College of Agriculture / Entomology / Important Achievements
- Developed and disseminated IPM technologies against key insect pests of cotton, rice, sugarcane and maize.
- Successful management of sugarcane borers with bioagents, Trichogramma chilonis and Trichogramma japonicum on large scale in collaboration with state sugar mills.
- National level strategy for management of mealybug and whitefly in cotton was developed and disseminated among farmers in Punjab.
- First pesticide residue analysis laboratory accredited by National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL), GOI among SAUs across India.
- Pioneer in successful introduction, multiplication and establishment of honey bee, Apis mellifera in India.
