Agriculture and Entomology Research & Teaching Professional

Personal Details

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Lokender Kashyap

Mob No: +917*********

Present Status

Associate Professor and Section Head: MMDU, Mullana, Ambala, India Future Research Interest

To be a part of the teaching and research team on high end research in Agriculture and Entomology Field.

Work Experience

Teaching experience: 12 years

Teaching: Both UG and PG Classes

Number of students guided: M Sc. 5

Academic Profile:-

Degree

Subjects Year University/School OCPA/%

Ph. D. Agriculture

Entomology

Major

1) Entomology

Minor

1) Pathology

2) Vegetable

2013

CSK HPKV, Palampur,

Himachal Pradesh, India

7.5/10

M. Sc. Entomology &

Apiculture

Major

1) Entomology

Minor

1) Floriculture

2008

Dr. Y.S. P. University of

Horticulture and Forestry,

Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India

7.1/10

B.Sc. Horticulture

2005

Dr. Y.S. P. University of

Horticulture and Forestry,

Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India

64.3%

Senior Secondary

Vocational courses

1999

H.P. Board of School Education,

Dharamshala, India

73%

Matriculation Math, English,

Science etc. 1997

H.P. Board of School Education,

Dharamshala, India

61.5%

Correspondence Address

MMDU, Mullana,

Deptt. of Agriculture

Ambala, Haryana-133207

Permanent Address

C/o Sh. Gokal Ram Kashyap

Vill. Krewathi, PO Pharal,

Teh. Kumarsain,

Distt. Shimla HP 172029, India

Details of Employment Experience

Name of Organization Position

Held/Designation

Period of

Employment

From

To

Lovely Professional University,

Jalandhar

Assistant Professor July 2013 June 2016

Chandigarh Group of Colleges,

Jhanjeri, Mohali

Assistant Professor June 2016 July 2017

Maharishi Markandeshwar

University, Sadopur, Ambala

Assistant Professor July 2017 June 2022

Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed

to be) University, Mullana, Ambala

Associate Professor June 2023 Till date

Publications:-

Research papers

1. Thakur R K and Kashyap L. 2007. Some studies on bumble bee, Bombus haemorrhoidalis Smith nests under mid-hill conditions of Himachal Pradesh. Indian Bee Journal, 69 (1-4):100-102.

2. Thakur R K and Kashyap L. 2010. Domestication and acclimatization of the bumble bee, Bombus haemorrhoidalis Smith, on cucumber crop grown under poly-houses in Himachal Pradesh. Pest Management and Economic Zoology, 17 (1):55-61.

3. Kashyap L K, Sharma D C and Sood A K. 2014. Infestation and management of russet mite, Aculops lycopersici in tomato, Solanum lycopersicum under protected environment in north-western India. Environment and Ecology, 33 (1):87-90

4. Kashyap L, Sharma D C and Anil. 2015. Dissipation behaviour of spinosad in polyhouse grown tomato under mid-hill conditionsof Himachal Pradesh, India. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 187(75): 1-6. 5. Kashyap L, Sharma D C and Anil. 2015. Relative intrinsic toxicity of novel pesticides against greenhouse whitefly, Trialeurodes vaporariorum

(Westwood) and red spider mite, Tetranychus ludeni Zacher. The Ecoscan, 9 (3-4):791:794.

6. Kashyap L. Sharma D C and Anil. 2016. Efficacy of insecticides and biopesticides for the control of greenhouse whitefly on tomatoes in greenhouses in India, Journal of Agricultural and Urban Entomology, 32(1):40-49.

7. Singh A, Kashyap L, Kumar R, Jaswal A and Singh M. 2018. Effect of fertilizers on the incidence of Leaf folder and Brown plant hopper in transplanted Basmati rice. Plant Archives 18(2): 2037-2041. 8. Chauhan V, Ahlawat D S, Kumar K and Kashyap L. 2023: Avoidable yield losses caused by major insect pests on okra. Journal of Entomological Research. 47(2):377-380.

9. Kumar R and Kashyap L. 2023. Bee pollen as healthy food. Journal of Entomological Research. 47(2):454-457.

10. Chauhan V and Kashyap L and Ahlawat D S. 2023. Relationship of weather parameters with major insect pests and their natural enemies in okra, Abelomoschus esculentus (L.) Moench. 2023. Environment and Ecology. 41(2b):1230-1234.

11. Kumari A, Prakash V, Gupta D, Kashyap L, Goyal R, Chopra H, Gautam R, Chakraborty S, Chandran D and Dhama K. 2023. Identification and evaluation of antimicrobial and anti-arthritis activities of hydroethanolic extract of Rubus ellipticus leaves. narra j. 3(3): e152. 12. Mwanika B, Kashyap L, Vats A K, Singh R and Jatin. 2025. Bio-efficacy of some leaf extracts against mustard aphid, Lipaphis erysimi (Kaltenbach) and their influence on the yield and yield attributes of Indian mustard

(Brassica juncea). Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies. 13(2): 112- 116.

Review Paper:

1. Lalita, Suman Devi and Kashyap L. 2020. Biology and mechanisms of resistance to brinjal shoot and fruit borer: A review. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies, 8(4):2111-2118.

2. Lalita, Kashyap L, Suman Devi, Harpreet and Yadav Ved Prakash. 2020. Sustainable management of shoot fly in sorghum: A comprehensive review. International Journal of Chemical Studies, 8(6): 2345-2350. 3. Lalita, Kashyap L, Yadav Ved Prakash, Anil Jakhar, Ankush Raut, Sahshank Sharma. 2021. Sustainable management of brinjal shoot and fruit borer: A review. AMA, Agricultural Mechanization in Asia, Africa and Latin America, 51(3): 1303-1339.

4. Chauhan V, Gandhi V, Kashyap L, Vats A, Verma S, Singh M and Lalita. 2022. Diamond Back Moth Plutella xylostella a major pest of cabbage- A review. Frontiers in Crop Improvement, 10: 2784-2787. 5. Chauhan V, Gandhi V, Vats A, Kashyap L, Verma S, Singh M and Lalita. 2022. Overview of life cycle, losses and integrated management strategy of melon fruit fly on bitter gourd. Frontiers in Crop Improvement, 10: 2788- 2792.

6. Lalita, Kashyap L, Thakur M and Kumar R. 2023. Impact of corona virus on Indian Agriculture and its management strategies. Ecology Environment and Conservation, 29(3): 97-104.

Book:

1. Domicilation of bumble bee (Bombus sp.) in India. Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany p 63

Book chapters:

1. R K Thakur, L Kashyap and R Kumar. Domiciliation of bumble-bee and their role in pollinating the crops grown under polyhouses.2011. Edited by R S Sephia and I P Sharma. Protected Cultivation for Sustainable Horticulture. 2. K Sirari, L Kashyap and C M Mehta. 2016. Stress management practices in plants by microbes. Microbial Inoculants in Sustainable Agricultural Productivity Vol- II- Functional Applications. Pp. 85-99

3. L. Kashyap, Gavkare O, Raut A and Tomar A. Modern approaches in eco- friendly pest management of vegetables grown under protected conditions. 2018. Modern approaches for pest management in vegetable crops. Pp. 19-43. 4. Anil, L Kashyap, Tarak Nath Goswami, Vikas Kumar Patel, and Ramesh Kumar Sharma. 2017. Bacillus thuringiensis and Insect-Pests Management. Biopesticides and bioagents novel tools for pest management. Pp. 332-360. 5. Neha Negi, L. Kashyap and Anjana Kumari. Seed Technology for insect pest management. Interventions in seed for crop production and protection. Pp. 178- 194.

6. L. Kashyap, Neha Negi, Anjana Kumari, Mohit Kumar and Vikas Chauhan. 2025. Integrated pest management in Horticulture crops. Green Horizons: Pioneering Sustainable Agriculture and Horticulture Production. Pp. 128-146. Popular Articles:

1. Kashyap L and Matharu K S. 2014. Grishamkalin sabjiyon me lagne wale keet avom unki roktham. Kisan Kheti, 1 (1): 2-5.

2. Anil, Gavkare O and Kashyap L. 2014. Some ecofriendly techniques of insect-pest management in commercial vegetable production. Popular Kheti, 2(1):65- 68.

3. Gavkare O, Anil, Kashyap L and Avinash. 2014. Polyhouse me shimla mirch utpadan ke dauran keet vo mite ki smasyen avom nidaan. Kisan Kheti, 1(4):67-68. 4. Sood A, Sharma K, Sharma P C, Mehta P K and Kashyap L. 2014. Polyhouse ki faslon me ektrit keet niyantaran. Parvatiya Khetibari, 34(2):28-30. 5. Kashyap L, Chauhan A and Thakur R K. 2011. Bhavran palan avom harit grah me khere ka par-pargan. Vidhanmala, 5(2): 56-60. 6. Kashyap L and Thakur R K. 2012. Bhavron ka rakh rkhav avom faslon me par-pragan ki upyogita. Kisan Kheti, 2(3): 27-31.

7. Kashyap L and Sunaina Malik. 2024. Bilology and management of fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) in Maize. Agritech Today, 2(8): 155-158. Abstract:

1. Kashyap L and Thakur R K. 2014. Domiciliation and conservation of Bumble bees, Bombus sp. under mid-hill conditions of Himachal Pradesh . Published in National seminar on Quality honey production for livelihood security, Sabour

(Bhagalpur), Bihar. p 109

2. Kashyap L and Sharma D C. 2014. Determination of abamectin residue in tomato grown under polyhouse using high performance liquid chromatography. Published in conference on “Exploring Basic and Applied Sciences for Next Generation Frontiers” p 30

3. Kashyap L, K Predeep and Menon S. 2018. Efficacy of novel insecticides and acaricides against the red spider mite, Tetreanychus ludeni Zacher on tomatoes in greenhouses in Palampur, India. Published in International conference on Food and Agriculture. p 213

Symposium/Trainings/Seminar

Three months training under Agri-clinics and Agri-business Centers organized by National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management, Hyderabad at Nauni (March to May 2007)

Hands-on Training on “Bioinformatics and Proteomics” March 26-27, 2010, Department of Biotechnology, CSKHPKV, Palampur

National Symposium attended on “Perspectives and Challenges of Integrated Pest Management for Sustainable Agriculture” (Nov 19-21, 2010) and also poster presented on “Morphometric studies of bumble bee, (Bombus haemorrhoidalis Smith) under mid-hill conditions of Himachal Pradesh” at Nauni, Solan

National conference attended on “Exploring Basic and Applied Sciences for Next Generation Frontiers at LPU, Phagwara Punjab (Nov 14-15, 2014)

National conference attended on sustainable agriculture growth organized by Faculty of Management CGCTC Jhanjeri, 29th March 2017

International conference attended on Food and Agriculture organized by ENDLING in Dhanbad India, 29th -31st March 2018

Academic Staff College In-service 5 months training organized by LPU Phagwara, Punjab, 1st June to 1st May 2015

One week FDP on effective dissemination of knowledge organized by CGCTC Jhanjeri, Mohali, 12th to 17th Dec. 2016

Five days Training on “Trainer Training Programme on Employability, Entrepreneurship and Life Skill” sponsored by HVSU conducted by the Institute, NIESBUD from July 23 -27, 2018 in Dehradun, Uttrakhand

National seminar attended on “Global Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights on Research Methodology” organised by MMU, Sadopur on 19th April 2019

15 days training cum certificate programme on novel trending technologies in agriculture, animal husbandry, fisheries and their allied systems oragnised by society of agriculture research and social development on 15th – 30th Jan. 2023.

One month international training cum certificate course on “Precision Agriculture: Farming with nee Perspectives” organised by CSJM University Kanpur & ICAR-ATARI Kanpur from 15th May to 13th June 2023. Patents Publiwhed/Filed:

1. Domestication of bumble bee in artificial rearing box. Under Process 2. The Solar powered insect trap with automated UV attraction and oil capture system. Published

Title of Ph.D. Thesis:-

“Efficacy and persistence of biorational pesticides against insect and mite pests of tomato under protected environment”

SYNOPSIS OF THE Ph D WORK

To study the efficacy and persistent toxicity of biorational pesticides against insect and mite pests of tomato.

Dissipation of spinosad and abamectin in tomato fruits and find out their safety interval.

Title of M.Sc. Thesis:-

“Domiciliation of bumble bees (Bombus sp.), and to study resource partitioning with honeybees”

SYNOPSIS OF THE M Sc WORK

Domestication of bumble bees in captivity using different type of domiciles

To study resource partitioning with honeybees

Research Experience

Project Experience

Survey was carried out to study the insect-pests encountered in different areas of Himachal Pradesh under protected environment

Major insect-pests observed were greenhouse whitefly, red spider mite, yellow mite, tomato russet mite, aphids, thrips, leaf miner, mealybug and spodoptera

Per cent incidence of these pests were worked out

Screening of varieties against yellow mite, Polyphagotarsonemus latus in capsicum

Different insecticides/biopesticides has been evaluated under protected environment

Management strategy was executed in the form of IPM modules to manage these pests at farmers and university level

Weekly observations to record the incidence of insect-pests and diseases and provide them management technique at farmers polyhouse from each districts of Himachal Pradesh

To increase the awareness level of farmers, trainings were conducted at university

During Ph D :

Field Experience:

Research work was carried out at experimental farm in polyhouse in the department of entomology, CSKHPKV Palampur

Tomato crop (v. Avtar) was raised under protected environment with a bed size of 0.6x1.2 m during 2010-11 successfully for 7-9 months continuously

Design : RBD

Efficacy of thirteen insecticides/biopesticides were evaluated against greenhouse whitefly, Trialeurodes vaporariorum, red spider mite, Tetranychus ludeni and tomato russet mite, Aculpos lycopersici

Observations were recorded on the number of mite/ 3 leaves randomly selected and tagged plants while for greenhouse whitefly pre-treatment count of immature stages and adults were recorded from randomly selected 3 plants in each plot

Laboratory Experience:

To study the persistence toxicity of insecticides/biopesticides leaves from the sprayed and unsprayed plots were brought to the laboratory at 0, 1, 3, 7 and 15 days of spray

Artificial rearing of red spider mite, Tetranychus ludeni and greenhouse whitefly, Trialeurodes vaporariorum in insectory

Laboratory reared neonate and adults of mite and whitefly were released on the treated leaves and mortality were recorded after 24 and 72 hours

Intrinsic toxicity (LC50 and LC90) of different insecticides/biopesticides against greenhouse whitefly and mite has been determined

Vinegar fly (Drosophila melanogaster) was used for bioassays

Dissipation of spinosad and abamectin in tomato fruits was worked out at 0, 1, 3, 7 and 15 days of spray through bioassay/LCMSMS

Safety intervals for spinosad and abamectin in tomato has been determined

Good knowledge of handling the LCMSMS, GCMS and HPLC instruments for residue analysis

Good knowledge of rearing and handling the sucking pests particularly mite, whitefly and aphid

During M Sc

Field Experience

Foraging activity of bumble bees and honeybees on different vegetables and apple fruit crops were recorded in Solan and Shimla Distt. of Himachal Pradesh

Data recorded on various foraging parameters like number of bees/m2 area, time (sec.) spent/flower from 0600 to 1800 hour at two hours interval continuously for three days

Data of foraging behaviour of bumble bee was studied in apple during blooming period at Narkanda, Shimla District.

Three natural nests were located by continuous surveying the area by hearing the buzzing sounds in the forest and cultivated areas and diurnal activity of bumble bees at neat entrance was recorded from dawn to dusk Laboratory Experience

Domestication work was done in apiculture laboratory under controlled conditions in the Deptt. of Entomology and Apiculture, Nauni, Solan

Bumble bee queens were trapped from different flora in the morning and evening hours and kept in artificial special designed wooden boxes

For feeding sucrose solution in the ratio of 1:1 was given by dipping a swab of cotton and pollen collected by honeybees was given to the queen and developing colonies as a source of protein

Successful domestication of bumble bees were carried out for the first time in India (H.P).

Nest architecture of Bombus haemorrhoidalis was studied Other experience

Worked under Maxgrow Bio tech Limited, Ludhiana as Crop Technical Expert after M Sc in Himachal Pradesh for a year.

Training conducted and seminar delivered to the farmers regarding apple production and protection in Kullu, Shimla and Sirmour Distt.

Product promotion of Maxgrow Company conducted during field visit at different places of Himachal Pradesh.

Fully acclimatize with the apple production and protection technology as B Sc in horticulture and having own apple orchards.

Horticulture Rural Work Experience (HRWE) of one month each in all four agro-climatic zones of Himachal Pradesh.

Cultivation practices of most of the important fruit and vegetable crops.

Fully acclimatize with the rearing of whitefly and mite culture under laboratory conditions and testing the effect of different insecticidal properties for the pests under field as well as laboratory conditions

Expert in handling honey bee colonies.

Worked on successful bumble bee domestication under Master’s Research first time in the country.

Visited various reputed agricultural universities and institutes of South and North India.

Achievements

NET qualified 2013 (79%)

Best poster presentations award in the conference held at UHF, Nauni during 2010

NSS certificate at university level

NIC held at Patnitop (J&K)

Excellence in Teaching Award, 2018 in International conference on Food and Agriculture, Dhanbad, Jharkand

Best Oral Presentation Award 2022

Duties/Responsibilities Performed

Co-ordinator of Plant Protection at Lovely Professional University Member of ICAR Accreditation Team at MMDU Mullana

Member of Board of Management at MMU Sadopur

Member of Board of Studies at MMDU Mullana

Member of Academic Council at MMU Sadopur

Exam Centre Superintendent at MMU Sadopur and MMDU Mullana Reference:

Dr. R. K. Thakur

Retd. From Head of the Department

Entomology & Apiculture

Dr YSP, Uni of Hort. and Forestry,

Nauni, Solan

Pin Code-173 230

Dr. Ajay Sood

Principal Scientist

College of Agriculture

CSK HPKV, Palampur, Distt. Kangra

(H P)

Pin Code-176 062

Declaration:

I hereby, declare that all the above-furnished information is correct and true to best of my knowledge and belief.

(Lokender Kashyap)

Date: 12-05-2025

Place: Mullana, Ambala

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