Current Area of Research:
I am working in Urban Entomology Lab of Dr. Gregg Henderson. My interests are in termites, especially subterranean termites. I would like to focus my research on the study of behaviors of termites and use the knowledge in the control of these nuisance pests. One of the behavioral aspects that I am interested in is the foraging behavior and the factors influencing their foraging patterns. Other aspects include the research on the use of physical barriers as well as biological barriers (use of repellent plants) and their applicability to protect the structures of human interests.
Experience:
Research officer, Nepal Agriculture Research Council, 19993-1995
Job responsibility: Design experiments, conduct on- and off-farm trials, collect research data and analyze them. Assist senior research scientists in collecting research data.
Asst. Plant Protection Officer, Department of Agriculture, Nepal 1995-1998
Job responsibility: Research and extension of appropriate ways of crop protection to the farmers. Conduct plant protection trainings to the farmers.
Plant Protection Officerand Pesticide Inspector, Department of Agriculture, Nepal 2001-2006
Job responsibility: Extension of appropriate technology of sericulture and beekeeping.
Conduct IPM field schools to control agricultural and household pests like ants, termites and cockroach. Teaching indigenous pest control strategies to the rural people. Regulate the use of various pesticides for agriculture and household pests.
Important Trainings:
Agricultural Program Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Training. Agricultural Projects Service Center, Nepal, 1996
Farm Management Training. Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, 1997
Writings and Publications:
- Survey of Agricultural and Household Pests in Solukhumbu District (Nepal), Published in Pest Status of Nepal and Presented in Regional Workshop, 1997
- Insect Pest Management Strategies in Rrural Nepal, Published in Departmental Annual Progress Report, 2002.
Thesis Title During Master's:
Effect of Imidacloprid Seed Treatment on Insect Pests of Oilseed Brassicas and Evaluation of Some Insecticides Against Mustard Aphid, Lipaphis erysimi.
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