Dr. E. Sreelatha

Ph. D. Ag (Entomology): conducted research work at ICRISAT on “"Stability, inheritance, and mechanisms of resistance to Helicoverpa armigera (Hub.) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in chickpea (Cicer arietinum Linn.)”.

M. Sc. Ag (Entomology): Conducted research work on "Additive effects of certain chemicals on the efficacy of Bacillus thuringiensis var. Kurstaki Ber. against Spodoptera litura (Fab.)"

Expertise in Biological control, Host plant resistance, Organic farming.

Working as Assistant director at NIPHM from June 29, 2016 to till date. Worked as Discovery Breeder/ STI Breeder in MONSANTO for Male sterile (MS5 and MS6) conversions with sucking pest tolerance of Bt. transgenic / conventional cotton lines through molecular assisted backcrossing (MABC) and Molecular assisted breeding (MAB), Data Manager in MONSANTO Cotton Breeding, Transgenic Breeder for the development of Bt cotton lines in Delta and Pine Land (Monsanto). Worked as Entomologist in Vibha Agrotech Ltd. for Bt cotton bioassays and screening. Worked as Lecturer in UGC sponsored seed technology course at Ch.S.D.St Theresa college.

Sree latha E, Krishnayya P.V and Subbaratnam G.V 1996. Effect of Bacillus thuringiensis var. Kurstaki Ber. and its additive chemicals on haemolymph constituents of Spodoptera litura (Fab.). Pest Management and Economic Zoology 4 (1-2): 65-69.

Sree latha E, Krishnayya P. V and Subbaratnam G. V 2002. Additive effects of certain chemicals on the efficacy of Bacillus thurigiensis var. Kurstaki Ber on Spodoptera litura (Fab.) Annals of Plant Protection Sciences.10: 5-11.

Sree Latha, E., T.B. Gour, C.L.L. Gowda, M.A. Ghaffar & H.C. Sharma, 2003. Stability of resistance to Helicoverpa armigera in chickpea. In: R.N. Sharma, G.K. Shrivastava, A.L. Rathore, M.L. Sharma and M.A. Khan (Eds.), Chickpea research for the millennium: Proceedings of the International Chickpea Conference, 20–22 Jan, Indira Gandhi Agricultural University, Raipur Chattisgarh India, pp. 138–142.

E. Sreelatha, C. L. L. Gowda, T. B. Gour, H. C. Sharma, S. Ramesh, and H. D, Upadhyaya 2008. Genetic analysis of pod borer (Helicoverpa armigera) resistance and grain yield in desi and kabuli chickpeas (Cicer arietinum) under unprotected conditions. Indian J. Genet., 68(4): 406-413.

E Sree Latha  H C Sharma and C L L Gowda 2018 TOLERANCE AS MECHANISM OF RESISTANCE TO Helicoverpa armigera (Hub.) IN CHICKPEA (Cicer arietinum Linn.) 2018 Trends in Biosciences 11(2), Print : ISSN 0974-8431, 144-148.

E Sree Latha and H C Sharma 2018 ANTIXENOSIS MECHANISM OF RESISTANCE TO Helicoverpa armigera (Hub.) IN CHICKPEA (Cicer arietinum Linn. Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci (2018) 7(2): 1233-1238.  

E Sree Latha  H C Sharma and C L L Gowda 2018 ANTIBIOSIS MECHANISM OF RESISTANCE TO Helicoverpa armigera (Hub.) IN CHICKPEA (Cicer arietinum Linn.). International Journal of Plant Protection Volume 11. Issue 1, April, 2018 | 56-64.

E. Sree Latha and H.C. Sharma 2018 Differences in susceptibility of chickpea (Cicer arietinum Linn.) genotypes to Helicoverpa armigera (Hub.) 2018 under no-choice caged conditions and towards washed and un-washed chickpea leaves. Plant Archives Vol. 18 No. 1, 2018 pp. 211-219

Sree Latha E and Jesu Rajan S 2018 Ecological Engineering for Sustainable Agriculture: Simple Concept with Greater Impact. International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications. IJSRP, Volume 8, Issue 2, February 2018 Edition (ISSN 2250-3153), 123-125

Sree latha E., Jesu Rajan S., Swathi Yadav K. and Sathish R. 2018 Agro ecosystem analysis and ecological engineering based plant health management in organic tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) cultivation. International Journal of Agriculture Sciences ISSN: 0975-3710&E-ISSN: 0975-9107, Volume 10, Issue 5, 2018, pp.-5379-5382.

Sree Latha E., Jesu Rajan, S., Sathish R, Swathi Yadav K, Rama Devi A and Vijayalakshmi K. 2018  Diversity of Pollinator Bees in Ecological Engineering Organic Field. SSN: 2320 – 7051 Int. J. Pure App. Biosci. 6 (2): 868-871.

Sree Latha E 2018 “Sustainable strategies to manage cotton pink bollworm, Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in India  (IJALS - November – 2017)

 Sree Latha Edpuganti 2018  Resistance Development in Pink Bollworm Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) to Bt Cotton and Resistance Management Strategies.  ISSN: 2320 – 7051 Int. J. Pure App. Biosci. 6 (1): 1296-1302

Sreelatha Edpuganti and Swathi Yadav Kattula 2018 Seasonal Incidence of Major Insect Pests and their Natural Enemies in Ecological Engineering  Brinjal (Solanum melongena) Field 4^th national conference on plant growth promoting rhizobacteria for sustainability of  agriculture and environment 11^th to 12^th May 2018. Page 35-36

Sree Latha Edpuganti and Swathi Yadav Kattula 2018 Comparative biology of Bracon hebetor say on Corcyra cephalonica stainton, Helicoverpa armigera (hub.) and Spodoptera litura fabricius under no choice and dual choice conditions.  International Journal of Chemical Studies 2018; 6(2): 2264-2266

Sree Latha Edpuganti, Veena Y and Swathi Yadav Kattula 2018  Suitability of different diets and their combination for rearing of laboratory host, Corcyra cephalonica.  Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 2018; 6(2): 2872-2876

Sree Latha E, Sneha Madhuri K, Jesu Rajan S  Lavanya K and Ravi G Efficacy of Bracon hebetor Say on Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) evaluated with Helicoverpa armigera (Hub.), Spodoptera litura Fabricius and Corcyra cephalonica Stainton as alternate hosts. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 2019; 7(3): 1309-1313.

Sree Latha E, Jesu Rajan S, M. Narsi Reddy, K Sneha Madhuri, and CH Sreenivasa Rao 2019.  Conservation Biological Control: Effect of Bio Fertilizers and Bio Pesticides in Organic Ecological Engineering Field of Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench) .International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences. 2019: 8(01): 548-555. 

Jesu Rajan S, Sree Latha E and Sathsh R 2018 Biology of big eyed bug, Geocoris erythrocephalus (Lepeletier & Serville) on cabbage aphid, Brevicoryne brassicae International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences  Volume 7 Number 7.

Jesu Rajan S, Sree Latha E, K Sneha Madhuri, Vijayaraghavendra R and CH Sreenivasa Rao 2019. Predatory coccinellids diversity in organic vegetable farming systems: Conservation and mass production Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies. 2019; 7 (1): 1148-1151.

Jesu Rajan. S and Sreelatha. E 2019 Numerical Response of Rhynocoris Marginatus (Fabricius)(Hemiptera: Reduviidae) to Two Pests of Redgram (Cajanus Cajan (L.) Millsp.). Bull. Env. Pharmacol. Life Sci., Vol 8 [4]

Jesu Rajan S, Sree Latha E, Vijaya Raghavendra R and CH Sreenivasa Rao 2018  Biology and feeding potential of Coccinella transversalis (Fab.) on cabbage aphid, Brevicoryne brassicae (Linn.).  Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 2018; 6(6): 51-56.

District Pest Management Plan (DPMP): Pilot district: Warangal from June 2016 to June 2019: District Pest Management Plan is a holistic approach to prepare a pest management plan for a district and it includes various components like soil and plant health management, varietal selection, nutrition management, agronomic practices, ecological engineering and influence of prevailing community on pests and diseases. This plan involves the National Institute of Plant Health Management (NIPHM), National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE),  State Agriculture Department, State Horticulture department, Agriculture Research Stations, ATMA, KVK's, Agriculture and Horticulture Universities. Prepared pest management plan and implemented through various extension activities of dissemination of messages, radio talks, and demonstrations. The training was conducted to agriculture officers, horticulture officers and farmers in integrated pest management. It is a highly successful Pilot project and as a principal investigator report was submitted to DAC.

Project on Study of “Impact of Indiscriminate Use of Chemical Fertilizers and Pesticides” (Rabi 2016-17 -Kharif 2019-2020): DAC entrusted a project to study “Impact of Indiscriminate Use of Chemical Fertilizers and Pesticides” with major objectives of analysis of the impact of indiscriminate use of insecticides and fertilizers on Crops, Soil, water, and Agricultural produce. NIPHM was the nodal agency and 7 SAUs (TNAU-Tamil Nadu, ANGRAU, Andhra Pradesh, PJTSAU –Telangana, VNMKV-Maharashtra, CSAUA&T -Uttar Pradesh, PAU-Punjab, BCKV -West Bengal)and 1 SHU (YSRHU - Andhra Pradesh) are the partners. As principal investigator data was compiled and report was submitted to DAC.

Course coordinator for following courses offered to international and national agri professionals

1. Fundamentals of Plant Health Management for Plant Health Doctors.
2. Agro Ecosystem Analysis (AESA) based Plant Health Management (PHM) in conjunction with Ecological Engineering for Pest Management.
3. NIPHM‘s Banner Training Programme on AESA & Ecological Engineering-Based IPM and Allied subjects.
4. On-farm production of bio-control agents, bio fertilizers and microbial bio-pesticides.
5. Orientation-cum-Capacity building program for the Facilitators/ Coordinators of DAESI In collaboration with MANAGE
6. Refresher Training Program on “On-farm Production of Bio-Control Agents and Microbial Bio-Pesticides for established Agripreneurs” under Agri-Clinics and Agri-Business Centres Scheme with  MANAGE
7. Pest & Disease Diagnostic Techniques for Established Agripreneurs jointly organized by National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE) & National Institute of Plant Health Management (NIPHM)
8. Production protocol for predators and parasitoids
9. Bee Keeping for sustainable agriculture
10. Organic farming for sustainable agriculture

sreelatha.e@gmail.com