CENTRE’S FEW FIRST REPORTS IN INDIA

• Report of Helicoverpa armigera Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus (NPV)
• Bacillus popilliae var. holotrichiae, Metarhizium anisopliae, New Rickettsia Like Organism (RLO) and Bacillus thuringiensis var. galleriae in white grub
• Leucinodes orbonalis, a new host record of Trichogramma chilonis
• Heterosis in Chrysoperla carnea
• Insecticide resistant strain of Chrysoperla carnea
• Improved method of mass rearing of Trichogramma chilonis with better biological traits
• In-situ conservation of arthropod natural enemies
• Granulosis virus (GV) in castor semilooper, Achaea Janata
• Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis in pierid butterfly, Catopsilia pyranthe
• Report of Spodoptera frugiperda Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus (NPV)
• Mass Rearing Technology of

Helicoverpa armigera

Spodoptera litura

Chrysoperla zastrowi sillemi

Mallada boninensis

• Report of Maruca vitrata (F) nucleopolyhedrovirus
• First report of Chelonus sp. (Hymenoptera: Braconidae); an egg larval parasitoid of fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Anand
• Report of Novius fumidus Mulsant (Coccinellidae: Coleoptera); A potential predator of Egyptian cottony cushion scale (Icerya aegyptiaca Douglas) infesting Casuarina equisetifolia in Gujarat

AWARD:

1. Dr. N. B. Patel, Principal Research Scientist received Environmental Protection Research Award in 1^st International Agriculture Conference on “Natural Vs Organic Farming: In context to Bharatiya Agriculture” jointly organized by Gujarat Natural Farming and Science University, Anand; Hindustan Agricultural Research Welfare Society and IIMTU, Meerut at Bagadpur Krishi Bhawan, Moradabad (UP) during 24-26^th December, 2023.
2. Dr. Raghunandan B. L., Assistant Research Scientist, Best Oral Presentation –First Prize ISMPP 42^nd Annual Conference & National Symposium on Plant health management: A way forward for food safety, security and sustainability’Jointly organized by Department of Plant pathology, BACA, AAU, Anand, Gujarat and Indian Society of Mycology and Plant Pathology, RCA, MPUA&T, Udaipur, Rajasthan at AAU, Anand on 10-12 May-2023.
3. All India Coordinated Research Project (AICRP) on Biological Control of Crop Pests, Anand Agricultural University (AAU), Anand has been recognized as ‘Best Performing AICRP Centre on Biological Control’ for the period 2021-22. This award was presented at 31^st Annual Review Meeting of All India Co-ordinated Research Project on Biological Control of Crop Pests held at ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Bengaluru (Karnataka) during 20-21 October 2022. This recognition was graciously received in the presence of distinguished dignitaries Dr T. R. Sharma, Hon’ble Deputy Director General (Crop Science), Dr. S. C. Dubey, Assistant Director General (Plant Protection and Biosecurity), ICAR, New Delhi & Dr. S. N. Sushil, Director & Project Co-ordinator, ICAR-NBAIR, Bengaluru. 
4. Ghelani Agricon Private Limited Award – 2021for Outstanding Research Work done in the field of bio-pesticides has been conferred to Dr. Raghunandan B. L., AICRP on Biological Control of Crop Pests, AAU, Anand During the state level seminar on ‘Prakrutik Krushima Pak Sanrakshan’ Organized by Plant Protection Association of Gujarat (PPAG) held at AAU, Anand on 5^th April, 2022.
5. Certificate of fellowship in appreciation and recognition of his outstanding achievements and contributions in the field of Biological Control of Crop Pests and Diseases has been awarded to Dr. Nainesh B. Patel AAU, Anand and he admitted to the Fellow of the Society for Biocontrol Advancement Bengaluru, India on 15^th December 2022.
6. Certificate of fellowship in appreciation and recognition of his outstanding achievements and contributions in the field of Biological Control of Crop Pests and Diseases has been awarded to Dr. Raghunandan B. L. AAU, Anand and he admitted to the Fellow of the Society for Biocontrol Advancement Bengaluru, India on 15^th December 2022.
7. Dr. Raghunandan, B.L., Bhatt, N.A. and Patel, N.B. received Best Poster Presentation Award in National Symposium on "Plant Health Management" organized by Department of Plant Pathology and Entomology, College of Agriculture, NAU, Bharuch held during 02/11/2020 to 04/11/2020.