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Annual Report 2018-19 ¨¸¸¹ß¸ÄˆÅ Œï¹÷¸¨¸½™›¸ २०१८-१९ Annual Report 2018-19 ¨¸¸¹ß¸ÄˆÅ œÏ¹÷¸¨¸½™›¸ २०१८-१९ ICAR–NATIONAL BUREAU OF AGRICULTURAL INSECT RESOURCES Bengaluru 560 024, India £¸ß’ïú¡¸ ˆ¼Å¹ß¸ ˆÅú’ ¬¸¿¬¸¸š¸›¸ ñ¡¸Þ£¸½ ñ¸½¿Š¸¥¸Þ² 560 024, 𸸣÷¸ Published by The Director ICAR–National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources P.O. Box 2491, H.A. Farm Post, Hebbal, Bengaluru 560 024, India Phone : +91 80 2341 4220; 2351 1998; 2341 7930 Fax: +91 80 2341 1961 E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected] Website: www.nbair.res.in ISO 9001:2008 Certified (No. 6885/A/0001/NB/EN) Compiled and edited by Prakya Sreerama Kumar Amala Udayakumar Ramya, R.S. Kolla Sreedevi Veeresh Kumar Ankita Gupta Chandish R. Ballal Technical Assistance: R. Maruthi Mehanth Hindi text by Jagadeesan, A.K. Cover and layout designed by Prakya Sreerama Kumar May 2019 Disclaimer ICAR–NBAIR neither endorses nor discriminates against any product referred to by a trade name in this report. Citation ICAR–NBAIR. 2019. Annual Report 2018-19. ICAR–National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Bengaluru, India, vi + 122 pp. Printed at CNU Graphic Printers 35/1, South End Road Malleswaram Bengaluru 560 020 E-mail: [email protected] CONTENTS Preface ..................................................................................................................................... v 1. Executive Summary................................................................................................................ 1 2. Executive Summary (in Hindi) ............................................................................................. 6 3. Introduction ..........................................................................................................................12 4. Research Achievements .......................................................................................................17 5. GenBank/BOLD Accessions ...............................................................................................54 6. Identification Services ..........................................................................................................58 7. Extension Activities ..............................................................................................................60 8. Awards and Recognitions ....................................................................................................66 9. AICRP Coordination Unit and Centres ............................................................................74 10. Ongoing Research Projects .................................................................................................76 11. Activities of ITMU ...............................................................................................................80 12. Publications ...........................................................................................................................83 13. Conference Papers ................................................................................................................92 14. Meetings and Decisions .....................................................................................................102 15. Participation of Scientists in Meetings ............................................................................105 16. Trainings Conducted .........................................................................................................111 17. Distinguished Visitors ........................................................................................................116 18. Mera Gaon Mera Gaurav ...................................................................................................117 19. Exhibitions ...........................................................................................................................119 20. Personnel .............................................................................................................................120 Cover images Front Life stages of the invasive fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (in hexagons) (Courtesy: Omprakash Navik & A.N. Shylesha) Telenomus remus – A useful biocontrol agent for S. frugiperda (top triangle) (Courtesy: J. Poorani & Chandish R. Ballal) Trichogramma sp. from naturally parasitised eggs of S. frugiperda (bottom triangle) (Courtesy: Omprakash Navik) Coelotrypes luteifasciatus – A fruit fly species of subfamily Trypetinae infesting flowers of Argyreia nervosa (bottom left) (Courtesy: K.J. David) Rhogadopsis macrusa – A parasitoid of Merochlorops species complex infesting Hedychium weed in the Himalayas (bottom right) (Courtesy: Ankita Gupta) Back The newly opened National Insect Museum at ICAR–NBAIR (Courtesy: Sandesh M. Gawas & Sunil Joshi) iii PREFACE CAR –NBAIR Annual Report 2018-19, besides documenting numerical and factual information, aims to provide a real portrait of NBAIR, focusing on its contributions in the last one year towards diversity- Idocumentation of agriculturally important insects and protocols developed for non-chemical modes of pest management. It has emerged that the period from April 2018 to March 2019 was a very eventful phase for NBAIR, which was also marked as the Silver Jubilee Year for the organisation. While the curtain raiser was an ‘Awareness Programme on Insect Diversity’, which was inaugurated by the former Directors of NBAIR, Dr R.J. Rabindra, Dr N.K. Krishna Kumar and Dr Abraham Verghese, along with quiz and elocution competitions on ‘Insect Diversity’ for school students, the curtain closer was the grand inauguration of the ICAR–NBAIR National Insect Museum on 10 March 2019 by Dr Trilochan Mohapatra, Secretary, DARE and Director General, ICAR. During 2018-19, the three Divisions of NBAIR — Germplasm Collection and Characterisation (GCC), Genomic Resources (GR) and Germplasm Conservation and Utilisation (GCU) — focussed on the committed mandates of the Bureau. During 2018-19, a total of 19,189 specimens and 13 types were added to the NBAIR Museum, thus bringing the total number to 1,89,959 specimens and 326 types, respectively. The 11 databases developed on insect genetic resources meant for farmers, public, researchers and students are being widely accessed nationally and internationally, and a database on NBA Voucher Specimens was hosted on NBAIR website. The identification services provided by the NBAIR taxonomists is worth more than ~ 1 crore per year (calculated based on the charges levied for identification services by the Natural History Museum, London). During the period under report, 204 identification services were provided through which 601 species were identified. The GR Division characterised 172 insects and 70 barcodes were generated during the year. The GCU Division focused on reaching out to the farmers with novel, farmer-friendly non-chemical pest management technologies. Holding the largest ‘Live Insect and Insect Derived Resources Repository’ with 129 live insect germplasms and 721 microbial isolates, NBAIR supplied 1,157 lakh live insects in 1,449 shipments and made 44 shipments of microbials, thus relentlessly serving researchers and the farming community. Awareness on non-chemical modes of pest management was created either by directly interacting with the farmers in the 35 adopted villages or by licensing the NBAIR technologies to commercial entrepreneurs. Last year, 13 NBAIR technologies were licensed to 10 licensees including commercial entrepreneurs and government organisations. Training programmes were organised for 220 trainees, besides exposure visits for students from various colleges and universities. We are all set to register two of the potential microbial isolates of NBAIR, Ma4 and BtG4, so that farmers can have access to these for targeting notorious pests like root grubs and pests of pulse crops. Scientific excellence was recognised at the national level through 30 awards bestowed on the NBAIR researchers. Our scientists published 127 research publications, including research papers in peer-reviewed journals, technical bulletins and book chapters. Networking was done at national and international levels to strengthen our research programmes. National and international conferences were held focusing on themes related to biological control for pest and disease management, conservation strategies for management of invasives and chemo-ecological methods for pest management. The most notable one was the ‘International Conference on Biological Control (ICBC 2018)’ held during 27–29 September 2018. Whatever we achieved was through the joint efforts of 32 scientists, 14 technical staff, 9 administrative staff, 2 supporting staff and around 89 temporary staff. India has adopted Aichi Target 9 as its National Biodiversity Target 4, i.e. to identify invasive alien species and their pathways of introduction, and to develop strategies to manage prioritised invasive alien species by 2020. It is important to now discuss the challenges posed by invasive species to conservation and well-being in India, take stock of the status of invasive species management, policy and practice and provide suggestions citing global best practices. During 2018-19, NBAIR focussed on two notorious invasive insect pests – the rugose spiralling whitefly (RSW), Aleurodicus rugioperculatus, and the fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda. NBAIR scientists were successful in not only identifying the RSW, but also in identifying its natural enemies and suggesting the management of RSW through conservation strategies for the indigenous parasitoid Encarsia
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