HARISHCHANRA NAIK, N.M. SHAKUNTALA AND H. SHARANAGOUDA,2018 ,  Effect of Biosynthesized Zinc Oxide Green Nanoparticles on Pulse Beetle, Callosobruchus analis (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci (2018) 7(9): 503-512

 SAGILI JHANSI LAKSHMI, ROOPA BAI RS, SHARANAGOUDA H, RAMACHANDRA CT, SUSHILA NADAGOUDA AND UDAYKUMAR NIDONI,2018,  Effect of biosynthesized zinc oxide nanoparticles coating on quality parameters of fig (Ficus carica L.) fruit ,  Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry 2018; 7(3): 10-14.

PAVITRA, N. SUSHILA, A.G. SREENIVAS, J. ASHOK AND H. SHARANAGOUDA, 2018      BIOSYNTHESIS OF GREEN SILICA NANOPARTICLES AND ITS EFFECT ON COTTON APHID, APHIS GOSSYPII    GLOVER AND MEALYBUG, PHENACOCCUS SOLENOPSIS TINSLEY INT.J.CURR.MICROBIOL.APP.SCI (2018) 7(10): 1450-1460

1. National seminar on application of remote sensing and GIS in Indian scenario with special reference to Agriculture and Forestry held in UAS, Dharwad during 15-16 September 2017 at UAS, Dharwad, Karnataka.

2. International Conference PCF8: Pan Commonwealth Conference, held at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia during 27-30 Nov.2016

3. VIIth National Extension Education Congress held during 8-11 Nov. 2014 at ICAR RC for NEHR, Umiam, Meghalaya

4. National Conference on Information Communication Technologies and awards” held at Hotel Le Meridian, New Delhi on 4^th March 2014

5. Zonal Karnataka State Scientific and Research Council held during Jan 2014 at UAS, Raichur.

STUDENT’S ACHIEVEMENTS/AWARDS FOR THE BEST THESIS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL ENTOMOLOGY

RESEARCH GRANTS RECEIVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL ENTOMOLOGY DURING LAST FIVE YEARS