सीएसबी - केंद्रीय रेशम उत्पादन अनुसंधान एवं प्रशिक्षण संस्थान , मैसूरु

Research Work Experience :

• Ph.D. - Thesis problem entitled, “Investigations on optimal foraging in six spotted ladybird beetle, Cheilomenes sexmaculata (F).” to understand optimal foraging behaviour and the foraging behaviour of predators against mixed prey densities.
• M. Sc. - Studies on the diversity and abundance of pests of rice, Hemiptera and Hymenopteran natural enemies in organic rice regimes.

Details of research Projects :

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Ten best publications :

1. Chaitanya, M., Anitha, G., & Shanker, C. (2022). Comparing pest abundance and diversity among various organic regimes of rice. Journal of Entomological Research, 46(1), 32–39.
2. Chaitanya, M., Anitha, G., & Mahendra, K. (2024). Population dynamics and diversity of pests and natural enemies in various organic rice regimes across different phenological stages in rice. Journal of Biological Control, 351–358.
3. Chaitanya, M., Mahendra, K. R., & Anitha, G. (2024). Evaluating hymenopteran parasitoid communities across varied organic rice cultivation practices. Uttar Pradesh Journal of Zoology, 45(18), 140–147.
4. Chaitanya, M., Anitha, G., & Mahendra, K. R. (2024). Abundance and diversity of hemipteran predators in different organic rice regimes and efficiency of different sampling methods. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 16(8), 178–183.
5. Mahendra, K. R., Chaitanya, M., Anitha, G., Manjunatha, B., & Ishwarya Lakshmi, K. S. (2024). Impact of natural enemies on pest population in cotton monocrop and cotton intercropped with soybean. Uttar Pradesh Journal of Zoology, 45(16), 535–542.
6. Mahendra, K. R., Anitha, G., & Chaitanya, M. (2024). Population dynamics and diversity of insect pests of cotton and their natural enemies on sole crop and intercrop systems. Plant Archives, 24(2), 541–546.
7. Srinivas, K., Suroshe, S. S., Nebapure, S. M., Kumar, G. K., Chaitanya, M., Keerthi, M. C., & Jayanthi, P. K. (2024). Recruitment and retention of predatory coccinellid beetle, Cheilomenes sexmaculata (Fab.) using synthetic semiochemicals. Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection, 131(6), 1865–1878.
   https://doi.org/10.1007/s41348-024-00994-y
8. Chaitanya, M., Suroshe, S. S., Kirankumar, G. N., Srinivas, K., & Venkanna, Y. (2025). Predatory efficiency of six-spotted ladybird beetle, Cheilomenes sexmaculata against mixed prey densities. Phytoparasitica, 53, Article 5.
   https://doi.org/10.1007/s12600-024-01226-7
9. Kirankumar, G. N., Suroshe, S. S., Chaitanya, M., Srinivas, K., Keerthi, M. C., & Subhash Chander. (2025). Functional response of temperature-tolerant and control strain of Aenasius arizonensis. Phytoparasitica, 53:37.
   https://doi.org/10.1007/s12600-025-01260-z
10. Chaitanya, M., Suroshe, S. S., Kirankumar, G. N., Keerthi, M. C., & Srinivas, K. (2025). Foraging behaviour of Cheilomenes sexmaculata against Paracoccus marginatus. National Academy Science Letters, Published online: 13 October 2025.
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s40009-025-01821-0