UHF Nauni to Host Annual Workshop on Biological Control of Crop Pests
The Department of Entomology, Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, in collaboration with the Indian Council of Agricultural Research’s National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources (ICAR-NBAIR), Bengaluru, is organizing the 33rd Annual Group Meeting of the All India Coordinated Research Project on Biological Control of Crop Pests (AICRP-BC) on June 13-14, 2024.
The two-day workshop will welcome over 70 scientists and invitees from more than 30 ICAR institutes, State Agricultural Universities, State Biological Control Laboratories, and corporate houses. The workshop aims to review the progress made by different AICRP centers during 2023-24.
During the meeting, scientists from various State Agricultural Universities and ICAR institutes will present and discuss their work on the biodiversity of natural enemies of different insect pests, invasive pests, and the management of crop pests using biocontrol agents. This will help set the future course of action.
Additionally, the workshop will serve as a platform for scientists and industry representatives to interact, fostering research collaborations and ideas of mutual benefit in the field of biological control. The program will be chaired by Dr. Tilak Raj Sharma, ICAR Deputy Director General (Crop Science) while Professor Rajeshwar Singh Chandel, UHF Vice Chancellor, will be the chief guest of the workshop.
