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Report on Crioceris sp. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Infestation and Damage to Medicinal Plant Asparagus racemosus (Liliopsida: Asparagaceae) in New Delhi, India

M. N. Rudra Gouda, Yogananda M, Ashwini L.M.B., Avneesh Banswal, Srijana Pradhan & Mudagadde G. Deeksha · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2024

This study reports a species of Crioceris infesting Asparagus racemosus Willd. The adults exhibit sexual dimorphism, with black males and yellowish-brown females bearing a distinct black spot on their elytra. Morphological and molecular analyses indicate a close relationship (95%...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i81161

Report of (Tetragonula iridipennis) Smith, 1854 Pollination on Flowering Plant [Bryophyllum pinnatum (Lam.)] in New Delhi, India

M. N. Rudra Gouda, Chethan Kumar K B, Jeevan H, Yogananda M, Shashank H G, Ashwini L.M.B & Tulasi B · Archives of Current Research International · 2024

Research was carried out in New Delhi, India, where the discovery of Tetragonula iridipennis, also known as the Kelulut or Trigona bee, as a pollinator of Bryophyllum pinnatum (Lam.) (Crassulaceae), commonly referred to as "Mother of Thousands," was recorded and species identific...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/acri/2024/v24i8861

Fungus Gnat a Common Contaminant of Insect Culture in Glasshouse and Protected Cultivation

M. N. Rudra Gouda, Shashank H G, Nitika Saini, Jeevan H, Chethan Kumar K B, Tulasi B, Yogananda M, Ashwini L.M.B & Megha Raj R H · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2024

This study focuses on the identification and management of two closely related fungus gnat species, Bradysia ocellaris C. and Bradysia impatiens J., within glasshouse insect cultures. The hypothesis posits that these gnats, emerging from plant soil, compete with target insects fo...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jsrr/2024/v30i92376