Bhumi Thakkar

• Doctor of Philosophy (Zoology)
• PhD Student at Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Agrochemicals (AGs) are known for their ability to have a negative impact on the health of non-target species, despite the fact that they are meant to protect agricultural plants from harmful pests. Catla catla (Hamilton, 1822) gill cells (ICG) were exposed to four AGs: insecticide (Imidacloprid (IMI)), fungicide (Curzate (CZ)), herbicide (pyrazosu...

Coleopterans are adapted to a diversifed range of environments and ecosystems. But there is a wide gap between systematic and genetic information of Coleopteran pests and their relation to agricultural crop hosts. Therefore, in the present research, an attempt was made to study the diversity of Coleoptera in agriculture felds of Vadodara district,...

Dung beetle species compete for dung and the resources are utilized for food and nesting for adults and larvae. The development of the adult depends mainly on the quantity and quality of resources consumed during the larval period. During parental care, they show preference for dung of greater nutritional quality, which in turn, impact their assemb...

Insect pestswere collected from various agriculture fields belonging to order Lepidoptera, and Hemipters of Vadodara, Gujarat. DNA isolation and PCR amplification of the Cytochrome oxidase I (COI) gene were carried out (Amplicone size 720 bp). A total of 29 species representing 13 families of Hemiptera orders and of 33 species representing 14 famil...

Dung beetles belonging to the subfamily Scarabaeinae are ecologically important organisms that feed primarily on mammalian dung for their nesting and brooding. The paracoprids are characterized for their complex tunnel-making behaviour. The present study revealed the role of neurotransmitters in the nesting behaviour of Digitonthophagus gazella (Fa...

Background Organophosphates and Pyrethroids are the most widely used pesticides worldwide and are known to have significant toxicity on the nervous system of the target pest. Assessment for combined toxicity of Organophosphate and Pyrethroid on Sf9 ( Spodoptera frugiperda ) cells is less explored. The present study demonstrates and compares the two...

Insect cell lines are convenient and powerful tools that were initially used in viral propagation, optimization of viral pesticides, cell-virus interactions, and recombinant protein productions. The most commonly used cell lines were initiated from embryonic tissues, nervous system, and ovarian tissues, few cell lines have been established from mid...

The present study was conducted to observe the effect of host preference on ovipsition, adult emergence, adult body length, longevity, and sex ratio of Sitophilus oryzae, the most cosmopolitan pest which causes severe losses in rice, maize, barley, wheat. The Investigation was carried out on the S. oryzae on four main cereal crops maize, rice, chic...

Insects are the most species-rich group on earth and play numerous crucial roles in ecosystem functioning and the global economy. The conservation of insect diversity is a topic of global importance. Herbivorous insects damage 18% of world agricultural production. Pests are major challenges to agriculture practice security. Characteristics of the a...

Abstract Background More than 350 K described species, Coleoptera (beetles) represent the most diverse order from Class Insecta in the entire animal kingdom. However, their phylogeny is highly controversial due to their morphological crypticness and multiple markers used previously for sequence homology. Although many studies suggest that their div...

Insects are one of the most successful groups of living organisms on the earth and have one of the widest distributions around the globe. One of the reasons for their great diversity and abundance is their high reproductive capacity and adaptation in extreme environment. Hymenoptera is the third largest order of class Insecta. Biodiversity of hymen...

House fly, Musca domestica has been given more focus as a potential vector in spreading bacterial pathogens. The spread of housefly is season specific and locus bound since it feeds and breeds on dumped organic wastes, open drainages and hospital surroundings are affluent with a copious amount of pathogenic and non-pathogenic microorganisms. Thus,...

Abstract The agricultural sector is considered to be the backbone of a countries economy. To increase the crop yield, there is an extensive use of agrochemicals in the form of insecticides, herbicides, nutrient mixture, fungicides, etc. This is necessarily involved in controlling the unwanted organisms; however, it leads to toxicity in a nearby eco...

The present study observed the effect of host grains on oviposition, emergence, body length, longevity and sex ratio of adults of Sitophilus oryzae (L.), an important storage pest of cereals. Grains of maize,rice, pearl millet and chickpea were evaluated in primary culture under laboratory conditions. The results revealed variations in the developm...

House fly, Musca domestica has been given more focus as a potential vector in spreading bacterial pathogens. The spread of housefly is season specific and locus bound since it feeds and breeds on dumped organic wastes, open drainages and hospital surroundings are affluent with a copious amount of pathogenic and non-pathogenic microorganisms. Thus,...

Chemical control of insects is an effective strategy used extensively in daily life. However, the widespread use of synthetic insecticides has led to many negative consequences, resulting in increasing attention to natural products. Among the alternative strategies, the use of plants' insecticidal allelochemicals appears to be promising. Aromatic p...

The present survey gives the current information on Coleoptera diversity of Gujarat. This is the first comprehensive account on Coleoptera species diversity. Different locations were selected for the collection of coleopteran insects in whole of Gujarat, covering all the districts. Altogether, 177 species belonging to 117 genera under 32 families i...

In the present survey, a total 45 species belonging to 33 genera under 7 families were recorded. The family Acrididae was found to be the most dominant and was represented with 18 species, second dominant family was Tettigonidae and Gryllidae with 9 species. Pygromorphidae stood at third rank with 3 species and family Tetrigidae, Gryllotalpidae and...