K. S. Ishwarya Lakshmi

Egg Parasitoids of Hemipteran Insects: A Special Account on Scelionidae (Platygastroidea: Hymenoptera)

K. R. Mahendra, M. Chaitanya, R. Karthik, K. S. Ishwarya Lakshmi, B. N. Balaji & Godavari · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2024

Parasitoids are considered as one of the key biotic factors regulating the population dynamics of other insects in the natural settings. Egg parasitoids have been used successfully for many decades as inundative and augmentative biological control agents against a wide range of e...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i91412

Baculoviruses in Integrated Pest Management of Fall Armyworm, (Spodoptera frugiperda) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae): Structure, Classification and Application

J. S. Pavan, B. L. Raghunandan, Nainesh B Patel, C. N. Rajarushi, M. R. Raiza Nazrin & K. S. Ishwarya Lakshmi · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2024

Baculoviruses are crucial biological agents in integrated pest management (IPM), particularly for controlling lepidopteran pests in agriculture. These are highly specific, eco-friendly viruses characterized by rod-shaped nucleocapsids containing a protein-encased genome. The Bacu...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i91296