Dr. K Shankarganesh

• Biochemical basis of insecticide resistance / tolerance in mealybugs, Phenacoccos solenopsis Paracoccus marginatus, Aenasius arizonensis, Cryptolaemus montrouzieri and Chrysoperla zastrowii sillamii
• Identified safer or less harmful insecticides to Aenasius arizonensis, Cryptolaemus montrouzieri and Chrysoperla zastrowii sillamii
• Identified thermal tolerant strain in biocontrol agent, Acerophagus papayae
• Susceptibility status of cotton leafhopper and biochemical basis of insecticide detoxification mechanism
• Temperature induced effect on biology of four populations (Coimbatore, Sirsa, Bhatinda, Sri Ganganagar) of mealybugs Phenacoccus solenopsis and Paracoccus marginatus was established
• Temperature induced effect on biology of Acerophagus papayae and Aenasius arizonenesis and was calculated
• Role of antioxidant enzymes in thermo tolerance of mealybugs Phenacoccus solenopsis and Paracoccus marginatus was estimated

• K. Shankarganesh C. Selvi & C. Karpagam.2020. Effects of thermal stress on the antioxidant defenses in Paracoccus marginatus Williams and Granara de Willink (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae) parasitized by Acerophagus papayae Noyes & Schauff (Encyrtidae: Hymenoptera)” International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, Published online, 10.1007/s42690-020-00222-8.
• Shankarganesh, K , B.Paul and N.C.Naveen. 2017. Eco-toxicological effect of insecticides on the larval parasitoid, Bracon brevicornis Wesmael (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)- African Entomology, 25: 367–374.
• K. Shankarganesh, Sachin Suresh Suroshe, and Bishwajeet Paul. 2015 Relative susceptibility of the Bikaner and Delhi populations of mustard aphid, Lipaphis erysimi (Kalt.) (Homoptera: Aphididae), and its predator, Coccinella septempunctata L. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), to different insecticides, Phytoprotection, 95:127-31.
• G. K. Sujayanand, R. K. Sharma, K. Shankarganesh1, Supradip Saha and R. S. Tomar. 2015. Crop diversification for sustainable insect pest management in eggplant (Solanales: Solanaceae) Florida Entomologist, 98: 305-314.
• Shankarganesh, K. Walia, S., Dhingra, S., Subrahmanyam, B and Ramesh Babu, S.2012. Effect of dihydrodillapiole on pyrethroid resistance associated esterase inhibitionin an Indian population of Spodoptera litura (Fabricius).- Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology. 102: 86–90.

National journals

• K Shankarganesh, V S Nagrare M Amutha, Selvi C and S Bagyaraj. 2021. Effect of insecticides on susceptibility level and detoxifying enzymes in cotton leafhopper, Amrasca (Sundapteryx) bigutula (Ishida), Indian Journal of Entomology 84(2021) DoI No.: 10.5958/0974-8172.2021.00136.X.
• K Shankarganesh, K Rameash, C Selvi and S Bagyaraj. 2021. Antioxidant enzymes in cotton mealy bug Phenacoccus solenopsis tinsley exposed to high temperature, Indian Journal of Entomology 83(2021), DoI No.: 10.5958/0974-8172.2021.00106.1
• Shankarganesh, K., Rameash, K., & Selvi, C 2020. Thermal Stress: A Major Influencing Factor on Development of Phenacoccus solenopsis and Paracoccus marginatus Infesting Major Crops – A Review. Journal of Plant Health Issues, 1(3), 091-097.
• Laneesha M, Sachin S Suroshe, Babasaheb B F and K Shankarganesh.2020. Papaya mealybug, Paracoccus marginatus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae): A new threat to agri-horticulture ecosystem, Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 90:3, 455–62.
• Laneesha M., Shankarganesh K., Suroshe Sachin, Paul Bishwajeet. 2018.Effect of temperature on the biology and fitness traits of papaya mealybug parasitoid Acerophagus papayae Indian Journal of Entomology, 4:1549-1553.
• Laneesha M., Shankarganesh K., Suroshe Sachin, Paul Bishwajeet 2018.Biology of Paracoccus marginatus on Parthenium hysterophorus, Indian Journal of Entomology, 2:307-310.
• Suresh Dharavath, R.K.Sharma, J.P. Singh, Shankar Ganesh And S.R. Sinha 2017.Evaluation of brinjal germplasm against major insect pests and predators, Indian Journal of Entomology, 79: 95-103 10.5958/0974-8172.2017.00021.9.
• Deeba Kami, T Prameeladevi, Sankar Ganesh, N Prabhakaran, R Nareshkumar & Shan P Thomas 2017. Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles by entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana and their bioefficacy against mustard aphid (Lipaphis erysimi Ka-Indian Journal of Experimental Biology 55:555-561, http:// nopr.niscair.res.in /handle/ 123456789 /42555.
• Shankarganesh, K., Naveen, N.C. & Bishwajeet, P. 2016. Effect of Insecticides on Different Stages of Predatory Green Lacewing, Chrysoperla zastrowi Sillemi (Esben.-Petersen), Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences , India, Sect. B Biol. Sci.87 1415–1422.
• G.K. Sujayanand, R.K. Sharma and K. Shankarganesh. 2016. Impact of intercrops and border crops on pest incidence in okra . Indian Journal of Horticulture, 73: 219-223.
• Sachin S. Suroshe, K. Shankarganesh, Bishwajeet Paul and N.S. Chandra Bose. 2015. Sentinel egg card studies for resident egg-parasitoids harbouring horticultural crops of IARI, New Delhi campus, Indian Journal of Horticulture, 72: 578-580.
• Mohammed Ibrahim Elbashir, Bishwajeet Paul and K. Shankarganesh, Ramdass Gautam and Pratibha Sharma.2014. Pathogenicity of Indian isolates of entomopathogenic fungi against important insect pests and natural enemies, Indian Journal of Entomology. 76 : 37-43.
• Sujay Anand, G.K., R.K. Sharma and K. Shankarganesh 2014. Evaluation of bio-efficacy and compatibility of biorationals (emamectin benzoate with neem based biopesticide) against fruit borers of brinjal and okra Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 84: 746–53.
• Sujay Anand, G.K., R.K. Sharma, K. Shankarganesh, S. R. Sinha and K. Sharma.2013.Efficacy of newer insecticides against sucking insect pests of okra, Indian Journal of Plant protection, 41 :113-115.
• Sujay Anand, G.K., R.K. Sharma and K. Shankarganesh. 2013. Efficacy of Newer Insecticides against Leaf Hopper and Whitefly Infesting Brinjal and its Effect on Coccinellids Pesticide Research Journal, 25: 6-11.
• Shah, V., Paul, B., Pandi, G and Shankarganesh K 2013. Biology and Predatory potential and biology of Green lacewing, Chrysoperla spp on different aphid spp. Annals of Plant Protection Sciences, 21: 9-12.
• Shankarganesh K and Bishwajeet Paul and Gautam, R.D.2013. Studies on ecological safety of insecticides to egg parasitoids, Trichogramma chilonis Ishii and Trichogramma brasiliensis (Ashmead), National Academy Science Letters – India, 36: 581–585.

Book published

• K. Shankarganesh, G. K. Sujayanand and C. Selvi 2018. A Guide on Descriptive Entomology (Solved questions of previous years ARS Examinations), ISBN: 978-81-936986-8-6, New Vishal Publications, New Delhi.
• A training manual on Crop Protection –Entomology Vol-III-V.V. Ramamurthy, Chitra Srivastava And K.Shankerganesh-2015-Post Graduate School, IARI, New Delhi-ISBN-978-93-83168-05-7

Book Chapters in Edited Books

• Subramanian, S. Boopathi, T.. Nebapure Suresh M, Yele Yogesh and K. Shankarganesh 2021.Mealyugs, In: Polyphagous pests of crops edited by Omkar, Springer Publications Subramanian S and Shankarganesh, K (2016). Insect hormones as pesticides In: Omkar (Ed)., Eco-friendly Pest Management for Food Security, Academic Press USA. pp:613-650, eBook ISBN: 9780128032664; Paperback ISBN: 9780128032657.
• बिश्वजीत पाल एवं शंकरगणेश, क॰ (२०१५) दलहनी फसलों में कीट प्रबंधन, में चित्रा श्रीवास्तव संपादक समेकीत कीट प्रबंधन, भा॰ कृ॰ अनु॰ प॰ – भारतीय कृषि अनुसंधान संस्थान, नई दिल्ली, २९-४०
• Bishwajeet Paul, Md. Aslam Khan, Sangeetha Paul, K. Shankarganesh and Sarbasis Chakravorty 2017. Termites and Indian Agriculture In: Md. Aslam Khan and Wasim Ahmad (Ed)., Termite and Sustainable Management, Springer Link, pp-51-96. ISBN 978-3-319-68725-4 ISBN 978-3-319-68726-1 (eBook).
• Bishwajeet Paul, Sharada Singh K. Shankarganesh and Md. Aslam Khan 2017. Synthetic Insecticides: The Backbone of Termite Management In: Md. Aslam Khan and Wasim Ahmad (Ed)., Termite and Sustainable Management, Springer Link, pp-233-260. ISBN 978-3-319-68725-4 ISBN 978-3-319-68726-1 (eBook).

Research Papers in Seminar / Workshop Proceedings/ Abstracts International

• Presented a paper entitled “Effects of thermal stress on the antioxidant enzyme activities of Paracoccus marginatus Williams and Granara de Willink, In: Proceedings of the “International Conference on Plant Protection in Horticulture: Advances and Challenges (ICPPH-2019)”
• Presented a paper entitled “Effect of temperature stress on biology and level of oxidative stress enzymes in Acerophagus papayae, a potential parasitoid of papaya mealybug, Paracocccus marginatus, In: Proceedings of the “6th Bio pesticide International Conference (BIOCICON-2019)” held at Amity University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh from 06.03.19 to 08.03.2019
• Presented a paper entitled “Effect of temperature stress on developmental biology of the cotton mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis,In: Proceedings of the “6th Bio pesticide International Conference (BIOCICON-2019)” held at Amity University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh from 06.03.19 to 08.03.2019
• Presented a paper entitled “Effect of different insecticides on adults of cotton mealybug parasitoid, Aenasius arizonensis” in the 3rd International IUPAC conference on “Agrochemicals Protecting Crops, Health and Natural Environment – New Chemistries for Phytomedicines and Crop Protection Chemicals” organized Society for Promotion of Sustainable Agriculture during 6-9 April 2016
• Presented a paper entitled Effect of Thermal Stress on the activity Peroxidase and Catalase in cotton mealy bug, Phenacoccus solenopsis: In the International Conference on Innovative Insect Management Approaches for Sustainable Agro- Ecosystem” held at Agricultural College & Research Institute, Madurai from Jan 27 to 30, 2015
• Presented a paper entitled ““Determination of relative toxicity of insecticides on larval stages of green lacewing, Chrysoperla zastrowi sillemi (Esben Petersen)” in first International Congress on “Cotton and Other Fibre Crops” organized by at ICAR-Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam from February 20-23, 2018
• Presented a Poster Seventh Asian Cotton Research and Development Network Meeting (7th ACRDN) during 15th to 17th September 2017

National

• Delivered a keynote address on “Role of Conservation Biological Control in Pest Management in National Webinar on Conservation Biological Control and Biopesticides in Agriculture organized by Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, C.C.R. (PG) College, Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India, on October13, 2020.
• Delivered a keynote address on “Challenges of Crop Protection in 21 st Century” in One Day National Level Webinar on “Advances in Biological Sciences” PG & Research Department of Botany, Arignar Anna Governemnt Arts College, Namakkal – 637 002, Tamil Nadu, India on 30.01.2021 Shankarganesh, K and Ramya K.N. 2015. Relative Susceptibility of different population of cotton mealy bug, Phenacoccus solenopsis to imidacloprid” In: National Meeting on New/Safer Molecules and Biocontrol Technologies on Integrated Pest Management in Crops. 23rd February 2015 at NBAIR Hebbal, Bengaluru
• Shankarganesh, K., Ramya, K.N. Subramanian, S and Archana Kumar 2015. Effect of profenofos on four populations of Phenacoccus solenopsis and it parasitoid Aenasius bambawalei. In: National symposium on Integrated Pest Management for Sustainable Crop Protection during February 24-25 at Division of Entomology, IARI, New Delhi.
• Shankarganesh, K., Sachin Suroshe. Bishwajeet Paul, Laneesha, M., Ramya, K.N. , Laxman, G and Veeranna D (2015). Contact toxicity of two insecticides on Egg parasitoids, Trichogramma chilonis and Trichogramma japonicum. In: National symposium on Integrated Pest Management for Sustainable Crop Protection during February 24-25 at Division of Entomology, IARI, New Delhi.

Popular Articles/ Short Notes/ Short Communications

• K. Shankarganesh & C. Karpagam 2019. Lab to land technological delivering system through training intervention under DST project, ICAR-CICR-Cotton Innovate January, 2019
• K.Shankarganesh, K. Rameash and M.Amutha 2021. New initiatives in cotton stem weevil management, ICAR-CICR-Cotton Innovate, ,March 2021
• M. Amutha, J. Gulsar Banu, K. Rameash and K. Shankarganesh, 2021. Tea mosquito bug in cotton, ICAR-CICR-Cotton Innovate, ,March 2021.

Research Bulletin/ Extension Bulletins

• Sachin Suroshe, Anoop Kumar, Bishwajeet Paul, K. Shankarganesh and Suresh Nebapure. 2016. Mass production of important predators of insects pests. In: (Eds: Srivastava et al.,) Identification of insect pests/vectors/their damaging symptoms and management. Division of Entomology, ICAR-IARI, Pusa, N. Delhi. pp 162-In bullet points

Training Manual

• K. Shankarganesh, Sachin S. Suroshe and Bishwajeet Paul. (2014). Biological control based IPM of insect pests of fruit crops. In: (eds. Suroshe and Gujar) Mass Production Technologies for Natural Enemies of Crop Pests. Division of Entomology, IARI, Pusa, N. Delhi. Training Manual, pp 78-83
• K. Shankarganesh, Sachin S. Suroshe and Bishwajeet Paul. (2014). Establishment of bio-control laboratories and related infrastructure. In: (eds. Suroshe and Gujar) Mass Production Technologies for Natural Enemies of Crop Pests. Division of Entomology, IARI, Pusa, N. Delhi. Training Manual, pp 95-100.
• Sachin S. Suroshe, K. Shankarganesh and Bishwajeet Paul. (2014). Mass multiplication of lepidopteran hosts for production of natural enemies. In: (eds. Suroshe and Gujar) Mass Production Technologies for Natural Enemies of Crop Pests. Division of Entomology, IARI, Pusa, N. Delhi. Training Manual, pp 39-41.
• Sachin S. Suroshe, K. Shankarganesh and Bishwajeet Paul. (2014). Code of conduct for the import and release of exotic biological control agents. In: (eds. Suroshe and Gujar) Mass Production Technologies for Natural Enemies of Crop Pests. Division of Entomology, IARI, Pusa, N. Delhi. Training Manual, pp 84-87.
• K. Shankarganesh, Sachin S. Suroshe and Bishwajeet Paul. (2014). Mass production of important predators of insect pests. In: (eds. Suroshe and Gujar) Mass Production Technologies for Natural Enemies of Crop Pests. Division of Entomology, IARI, Pusa, N. Delhi. Training Manual, pp 105-106.
• Bishwajeet Paul, K. Shankarganesh and Sachin S. Suroshe. (2014). Mass production of Fungi for the Management of Insect pests. In: (eds. Suroshe and Gujar) Mass Production Technologies for Natural Enemies of Crop Pests. Division of Entomology, IARI, Pusa, N. Delhi. Training Manual, pp 101-104.
• Bishwajeet Paul, K. Shankarganesh and Sachin S. Suroshe. (2014). Mass multiplication of hemipteran hosts for production of natural enemies. In: (eds. Suroshe and Gujar) Mass Production Technologies for Natural Enemies of Crop Pests. Division of Entomology, IARI, Pusa, New Delhi. Training Manual, pp 101-104

Research Reports

• K.Shankarganesh, C. Karpagam and A.H.Prakash 2019 “Management of Paracoccus marginatus in cotton, tapioca, and papaya with temperature tolerant Encyrtid parasitoid, Acerophagus papayae
• K.Shankarganesh, C. Karpagam and A.H.Prakash 2019 பருத்தி, மரவள்ளிமற்றும் பப்பாளி பயிர்களின் மாவுப்பூச்சி மேலாண்மையில் அசிரோபாக்கஸ் பப்பாயே ஒட்டுண்ணியின் முக்கியத்துவம்

Talks delivered

• Delivered a talk on Safe Use of Pesticides as Resource Person in District level Seminar organized by ICAR-KVK, Roever Campus, Valikadapuram, Tamil Nadu
• Delivered a lecture on “Biological control based IPM of insect pests of fruit crops” . In: MTC training on “Mass Production Technologies for Natural Enemies of Crop Pests”. Division of Entomology, IARI, Pusa, N. Delhi.
• Delivered a lecture on “Establishment of bio-control laboratories and related infrastructure”. In: MTC training on Mass Production Technologies for Natural Enemies of Crop Pests. Division of Entomology, IARI, Pusa, N. Delhi. •Delivered an online Class (Lecture) on 29.07.2015 on the topic “Plant Protection” of Module: “Agriculture and Animal Husbandry” at National Institute for Open Schooling (NIOS) MHRD, GOI.
• Delivered a lecture entitled “Identification of important insect pests and natural enemies of cotton” to the under graduate students of Department of Zoology, Vellalar College for Woman, Erode who visited ICAR-CICR on 01.03.2021.
• Delivered a lecture entitled “Future perspectives of Insect Pest Management to the UG and PG students of Department of Zoology, Vellalar College for Woman, Erode on 23.02.2021