Mehreen Anees

Exploring the Hidden Threats: A Comprehensive Study on Incidence and Insect Pest Diversity on Button Mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) in Kashmir, India

Mehreen Anees, Asma Sherwani, Malik Mukhtar, Tariq Sufi, Saima Maqsood, Sobiya Zahoor, Iqra Ali & Tahmina Mushtaq · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2024

In recent years, mushroom farming has gained popularity across the globe as the enterprise assists in transforming agricultural wastes into highly healthy nutritional foods. However, mushrooms are affected adversely by a large number of biotic and abiotic agents. Among the biotic...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i14331

Advancing Integrated Pest Management: Utilizing Pheromone Traps for Population Monitoring of Plutella xylostella in Cole Crops

Sobiya Zahoor, S. S. Pathania, Iqra Ali, Mehreen Anees, Liyaqat Ayoub & Gayathri Kishore · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2023

Plutella xylostella, commonly known as the diamondback moth poses significant challenges to Cole crops, impacting their growth and ultimately affecting yields. Its rapid reproduction coupled with its ability for developing pesticide resistance has elevated the diamondback moth to...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i103121

Feeding and Reproductive Performance of Coccinella undecimpunctata L. on Two Different Apple Aphids for Sustainable Pest Management

Suriya Gullam, Tahmina Mushtaq, Akhtar Ali Khan, Basharat Ul Islam, Mehreen Anees, Rumisa Ashraf, Mohd Firdoos, Mohite Prajakta Anil & Sehrose Sharief · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2026

A key element of integrated pest management (IPM), biological control provides a sustainable substitute for chemical pesticides. The present study aims to evaluate the role of as an important Coccinella undecimpunctata biological control agent in suppressing aphids, and by Aphis...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i53896

A Recent Report on Occurrence of Mites on Commercial Mushrooms in Western Himalayas

Asma Sherwani, Malik Mukhtar, Tahmina Mushtaq, Saima Maqsood, Parveena Bano & Mehreen Anees · Archives of Current Research International · 2024

A large number of mites infest mushroom fruiting body and compost. These mites cause enormous damage to the fruiting body. An effort was made to identify different acarid mites and was undertaken at Department of Entomology and Mushroom Research and Training Centre, Faculty of Ho...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/acri/2024/v24i9900

Integrative Morphometric and DNA Barcoding Analysis of Insect Pollinator Diversity in Apple Orchards of the Kashmir Valley, India

Rumisa Ashraf, M. A. Paray, Sajad Ahmad Ganie, MuneebUr Rehman, Sajad Majeed Zargar, Shakeel Ahmad Mir, A. H. Mughal, Tamjeeda Nisar, Parveena Bano, Humaira Mushtaq, Suriya Gullam, Mehreen Anees, Ulfat Manzoor & Minza Nisar · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2026

Pollinators play a vital role in enhancing apple productivity and maintaining ecosystem stability. In the Kashmir Valley, a prime apple-growing region of India, the horticulture sector is a cornerstone of the economy, making effective pollination services not just an ecological c...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i33714