Profile of Dr. Nagendra Kumar

• B.Sc. (Agriculture): Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (U.P.)
• M.Sc. (Entomology and Agricultural Zoology): Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (U.P.)
• Ph.D. (Economic Entomology): Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Cooch Behar (W.B.)
• MBA (Marketing): VAMNICOM, Pune (M.H.)

Professional Area

• Research Area: Economic Entomology, Beekeeping, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
• Research Interests: Insect pest management, pollinators, ecological entomology, insect diversity

KEY PUBLICATIONS:

• Kumar N, Naveen G, Padhan S, Hembram S, Rathore T, Mohanta S & Mani A (2025). Pheromone traps in insect pest management: Comprehensive review of their applications, efficacy and future directions in IPM. Plant Archives, 25(1): 1349–1364.
• Teja KSS & Kumar N (2025). Thiamethoxam-induced changes in honey bee colony dynamics: A study in mustard fields. J. Adv. Biochem. Res., 9(2): 511–516.
• Ramya R, Kumar A, Vishwajeet & Kumar N (2025). Species diversity of coccinellids in agricultural and horticultural crop ecosystems of Pusa, Bihar, India. Eco-friendly Agric., 20(1): 163–169.
• Ramya R, Kumar A & Kumar N (2024). Effect of weather parameters on population dynamics of coccinellids in sugarcane. Uttar Pradesh J. Zool., 45(6): 143–149.
• Kumar N, Ghosh S, Teja KSS & Balraj G (2024). Influence of brood survival rates on behavior, economics and resistance in Apis mellifera reared on Indian mustard. Exp. Agric. Int., 46(5): 724–730.
• Kushwaha D et al. (2023). Diseases and pests harmful to honeybees (Apis) and their management tactics: A review. Int. J. Environ. Climate Change, 13(11): 95–109.
• Abinaya S, Kumar A, Kumar N, Ponnusamy N & Srikanth N (2023). Seasonal parasitization of Cotesia flavipes against sugarcane stalk borer. Forum – Int. J., 15(9): 202–206.
• Singh H, Baliyan S, Singh V & Kumar N (2023). Biointensive management of aphids: A broad perspective. Forum – Int. J., 15(1): 455–462.
• Chowdhury S et al. (2023). Insects as bioindicator: A hidden gem for environmental monitoring. Environ. Sci., 11:1146052.

Books/ Book chapters :

• Teja KSS & Kumar N (2024). Unravelling the Intriguing Role of Bees in Folklore and Mythology. Agriculture & Food: E-Newsletter, 6(1): 433–435.
• Teja KSS, Kumar N, Balraj G, Sujatha GS & Hema AP (2024). Bees as Pollinators. Shine Book Publishing, 221 pp. ISBN: 978-93-480-3895-1.
• Mishra R, Prasad S, Kumar N, Kumar P & Rai S (2024). Modern Approaches for Management of Field Crops Insect Pests. Elite Publishing House, 297 pp. ISBN: 97-89-35899-389-9.
• Umadevi GD, Sreekumar G, Kumar N & Saikanth DRK (2023). In: Building Climate Resilient Agriculture. BS Global Publication House, pp. 40–62. ISBN: 978-8196-4973-5-4.
• Gouda S, Prasad S, Kumar N & Mandal SK (2023). Value addition to beehive products. In: Advances in Insect Science. STAC Publishers, pp. 73–91. ISBN: 978-81-961520-0-0.
• Kumar N, Kumar A & Nath R (2023). Pests of papaya and their management. In: Biointensive IPM for Horticultural Crops. NIPA, pp. 213–232. ISBN: 978-93-94490-70-3.
• Rai AK, Kumar R & Kumar N (2021). Insect Ecology: Concepts. New Delhi Publishers. ISBN: 9789391012267.
• Kumar A, Kumar N & Chand H (2021). Commercial Entomology. New India Publishing Agency (NIPA).
• Das U, Pal S & Kumar N (2021). Insect-pests of common medicinal and aromatic plants and their sustainable management. In: Biointensive IPM for Horticultural Crops. NIPA.

A. Department of Entomology, PGCA, RPCAU, Pusa, Samastipur-848 125 Bihar, India

M. nagendra.kumar@rpcau.ac.in

T. + 91-6201019031

ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1752-2601

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