KADIRI BABURAO

Educational Qualifications:

B. Sc. (Ag)-  Agriculture College, Mahanandi, Andhra Pradesh, ANGRAU

M. Sc. (Ag)-  Agriculture College, Naira, Andhra Pradesh, ANGRAU

Ph. D-  Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur, Kerala

Working Experience

• Masters research work on “Taxonomic studies on genus Spodoptera and Management of insect pests in sweet corn with special emphasis on Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda J.E. Smith)”
• Ph. D. in Agricultural Entomology: Undertook Ph.D. research focused on “Taxonomy of soft scale fauna (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Coccidae) in Kerala”

Professional Experience

Assistant Professor – SBVR COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, Badvel, Kadapa dist. – ANGRAU for 1 year 6 months

AWARDS/ SCHOLARSHIPS
❖ Got National Fellowship for Scheduled Tribe (NFST)- 2022

❖Life member of Association for Advancement of Pest Management in Horticultural Ecosystems (AAPMHE)

PUBLICATIONS

Full length articles: 7

• Efficacy of insecticidal treatments on natural enemies of sweet corn. Journal of Entomological Research.
• Field evaluation of insecticides against fall army worm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) in sweet corn. Indian Journal of Entomology.
• Field evaluation of certain insecticides against pink stem borer, Sesamia inferens (walker) on sweet corn. Journal of Entomological Research.
• First encounters with five armoured scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Diaspididae) in India. Phytoparasitica.
• A catalogue of spider mite (Prostigmata: Tetranychidae) fauna associated with agricultural ecosystems of Kerala, South India with a taxonomic key. Acarologia.
• Diversity and host range of the tribe Saissetiini (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae) in Kerala, India. Pest Management in Horticultural Ecosystems.
• Taxonomic note on the tribe Coccini in Kerala, South India and their hosts. Indian Journal of Entomology.

Papers presented in National, International Seminars and Conferences : 5

• Novel Approaches for Doubling Farmers Income Through Sutainable Agricultural Production Systems, Tirupati
• Strategies for Buffering Ecosystems for Sustainable Services in the Era of Intensive Agricultural and Climate Change, Rajamahendravaram
• International Conference on Plant Health Management (ICPHM) 2023 –Innovation & Sustainability, Hyderabad.
• Next Gen-Agriculture: Cross Disciplinary Approaches for Augmenting Farm Productivity and Framers Prosperity, Bapatla
• Second International Conference on Biological Control: Biocontrol Contributions to One Health, Bangalore

Workshops attended: 6

• Advanced Microscopic Techniques
• Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Plant Biosecurity
• Capacity Building in Dipteran Biosystematics: Taxonomic & Ecological Diversity and Conservation
• National Workshop on Writing and Publishing Research Papers
• Molecular Biology Techniques and Bioinformatics Tools for Advanced Life Science Research
• In Search of Insecta

Booklets/Popular articles: 3

• Mite pests of arecanut in Kerala and their management.
• Faunal diversity of spider mites (Prostigmata: Tetranychidae) associated with agricultural ecosystems
• Invasive armoured scale, Aulacaspis madiunensis (Zehntner), ravaging Cycas plants in North Kerala.

Book chapters: 5

• Changing global insect diversity and distribution influenced by climate change.
• Storage insect pests and their management.
• Insect diversity and their role in agroecosystems Sustainable Entomology in Agriculture: Innovations and Practices.
• Pest status and its management in temperature nut crops: opportunities and challenges.
• Socio-economic evaluation of insect products with special reference to Himalayan honeybees.