Rukhsana Kokkadan

• Doctor of Philosophy
• Environmental scientist at Nautica environmental associates llc

Polychaetes and Microplastic Pollution

The present investigation was carried out to study butterfly diversity in some selected sacredgroves located in Alapad village, Thrissur district in Kerala for the period October 2020 to June 2021. In Kerala among Hindus, it was a common practice to assign a part of their land near the Tharavadu or house as the abode of goddess Durga or Serpent God...

This study investigates an account on the diversity and abundance of benthic infauna of Chettuva mangrove in Kerala. Marine benthic infaunal species are an important factor in marine ecosystems and play a chief ecological function in the mangrove ecosystem. This research article gives an overview of infaunal diversity associated with eight sites of...

Anastatus (Hymenoptera: Eupelmidae) species are end parasitoids of a wide variety of insect eggs of Hemiptera, Lepidoptera and Orthoptera. It included the family Eupelmidae of Hymenoptera and they are an important egg parasitoid of several major insect pests. Here we report the partial sequence of cytochrome oxidase sub unit I gene (COI) of Anatatu...

Hymenopteran parasotoids are important in biological control and its molecular barcoding is effective for biodiversity study. This paper shows molecular barcoding and phylogeny analysis of hymenopteran parasitoids of different families. We have amplified and sequenced partial fragment of COI of these insects isolated from Kerala and its phylogeneti...

Anastatus (Hymenoptera: Eupelmidae) species are end parasitoids of a wide variety of insect eggs of Hemiptera, Lepidoptera and Orthoptera. It included the family Eupelmidae of Hymenoptera and they are an important egg parasitoid of several major insect pests. Here we report the partial sequence of cytochrome oxidase sub unit I gene (COI) of Anatatu...

The cigarette beetle, Lasioderma serricorne (Fabricius) is one of the major pests for stored tobacco which is widely distributed in the world. It is a pest of many stored products like spices, pet food, dried flowers etc. This study highlights the DNA barcoding and genetic diversity of the cigarette beetle and in discriminating global phylogeograph...

Goniozus nephantidis (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae) a larval parasitoid of O. arenosella and this study reveals molecular barcoding and phylogeny analysis of G. nephantidis. The adult G. nephantidis gave excellent control of larvae of O. arenosella. We have PCR amplified and sequenced partial fragment of cytochrome oxidase1 gene of (COI) of G. nephantid...

Pesticides are substances that are used to kill undesirable organisms, repel or control certain forms of plant or animal life that are considered to be pests. The importance of controlling pests have led to the development of a variety of insecticides that prevent agricultural loss and spreading of diseases. The irrational use of these insecticides...

Bracon brevicornis (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) is a larval parasitoid of O. arenosella and the present study reveals molecular barcoding and phylogeny analysis of B. brevicornis. The adult B. brevicornis gave excellent control of larvae of O. arenosella. We have PCR amplified and sequenced partial fragment of cytochrome oxidase subunit I gene (COI) o...

Ageing is a natural life process whose manifestations are familiar and unambiguous. Oxidative modification of cellular molecules by reactive oxygen species and impaired antioxidant mechanism play unique role in a variety of age-associated degenerations. As a defence, cells have developed antioxidant defence system of a group of enzymes including ca...

The Asian honey bee, Apis cerana are honey producers and pollinators of cultivated crops and wild plants. They occur in Asia, from Afghanistan to China and from Japan to southern Indonesia. A. cerana have yellow stripes on their abdomen and are habituated to Indian plains. These are less aggressive and also display less swarming behavior. Here we r...

The secretory bioactive components of the hexane extract of Anoplodesmus saussurii was analyzed using GCMS. From the study, presence of ten components in the secretion was confirmed. N-[3-(4-Butoxyphenyl) -10- Oxo-10H-9-oxa-2,4-diaza- phenanthren-1-yl] propionamide and 8,9-Octadecenamide are the major components and was found in 22.646% and 20.023%...