Background
The history of entomology at Pusa dates back to 1905, the period of Sir Maxwel Lefroy, the Imperial Entomologist at Imperial Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa who contributed to the monumental research work conducted in the region which took shape in his historical publication – The Indian Insect life.
The department of Entomology was established mainly to teach entomology to undergraduate students. Since inception of the University, it became a separate unit in the Faculty of Agriculture at Pusa Campus of Rajendra Agricultural University with an objective of achieving excellence in teaching entomology to postgraduate students, conducting problem oriented research on insect pests of agricultural importance, and extending latest technology development to farmers. |
The department has a strong presence in research in the area  of economic entomology, insect ecology, biological control, acarology, soil biota and insecticide toxicology having a state of the art pesticide residue laboratory equipped with GC, HPLC and other sophisticated analytical instruments. The apiculture unit is housed independently and is equipped with modern research facilities. The faculty is highly qualified, made available from the under graduate unit at Tirhut College of Agriculture, Dholi and Sugarcane Research Institute, Pusa contributing their might to teaching and research capabilities thus, strengthening the overall human resources available in the department. |
Major achievements of the department have been in the field  of developing highly skilled personnel placed in reputed institutions, state department of agriculture and public sector undertakings, through striking a balance in pursuing both the basic and applied aspects of entomology. The technologies developed by the department are being regularly transferred to the farmers by the university. |
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Univ. Apiary |
PG Laboratory |
Bio-control Lab. |
Faculty Strength
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| Dr. A.K. Misra
Professor & Head |
Economic Entomology | 9973576646 | head.ento@rpcau.ac.in
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| Dr. P.P. Singh
Professor |
Economic Entomology | 8969687676
9939214932 |
pashupati.singh@rpcau.ac.in |
| Dr. A.K. Rai
Professor |
Bio control & Ecology | 9470832977 | akrai.ento@rpcau.ac.in
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| Dr. U. Mukherjee
Professor |
Insecticide Toxicology | 8986039867 | udayanmukherjee@rpcau.ac.in |
| Dr. S.P.N. Singh
Associate Professor |
Economic Entomology | 6206321317 | spnsingh@rpcau.ac.in
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| Dr. (Mrs) Puspa Singh
Associate Professor |
Acarology &Insecticide Toxicology | 9430560507, 7319653080 | pushpa@rpcau.ac.in |
| Dr. Neeraj Kumar
Associate Professor |
Economic Entomology and Apiculture | 7004870398 | neeraj@rpcau.ac.in |
| Dr. S.K. Sahoo
Associate Professor |
Pesticide Residue Analysis | 9872655270 | sksahoo@rpcau.ac.in |
| Dr. Rabindra Prasad
Assistant Professor |
Economic Entomology and Apiculture
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9934610423 | r.prasad@rpcau.ac.in
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| Dr. Anil Kumar
Assistant Professor |
Bio control, Economic Entomology & Sugarcane Entomology | 9304734003 | anil.kumar@rpcau.ac.in |
| Dr. Tanweer Alam
Assistant Professor |
Economic Entomology | 9955982521 | tanweer@rpcau.ac.in |
| Dr. M.K. Singh
Assistant Professor |
Horticultural Entomology | 9430557567 | mukesh.singh@rpcau.ac.in
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| Dr. Manoj Kumar
Assistant Professor |
Economic Entomology | 9162736466 | manojk.ento@rpcau.ac.in |
| Dr. Md. Abbas Ahmad
Assistant Professor |
Pulse, Rice Entomology and Host Plant Resistance | 9470021983 | abbas.ento@rpcau.ac.in |
| Dr. Nagendra Kumar
Assistant Professor |
Economic Entomology, Apiculture and Medicinal and Aromatic plant.
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nagendra.kumar@rpcau.ac.in
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| Dr. M.S. Sai Reddy
Assistant Professor |
Molecular Entomology | 9346625239 | sai.reddy@rpcau.ac.in
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| Mr G.S. Giri
Assistant Professor |
Pest Management and Apiculture | 9658228227 | gsgiri@rpcau.ac.in |
Research Projects
AIRCP on Honey bee