Dr Balpreet Kaur Kang joined as an Assistant Residue Analyst at Department of Entomology, PAU, Ludhiana in 1995 after completing BSc and M.Sc (Hons.) Zoology and Ph.D (Entomology) in 1993. From the year 2001-2016, Teaching was her first priority area of work followed by research and extension. She taught various undergraduate, elective and post graduate courses. She joined as Principal Entomologist (Insect Toxicology), Department of Entomology, PAU, Ludhiana in 2016 (till date). Her field of specialization is Insect Toxicology. She has completed two research projects funded by NHM and ICAR as PI in the year 2020 and 2021. She has guided 8 M.Sc and 4 Ph.D students as major advisor and published 81 research papers in national and international journals.

Professional Accomplishments

Research Projects: As PI funded by Punjab Govt.

• Assay of Pesticide Residues
• Insect Resistance to insecticides
• Metabolism of insecticides in plants and animals

Research Projects completed

1. Evaluating Impact of Neonicotinoids on Pollinators (Toxicity Studies) from 2018-2021 Project Coordinating Unit, All India Coordinated Project on Honeybees and Pollinators (ICAR) as PI
2. Monitoring of Pesticides Residues in fruits from different markets of Punjab funded by National Horticulture Mission (NHM) during the year 2020 as PI

Research Publications:

1. Kaur P and Kang B K (2015) Baseline data for insecticide resistance monitoring in tobacco caterpillar, Spodoptera litura (Fabricius) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on cole crops in Punjab, India. International Journal of Scientific Research 4(4):4-7. (NAAS Rating: 9.24)
2. Brar P K, Kang B K, Chhuneja P K and Sahoo S K (2022) Dissipation kinetics of imidacloprid in cotton flower, nectariferous tissue, pollen and Apis mellifera products using QuEChERS method. Pest Management Science 78(2):662-670. (NAAS Rating: 10.85)
3. Rasool R, Kang B K, Mandal K (2022) Estimation of thiamethoxam and its metabolites in wheat using QuECHERS methodology combined with LC-MS/MS. International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry 104(7):1548-1560. (NAAS Rating: 8.83)
4. Brar P K, Kang B K, Rasool R and Sahoo S K (2022) Validation of QuEChERS Method for Estimation of Imidacloprid and its Metabolites in Cotton Flower, Pollen, Nectariferous Tissue, and Honey. Journal of AOAC International 105(1):74-79. (NAAS Rating: 8.03)
5. Aggarwal H, Mandal K, Kang B K (2023) Dissipation kinetic study of fenazaquin in chilli and soil by LC-MS/MS. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 30(40):91902-91914. (NAAS Rating: 11.80)

Awards and Recognitions:

1. Best poster award at National Symposium: Pesticides, Myths, Realities and Remedies, held at IARI, New Delhi from 1 Dec to 3 Dec, 2004.
2. Two Best Poster presentation Awards in International Web Conference on Global Research Initiatives for Sustainable Agriculture and Allied Sciences, GRISAAS-2021 held at Dehradun, Uttrakhand from 17 October to 18 October, 2021.
3. Best poster presentation award in the International Web Conference (ICAAAS 2021) on innovative and Current Advances in Agriculture and allied sciences held at Meerut (UP) from 19 July to 21 July, 2021.
4. Best poster award at for poster entitled “Residual behaviour and dissipation kinetics Beta-cyfluthrin and imidacloprid and its metabolites in potato by LCMS-MS” presented in “National Congress of Entomology and Emerging Agrotechnologies (NCEEA)” from 27^th June to 29^th June, 2025 at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Science and Technology, Jammu.