Dr. Smitha M. S

Name

Dr. Smitha M.S.

Department

Agricultural Entomology

Specialisation

Biological control, Integrated Pest Management,Toxicology,  Nanotechnological applications in insect pest management

Position

Assistant Professor

Mobile No

9846493554

E mail id

smitha.ms@kau.in

Address

India

Land Phone No

NIL

Profile

• Thirteen years of experience in teaching, research and extension activities in the field of Agricultural Entomology

Courses Offered

• Bioinputs for pest management (Ph. D)
• Biological control of insect pests and weeds, Insect Taxonomy; Pests of horticultural and plantation crops (PG),
• Fundamentals of Entomology, Insect Ecology and Integrated pest management, Plant parasitic nematodes and their management (UG)

Projects handled

• Handled four AICRP research experiments on cashew, completed three projects as Principal Investigator               

Student Guidance

• Guided four (M.Sc.) and one (Ph.D) students as Major Advisor   

Publications                        

• Published 20 research papers, 10 conference proceedings, 9 leaflets and brouchers, 3 popular articles, 3 book chapters, 5 booklets, and prepared 2 practical manuals   

   Conferences/Symposia/Seminars/Trainings      

• Attended six national level advanced training programmes and participated in nine national/International Seminars/workshops

Awards and Recognitions

• Bagged the best research work (Poster presentation) (National Conference on Cashew, 2016.

Other Assignments

• Nodal Officer, BLAKC, Mullassery, Dept. of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
• Resource person for various trainings to extension officials and farmers
• Member of MDDT programme to diagnose field problems related to pests and diseases