Dr. Manne Venkata Santha Kumar

Scientist – C,

(Head Entomology Section)

 

Date of Birth

1st July 1964

 

Telephone No. 

 

 

Email ID

+91 9434055590 (M),

Off.: (03482) 251046 / 263698, EPABX: 253962 / 63 / 64, 260646

FAX: +913482251233

mvdrsanthakumar@gmail.com,    drsantakumar@rediffmail.com

 

Date of Entry in the Board’s service

 

29th January 1992

Academic Qualification:        M.Sc., Ph.D.

 

Specialization:

 

M.Sc.: Entomology;

Ph.D. : Entomology – Integrated Pest Management  - Biological control

 

Ph.D. thesis title:

 

“Behavioural studies of some Hymenopteran parasitoids on lepidoteran pests of chick pea and pigeon pea in relation to reproduction”

 

Publications: Total No. : 51

 

List of top 10 publications :

a)    Santha Kumar, M.V. & Chakraborty, N. 1999.  New record of a native predator, Nephus sp. on Maconellicoccus hirsustus (Green).  Journal of Advanced Zoology, 20(1): 56-58.

b)    Santha Kumar, M.V., Chkaraborty, N. Aswani Kumar, C., Bhattacharya, S. S. & Sahakundu, A.K. 1995. New record of a native predator on the pink mealy bug, Maconellicoccus hirsustus (Green).  Sericologia, 35 (2) : 359:361.

c)    Santha Kumar, M.V. & Chakraborty, N. 1997.  Biology of Scymnus nubilus Mulsant (Coleoptera : Coccinellidae), the native predator of  pink mealy bug, Maconellicoccus hirsustus (Green) (Hemiptera : Pseudococcidae). Journal of Entomological Research, 21(4):1-5.

d)    Santha Kumar, M.V., Chakraborty, N. & Sahakundu, A.K. 1994.  Biology of Nephus sp. (Coleoptera : Coccinellidae), the native predator of pink mealy bug, Maconellicoccus hirsustus (Green) (Hemiptera : Pseudococcidae).  Biological control of Insect Pests.  Pp.91-95.

e)    Santha Kumar, M.V., Chakraborty, N., Prasad, B.C. & Gupta, S.K. (1996). Feeding efficacy of Scymnus nubilus Mulsant, a native predator of pink mealy bug, Maconellicoccus hirsustus (Green) : IPM & Sustainable Agriculture – an entomological approach.  pp. 139 – 142.

f)     Santha Kumar, M.V., Mukhopadhyay, S.K., Bandyopadhyay, U.K. & Mitra, P. (2006). Studies on the incidence pattern of major mulberry pests on improved Mulberry varieties in Eastern and North Eastern India. “Prospects and problems of Sericulture as an Economic Enterprise in North West India” pp. 40-43.

g)    Santha Kumar, M.V., Mitra, P., Chakraborty, D., Patnaik, M., Das, N.K., Saha, A.K. & Bajpai, A.K. (2010).  Seasonal incidence of jassid, Empoasca flavescens (F.) on various castor genotypes.  Journal of Oilseeds Research.  27: 284 – 286.

h)    Bandyopadhyay, U.K., Santha Kumar, M.V. & Saratchandra, B. (2005).  Role of insecticides and botanicals in regulating whitefly (Dialeuropora decempuncta) incidence and their influence on some economic traits of silkworm (Bombyx mori L.). Ann. Pl. Protec. Sci. 13 (1) : 48-53.

i)      Mukhopadhyay, S.K., Santha Kumar, M.V., Mitra, P. and Das, S.K. (2006).  Management of thrips, Pseudodendrothrips mori (Niwa) in Mulberry through botanicals.  pp. 148-151, In Appropriate technologies for Mulberry Sericulture in Eastern and North-eastern India.  Proceedings of the workshop held on 17th – 18th January, 2006 at Central Sericultural Research & Training Institute, Berhampore, West Bengal.

j)      Mitra, P., Santha Kumar, M.V., Mukhopadhyay, S.K., Patnaik, M., Roychowdhuri, S. & Bajpai, A.K. (2008). Appropriate technologies on Mulberry Sericulture for eastern & northeastern regions of India.  Technical Compendium of State Level Workshop on Sericulture Management, organized by Director of Textiles, Govt. of Orissa during 24th – 25th April, 2008 at Bhubaneswar, Orissa (Edited by L.N. Nayak) pp. 49 – 62.

 

Special Assignments

a)    Member of Core Group constituted by Director, CSR&TI in collaboration with DoS, W.B. for tackling whitefly out-breaks in Malda, Birbhum, Murshidabad & Nadia Districts of West Bengal.

b)    Deputed as expert, whenever and wherever out-breaks of pests are reported in Malda, Birbhum, Murshidabad, Nadia and Darjeeling Districts of West Bengal & Sericultural tracts of Sikkim

c)    Deputed as expert, to supervise Bivoltine rearing of Agrahayani Seed crop (August, 2010) in Orissa.

 

Training undergone

a)              17 days training programme on Mass multiplication technique of uzifly parasitoids at Central Sericultural Research & Training Institute, Mysore, Karnataka State.

b)             10 days Orientation course on Sericulture technologies

c)              3 days training programme on  disciplinary proceedings at CSR&TI, Berhampore

 

Award / Honour received:  4 nos.

 

Best Paper Presentation Awards were received at National and International Symposia.

 

a)    Santha Kumar, M.V., Bandyoapadhyay, U.K. & Saratchandra, B. (2000). Brumoides suturalis, a potential biological control agent of Maconellicoccus hirsustus in Mulberry. Abstract no.: 165, pp. 165.

Best Paper presentation award in Fifth National Conference of Advanced Zoologists Research Association, held on 27th – 29th November, 2000 at Department of Zoology, Madras Christian College, Tambaram, Chennai, Tamilnadu.

 

b)    Santha Kumar, M.V., Mukhopadhyay, S.K., Mitra, P. & Bajpai, A.K. (2007). Efficacy of some plant extracts against whitefly (Homoptera : Aleyrodiae) infesting Mulberry, Morus alba L. Abstract : 83, pp.44.

Best Paper Presentation award in National Symposium on Recent trends in Plant Sciences and Herbal medicine, held at Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture & Technology, Kumarganj, Faizabad, U.P. held during 17th – 18th December, 2007.

 

c)    Santha Kumar, M.V., Mukhopadhyay, S.K., Bandyopadhyay, U.K., Chakraborty, N., Mitra, P. & Bajpai, A.K. (2007).  Development of weather based forecasting models for major mulberry pests in Murshidabad district of West Bengal.  Abstract no.: 27.  pp. 121.

Best Paper Presentation award in National Symposium on Plant protection – Technology Interface held on 28th – 29th December, 2007 at Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Kalyani, W.B.

 

d)    Santha Kumar, M.V., Mukhopadhyay, S.K., Bandyopadhyay, U.K., Das, N.K., Chakraborty, N., Mitra, P. & Bajpai, A.K. (2008). Development of weather based forecasting models for major mulberry pests in Malda district of West Bengal.  Abstract no. S9 – P16.

Best Paper Presentation award in International Symposium on Agrometeorology and Food Security held on 18th -21st February, 2008 at Central Research Institute for Dry land Agriculture, ICAR, Hyderabad, A.P.