Entomology Research Publications

Weng, Y.M., Shashank, P.R., Godfrey, R.K., Plotkin, D., Parker, B.M., Wist, T. and Kawahara, A.Y., (2024). Evolutionary genomics of three agricultural pest moths reveals rapid evolution of host adaptation and immune-related genes. , GigaScience, 13, p.giad103. (NAAS rating: 17.8)
Chetana Aggarwal, Sangeeta Paul, Bishwajeet Paul, Md. Aslam Khan and S.P. Tyagi (2014). A modified semi-synthetic diet for bioassay of non-sporeforming entomopathogenic bacteria against Spodoptera litura. Biocontrol Sci. Technol. 24: 1202-1205
Sangeeta Paul, Paul B., Khan M.A., Chetana Aggarwal, Thakur J.K. and Rathi M.S. (2013). Effects of lindane on lindane-degrading Azotobacter chroococcum; evaluation of toxicity of possible degradation product(s) on plant and insect. Bull. Environ. Toxicol. 90: 351-356.
Chetana Aggarwal, Sangeeta Paul, Vishwas Tripathi, Bishwajeet Paul and Md. Aslam Khan (2015). Chitinolytic activity in Serratia marcescens (strain SEN) and potency against different instars of Spodoptera litura (Fab.) with effect of sublethal doses on insect development. BioControl 60: 631-640
Bishwajeet Paul, Sangeeta Paul and Md. Aslam Khan (2011). A potential economical substrate for large-scale production of Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki for caterpillar control. Biocontrol Sci. Tech. 21(11): 1363-1368
Sangeeta Paul, Bishwajeet Paul, Md. Aslam Khan, Chetana Aggarwal, Maheshwar Singh Rathi and Satya Prakash Tyagi (2017) Characterization and evaluation of Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki based formulation for field persistence and insect biocontrol. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 87(4): 473–8
Shankarganesh K and Bishwajeet Paul and Gautam, R.D, (2013). Studies on ecological safety of insecticides to egg parasitoids, Trichogrammachilonis Ishii and Trichogramma brasiliensis (Ashmead), National Academy Science Letters – India, 36(6):581–585
Ishana Qadir, Ayesha Qamar, Bishwajeet Paul and Ashiq Hussain Mir (2020), Cuticular hydrocarbons C14-C36 are potential contact pheromonal elements modulating some behaviors in Zygogramma bicolorata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Biologia, DOI: 10.2478/s11756-020-00515-w
• Singh, Surabhi, Paul, Bishwajeet and Kumar, Archna. (2019). Impact of volatile cues on foraging response of egg larval parasitoid, Chelonus blackburni Cameron. Indian Journal Of Agricultural Research. 10.18805/A-5108
Joni Kumar, Bishwajeet Paul and Suresh M. Nebapure (2018) Electrophysiological response of Dysdercus cingulatus (Fabricius) (Hemiptera: Pyrrhocoridae) to cotton plant extracts and other host related compounds. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India - Section B: Biological Sciences.
D Srinivasa Reddy, Chitra Srivastava and Bishwajeet Paul (2005). Residual toxicity of impregnated insecticides on gunny bags against red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum. Indian J. Agril. Sci. 75 (8) 525-527
Shivaji H, Thube, Mahapatro GK*, Chandrika M, Pandian TP, Elain Apshara and Jose CT (2020) Biology, feeding and oviposition preference of the tea mosquito bug, Helopeltistheivora, with notes on the distribution of Helopeltis spp. across elevation gradients in cocoa ecosystems. Animal Biology, 70: 67-79. June 2019. Online published. DOI: 10.1163/15707563-20191083. (NAAS, 7.23) *Chairman of Ph D thesis.
Chandrashekar K, Dubey AK, Abhishek V, Mahapatro GK* (2021) Occurrence of exotic whitefly, Paraleyrodes minei Iaccarino (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) and other whitefly species on fruit crops in Maharashtra, India. 3 Biotech 11(6): DOI:10.1007/s13205-021-02831-7 (8.89)
Punam Kumari, Mahapatro GK, Nirupama Banerjee and Neera Sarin (2015). A novel pilin subunit from Xenorhabdus nematophila, an insect pathogen, confers pest resistance in tobacco and tomato. Plant Cell Reports, 34(11): 1863-1872. DOI: 10.1007/s00299-015-1833-6. (10.96)
Punam Kumari, Mahapatro GK, Nirupama Banerjee and Neera Sarin (2015). Ectopic expression of GroEL from Xenorhabdus nematophilain tomato enhances resistance against Helicoverpaarmigera and salt and thermal stress. Transgenic Research, 24: 859-873. DOI: 10.1007/s11248-015-9881-9 (9.15)
Punam Kumari, Sashi Kant, Shazmira Zaman, Mahapatro GK, Nirupama Banerjee and Neera Bhalla Sarin (2014) A novel insecticidal GroEL protein from Xenorhabdus nematophila confers insect resistance in tobacco. Transgenic Research, 23: 99�107. DOI: 10.1007/s11248-013-9734-3. (9.15)
Mahapatro GK, Debajyoti C and Gautam RD (2017) Indian indigenous traditional knowledge (ITK) on termites: ecofriendly approaches to sustainable management. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge, 16 (2), 333-340. http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/40087 (6.92)
Mahapatro GK (2016) Can insecticide resistance be developed in termites? Current Science, 112 (6): 1097-1098. (7.17)
Mahapatro GK and Madhumita Panigrahi (2014) Endosulfan issue: science verses conscience. Current Science, 106 (2): 152-155. (7.17)
Mahapatro GK and Madhumita Panigrahi (2013) The case for banning endosulfan. Current Science, 104 (11): 1476-1479. (7.17)
Sandeep Kumar, Suby SB, Pashupat Vasmatkar, Suresh Nebapure, Naveen Kumar, GK Mahapatro* (2023) Influence of temperature on insecticidal toxicity and detoxifying enzymes to Spodoptera frugiperda. Phytoparasitica. DOI : 10.1007/s12600-023-01058-x (7.81)
Singh, N. and Dhillon, M.K.* 2022. Nucleo-cytoplasmic interactions affecting biological performance of Lipaphis erysimi in Brassica juncea. Frontiers in Plant Science 13: 971606. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.971606
Samal, I., Dhillon, M.K.*, Tanwar, A.K., Kumar, S. and Hasan, F. 2022. Biological performance and amino acid profiles of different geographical Chilo partellus populations on diverse maize genotypes. Entomologia Generalis 42(3): 479-489.
Dhillon, M.K.*, Tanwar, A.K., Kumar, S., Hasan, F., Sharma, S., Jaba, J. and Sharma, H.C. 2021. Biological and biochemical diversity in different biotypes of spotted stem borer, Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) in India. Scientific Reports 11:5735. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-85457-2
Dhillon, M.K.*, Hasan, F., Tanwar, A.K., Jaba, J., Singh, N. and Sharma, H.C. 2020. Genetic regulation of diapause and associated traits in Chilo partellus (Swinhoe). Scientific Reports 10 (1): 1793 (1-11). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-58640-0
Dhillon, M.K., Jaba, J., Mishra, P., Iquebal, M.A., Jaiswal, S., Tanwar, A.K., Nareshkumar, B., Arora, N., Mishra, S.P., Shyamprasad, G., Hasan, F., Rai, A., Kumar, D. and Sharma, H.C. 2022. Whole genome sequencing of spotted stem borer, Chilo partellus reveals multiple genes encoding enzymes for detoxification of insecticides. Functional & Integrative Genomics 22: 611-624. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10142-022-00852-w.
Dhillon, M.K.*, Singh, N. and Yadava, D.K. 2022. Preventable yield losses and management of mustard aphid, Lipaphis erysimi (Kaltenbach) in different cultivars of Brassica juncea (L.) Czern & Coss. Crop Protection 161(11): 106070 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2022.106070
Samal, I., Singh, N., Bhoi, T.K. and Dhillon, M.K.* 2022. Elucidating effect of different photosynthetic pigments on Lipaphis erysimi preference and population build-up on diverse Brassica juncea genotypes. Annals of Applied Biology 181: 201-214. https://doi.org/10.1111/aab.12774
Dhillon, M.K.* and Hasan, F. 2017. Temperature-dependent development of diapausing larvae of Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae). Journal of Thermal Biology 69: 213-220.
Dhillon, M.K.*, Hasan, F., Tanwar, A.K. and Bhadauriya, A.P.S. 2017. Effects of thermo-photoperiod on induction and termination of hibernation in Chilo partellus (Swinhoe). Bulletin of Entomological Research 107(3): 294-302.
Dhillon, M.K.*, Hasan, F., Tanwar, A.K. and Bhadauriya, A.S. 2019. Factors responsible for aestivation in spotted stem borer, Chilo partellus (Swinhoe). Journal of Experimental Zoology-A: Ecological and Integrative Physiology 331(6): 326-340.
Naveen, N.C., Rahul Chaubey., Dinesh Kumar., Rebijith, K.B., Raman Rajagopal., B. Subrahmanyam and Subramanian, S. (2017) Insecticide resistance status in the whitefly, Bemisia tabaci genetic groups Asia-I, Asia-II-1 and Asia-II-7 on the Indian subcontinent. Scientific Reports 7: 40634 (2017) doi:10.1038/srep40634 (NAAS rating 11.5)
David I. Schlipalius., Andrew G. Tuck1., Rajeswaran Jagadeesan., Tam Nguyen., Ramandeep Kaur., Sabtharishi Subramanian., Roberto Barrero., Manoj Nayak., Paul R. Ebert (2018). *Variant linkage analysis using de novo transcriptome sequencing identifies a conserved phosphine resistance gene in insects. (2018). Genetics � March 2018.DOI: 10.1534/genetics.118.300688 (NAAS rating 10.56)
Graham A. McCulloch., Mohankumar, S., Subramanian, S., Sonai Raja, T., . Rahul, C., Surendran, R., Gaurav, R., Chandrasekaran, S., Gregory J. Daglish., Gimme H. Walter (2019). Contrasting patterns of phylogeographic structuring in two key beetle pests of stored grain in India and Australia. Journal of Pest Scicence, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10340-019-01121-9 (NAAS rating : 10.75)
Gandotra, S., Kumar, A., Naga, K., Bhuyan, P.M., Gogoi, D.K., Sharma, K. and Subramanian, S., (2018). Bacterial community structure and diversity in the gut of Muga silkworm, Antheraea assamensis (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) from India. Insect molecular biology (2018) 27 (5), 603�619 doi:10.1111/imb.12495 (NAAS rating : 8.49)
Mishra, M., Sharma, K. and Subramanian, S., 2018. Characterization of culturable gut bacterial isolates from wild population of melon fruit fly (Bactrocera cucurbitae) and assessing their attractancy potential for sustainable pest management. Phytoparasitica, 46(5), pp.583-594. (NAAS rating : 7.01)
MsangoSoko, K., Gandotra, S., Chandel, R., Sharma, K., Ramakrishinan, B., & Subramanian, S. (2020). Composition and diversity of gut bacteria associated with the eri silk moth, Samia ricini,(Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) as revealed by culture-dependent and metagenomics analysis. Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 10 Jun 2020, 30. DOI: 10.4014/jmb.2002.0205530. (NAAS rating : 7.98)
Namita Poddar., Subramanian, S. (2016). Alkaline Phosphatase activity in developmental stages of Asia I and Asia II 1 populations of whitefly Bemisia tabaci Current Science 110 (8) : 1564- 1568; doi: 10.18520/cs/v110/i8/1564-1568 (NAAS rating 6.8)
MsangoSoko, K.R., Bhattacharya,R.C., Ramakrishnan, B., Sharma, K. and S.Subramanian (2020). Functional characterization of bacteria isolated from the different gut compartments of the white grub, Anamola dimidiata, larvae. Journal of Environmental Biology, Vo. 41 (2020) (NAAS rating : 6.56)
Sonai Rajan Thangaraj., Graham A. McCulloch., Subramanian Sabtharishi., Rahul Kumar Chandel., Sadhan Debnath., Chandrasekaran Subramaniam., Gimme H. Walter c, Mohankumar Subbarayalu (2019). Genetic diversity and its geographic structure in Sitophilus oryzae (Coleoptera; Curculionidae) across India e implications for managing phosphine resistance . Journal of Stored Products Research 84 (2019) 101512, (NAAS rating : 7.95)
Duhlian, L., Koramutla, M.K., Subramanian, S. Chamola, Ramcharan Bhattacharya (2020). Comparative transcriptomics revealed differential regulation of defense related genes in Brassica juncea leading to successful and unsuccessful infestation by aphid species. Sci Rep 10, 10583 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-66217-0 ((NAAS rating 10.56)
Guleria, N., Nebapure, S.M., Kamala Jayanthi, P.D. et al. Electrophysiological and Behavioral Responses of Spotted Stem Borer, Chilo partellus, to Sex Pheromone Components and Their Blends. J Chem Ecol: 49(3-4):155-163. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-023-01419-0
Nebapure, S.M., Shankarganesh, K., Rajna, S., Naga, K.C., Pandey, D., Gambhir, S., Praveen, K.V. and Subramanian, S., 2022. Dynamic changes in virus-induced volatiles in cotton modulate the orientation and oviposition behavior of the whitefly Bemisia tabaci. Frontiers in Physiology, 13, pp.1017948-1017948.
Nebapure, S. M., & Srivastava, C. (2019). Fumigation potential of allelochemicals against pulse beetles, Callosobruchus maculatus (F.) and C. chinensis (L.)(Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Allelopathy Journal, 48(1), 101-107.
Nebapure, S. M. (2020). Electrophysiological Response of Two Moth Species, Helicoverpa armigera and Maruca vitrata to Host Plant (Cajanus cajan) Volatiles. National Academy Science Letters, 1-4.
Nebapure, S. M., Sarkar, D. J., Suroshe, S. S., Rana, V. S., Shakil, N. A., & Subramanian, S. (2022). Insecticidal activity of oil-in-water emulsion formulations of essential oils against white fly, Bemicia tabaci (Gennadius)(Homoptera: Aleyrodidae). Allelopathy Journal, 56(2): 207-220
Nebapure, S. M., Srivastava, C. and Walia, S. (2015). Antifeedant and Insect Growth Inhibitory Activity of Seed Extracts from Kari hari, Gloriosa superba Linn.(Colchicaceae) Against Tobacco Leaf Eating Caterpillar, Spodoptera litura (Fabricius)(Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). National Academy Science Letters, 38(4), 295-299.
Guleria, N., Nebapure, S. M*., Jayanthi, P. D., Suby, S. B., & Kumar, P. (2021). Identification of male-specific active host plant volatiles for maize stem borer, Chilo partellus Swinhoe. Current Science (00113891), 121(4): 578-581.
Nebapure, S., & Kumar, S. (2022). Electrophysiological and behavioral responses of blister beetle Mylabris pustulata to plant volatiles. Animal Biology, 72: 103-116.(NAAS rating: 7.48)
Nazari, A. H., Nebapure, S. M*., Rana, V. S. & Shakil, N. A. (2022). Chemical composition and fumigation toxicity of essential oil from Murraya paniculata L. (Jack) against almond moth, Cadra cautella (Walker). Allelopathy Journal 55(1): 93-104
Nazari, A. H., Nebapure, S. M*., & Rana, V. S. (2022). Bioactivity of Murraya paniculata Against Almond Moth Cadra cautella and Leaf-Eating Caterpillar Spodoptera litura. National Academy Science Letters, 45(1):25-30
Shashank, P.R., Parker, B.M., Rananaware, S.R., Plotkin, D., Couch, C., Yang, L.G., Nguyen, L.T., Prasannakumar, N.R., Braswell, W.E., Jain, P.K. and Kawahara, A.Y., 2024. CRISPR‐based diagnostics detects invasive insect pests. Molecular Ecology Resources, 24(1), p.e13881.
Shashank, P.R., Rani, A. T., Devi, S. R., & Meshram, N. M. (2023). Morphological Characterization of the Antennal Sensilla of the Legume Pod Borer, Maruca vitrata (Fabricius)(Lepidoptera: Crambidae). Microscopy and Microanalysis, ozad097.
Shashank, P.R.*, Twinkle, S., Chandrashekar, K., Meshram, N.M., Suroshe, S. S., and Bajracharya, A.S.R. 2018. Genetic homogeneity in South American tomato pinworm, Tuta absoluta: a new invasive pest to oriental region. 3 Biotech, 8(8): 350.
Shashank, P.R*, Kammar, V., Mally, R., and Chakravarthy, A. 2018. A new Indian species of shoot and capsule borer of the genus Conogethes (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), feeding on cardamom. Zootaxa, 4374(2): 215-234.
Shashank, P. R., Naveena, N. L., Rajgopal, N. N., Elliott, T. A., Sreedevi, K., Sunil, S., & Meshram, N. M. 2022. DNA barcoding of insects from India: Current status and future perspectives. Molecular biology reports, 1-10.
Weng, Y.M., Shashank, P.R., Godfrey, R.K., Plotkin, D., Parker, B.M., Wist, T. and Kawahara, A.Y., 2024. Evolutionary genomics of three agricultural pest moths reveals rapid evolution of host adaptation and immune-related genes. GigaScience, 13, p.giad103.
Shashank, P.R*., L. Saravanan., P. Kalidas., T. Phanikumar., V.V. Ramamurthy., and N.S.C. Bose. 2015. New species of the genus Acria Stephens, 1834 (Lepidoptera: Depressariidae: Acriinae) from India. Zootaxa, 3957 (2): 226-230.
Shashank, P.R*., R. Ojha., T. Venkatesan., S.K. Jalali and K.R.M. Bhanu. 2015. Molecular characterization of brinjal shoot and fruit borer, Leucinodes orbonalis (Guene) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) based on mitochondrial marker cytochrome oxidase I and their phylogenetic relationship. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology, 52: 51-55.
Shashank, P.R*., A. K. Chakravarthy, Raju B. R. and Bhanu K. R. M., 2014. DNA barcoding reveals the occurrence of cryptic species in host-associated population of Conogethes punctiferalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae). Applied Entomology and Zoology, 49(2): 283-295.
Shashank, P.R*, A. K. Chakravarthy, Chandrashekaraiah and Bhanu K.R.M., 2014. Behavioural studies on Shoot and Fruit Borer, Conogethes punctiferalis Guenee (Crambidae: Lepidoptera) host-associated populations reveal occurrence of cryptic species. Entomologia Generalis, 35(2):103-115.
C.M. Senthil Kumar., T.K. Jacob., S. Devasahayam., Sharon D�Silva., J. Jinsha. and S. Rajna. 2015. Occurrence and characterization of a tetrahedral nucleopolyhedrovirus from Spilarctia obliqua (Walker). Journal of Invertebrate pathology. 132:135-141
Jose, S., Rajna S. and Ammayappan, L. 2016. An overview on production, properties, and value addition of pineapple leaf fibers (PALF). Journal of Natural Fibers, 13(3), 362-373.
Rajna, S., Praveen, K. V., Laneesha, M., & Kelageri, S. S. (2021). Recent trends in insecticide resistance research on whiteflies (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae): a bibliometric profile. CURRENT SCIENCE, 120(9), 1433.
Nebapure, S. M., Shankarganesh, K., Rajna, S., Naga, K. C., Pandey, D., Gambhir, S., ... & Subramanian, S. (2022). Dynamic changes in virus-induced volatiles in cotton modulate the orientation and oviposition behavior of the whitefly Bemisia tabaci. Frontiers in Physiology, 13, 1017948-1017948.
Rajna, S., Mahapatro, G. K., Subramanian, S., Chander, S., & Kelageri, S. (2022). Susceptibility of imidacloprid resistant whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) to cyantraniliprole. Indian Journal of Entomology, 663-666.
Medha, K., Rajna, S., Devi, L. J., Samant, L., & Jose, S. (2021). A comprehensive review on moth repellent finishing of woolen textiles. Journal of Cultural Heritage, 49, 260-271.
Rajna, S., & Subhash, C. (2013). Sequential sampling plan for rice planthoppers with incorporation of predator effect. Journal of Biological Control, 27(1), 10-17.
Rajna, S., & Chander, S. (2013). Predator diversity vis-á-vis pest incidence in rice ecosystem. Indian Journal of Entomology, 75(2), 104-108.
Vijaya, M., Rani, P. U., & Rajna, S. (2018). Induced indirect defense in chilli plant, Capsicum annuum L. due to feeding stress caused by herbivore, Spodoptera litura F. J Entomol Zool Stud, 6, 1264-1270.
Akoijam, R., Srivastava, C., Subramanian, S., Singh, T. R., & Rajna, S. (2019). Relative toxicity of fipronil and flonicamid against Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) on cotton. Indian Journal of Entomology, 81(4), 733-739.
Nithya Chandran, Ajaykumara K. M., Tamoghna Saha. 2024. Sinelater perroti (Fleutiaux) (Coleoptera: Elateridae: Tetralobinae): New Record for India. The Coleopterists Bulletin 78 (2), 152-154. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1649/0010-065X-78.2.152.
B. Thirupam Reddy, Nithya Chandran, Ashwani Kumar, K. Sathyanarayana. 2023. Scymnus (Scymnus) arciformis Chen, Wang, and Ren (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), a New Record for India. The Coleopterists Bulletin 77 (1), 140-145. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1649/0010-065X-77.1.140. *(corresponding author).
V. Kavi Sidharthan Bharati Patel Nithya Chandran* and Swapnendu Pattanaik. 2022. Xylotrechus smei (Cerambycidae: Cerambycinae: Clytini): a potential threat to red sanders cultivation. Phytoparasitica. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12600-022-01023-0. *(corresponding author).
Nithya Chandran and Anil Kumar Dubey. 2021. A New Species of Lanelater Arnett (Coleoptera: Elateridae) from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. The Coleopterists Bulletin. 75(1), 240-246. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1649/0010-065X-75.1.240.
Nithya Chandran and Anil Kumar Dubey. 2020. Redescription of Cryptalaus nodulosus (Waterhouse, 1877), New Combination (Coleoptera: Elateridae) from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. The Coleopterists Bulletin. 74(4): 659-666. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1649/0010-065X-74.4.659.
Mogili Ramaiah, Meshram, N M & Dey D. 2023. Bambuphaga, a new bamboo feeding-leafhopper genus (Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae: Punctulini) from India. Zootaxa 5346 (3): 325–330.
Mogili Ramaiah, Meshram, N M & Dey D. 2023. A new species of bamboo-feeding leafhopper genus Mukariella Viraktamath and Webb (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) along with its morphological variant from India. Zootaxa 5239 (2): 289–295.
Mogili Ramaiah, Meshram, N M & Dey D. 2023. Integrative approaches establishes colour polymorphism in Bamboo-feeding leafhopper Mukaria splendida Distant (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) from India. Insects, 14 (1): 44.
Mogili Ramaiah and Naresh M. Meshram. 2021. New species of Bamboo-feeding leafhopper subgenus Myittana (Myittana) from India (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae). Zootaxa, 4996 (1): 189–193.