Srikanth Bandi

• research scholar at Osmania University

Mosquito-borne diseases (MBDs) pose significant public health challenges globally, with India and Sub-Saharan Africa accounting for the majority of cases. Aedes aegypti, a primary vector of dengue fever, thrives in an environment with inadequate water supply and poor waste management. The Original Research Article 91 increasing resistance of mosqui...

This study evaluates the larvicidal potential of methanolic extracts derived from Zingiber officinale (ginger) rhizome and Allium sativum (garlic) bulbs against the 4th instar larvae of Aedes aegypti, a key vector responsible for transmitting diseases such as dengue, yellow fever, chikungunya, and Zika. Due to the increasing resistance of mosquitoe...

Aim: Aim: The coveted Indian hardwood teak (Tectona grandis) grows well in particular tropical temperatures and soil types. With 8.9 million hectares, India's teak forests are essential to the luxury market. Indian teak trees are seriously threatened by the teak skeletonizer (Eutectona machaeralis Walker), which causes extensive defoliation. As a r...

The efficacy of Pongamia pinnata seed oil as an antifeedant against the late instars of the Lemon butterfly, Papilio demoleus L., was evaluated in the present study conducted at the measuring 30 sq. cm were dipped for 1 minute in different concentrations of P. pinnata seed oil emulsions, including 0.125%, 0.25%, 0.5%, 1%, and 2%. Distilled water an...

Experiments were conducted to investigate the antifeedant activity of leaf extracts of Wrightia tinctoria, Murraya koenigii, and Prosopis juliflora against teak leaf skeletonizer, Eutectona machaeralis Walk. The study was carried out from August 2021 to July 2022 in the Zoology laboratory of Tara Government Degree and PG College, Sangareddy (latitu...

Larvae of the citrus butterfly, Papilio demoleus are serious pests in citrus orchards. Since synthetic pesticides have several ill effects on human health and the ecosystem, biopesticides are feasible alternative to synthetic pesticides. Indian beech tree, Pongamia pinnata plant extracts are well known for their medicinal and pesticidal properties....

This is an Open Access Journal / article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0) which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. All rights reserved. Farmers rely mostly on synthetic pesticides to control vegetable pests. Sy...

Studies were conducted on the Ichthyofaunal diversity of Erracheruvu in Siddipet District of Telangana State for a period of three years - from June 2015 to May 2018. Four distinctive locations were selected for the study. Fish belonging to 29 species, 19 genera, 6 orders, and 12 families were recorded in this study. Of the 13 recorded species, Ord...