Department of Agricultural Entomology Ongoing Projects

Ongoing Projects

S. No. Title of the Scheme Principal Investigator Period Funding agency Total budget (Rs. in lakhs)
1) Developing Integrated Pest Management Module for Maize Fall Armyworm and Validation under Areawide Integrated Pest Management (AWIPM) through Farmer Participatory Approach in Tamil Nadu Dr.M.Shanthi (PI)

Dr.Zadda Kavitha (CoPI)

April 2020 – March 2022 GoTN 79.27
2) Bioefficacy of Sulfoxaflor 24% w/w (21.7% SC w/w) against sucking pest in Grapes (Maconellicoccus hirsutus and Planococcus citri) Dr.J.Jayaraj July 2019 – June 2021 M/s. Dow Agro Sciences/Corteva agriscience (F37AIQ) 7.91
3) Private agency scheme. Bioefficacy testing of cyantraniliprole 10.6 OD against major lepidopteran and sucking insect pests on okra and cabbage Dr.M.Shanthi November 2020 – Oct. 2021 M/s. FMC India Pvt. Ltd., Coimbatore (F37AKI) 5.97