Name: Dr. Jaydeep Halder

Designation (Subject): Senior Scientist (Agricultural Entomology)

Email ID: jaydeep.halder@icar.org.in & jaydeep.halder@gmail.com

Mobile No.: 05422 635247

Education: Ph.D

Field of Specialization: Insect Toxicology, Biological Control and Integrated Pest Management.

Professional experience: More than 16 years of experience in Agricultural Entomology and pest management.

Research interests: Insect biological control with emphasis on vegetable crops, integration of biocontrol agents, botanicals and ecofriendly tools within IPM modules.

• Halder, J., Karkute, S.G., Das, H., Gowda, M.T., Dey, D. and Behera, T.K. (2025). Phyllotreta striolata as radish root and shot hole borer: biology, molecular analysis, damage severity and integrated organic pest management option. Journal of Plant Disease & Protection 132:47. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41348-024-01047-0. (Published online 21 December 2024).
• Halder, J., Karkute, S.G., Dasgupta, J., Karmakar, P., Singh, A.K., Chaubey, T. and Behera, T.K. (2024). First record of Epuraea motschulskyi as a potential pollinator of pointed gourd (Trichosanthes dioica Roxb.): biosystematics, molecular characterization and pollination efficiency. Arthropod–Plant Interactions. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11829-024-10052-x. (Published online 18 March 2024).
• Halder, J., Das, H., Majumder, S. and Gowda, M.T. (2024). An analysis of insecticide-resistant aphids in the vegetable ecosystem: a case study. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42690-024-01395-2. (Published online 17 December 2024).
• Halder, J., Divekar, P.A. and Rani, A.T. (2021). Compatibility of entomopathogenic fungi and botanicals against sucking pests of okra: an ecofriendly approach. Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 31:30. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41938-021-00378-6.
• Halder, J., Chaubey, T., Manimurugan, C., Kumar, R., Singh, P.M. and Rai, A.B. (2022). A case study of insect visitors and pollen vectors in sponge gourd (Luffa cylindrica (Linn.)) during summer and rainy seasons in India. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science 42:215–225. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42690-021-00535-2. (Online published 22 April 2021).
• Halder, J., Rai, A.B., Dey, D. and Singh, B. (2016). First record of Microplitis tuberculifer (Wesmael 1837) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a parasitoid of Spodoptera litura Fab. from India. National Academy Science Letters 39(6):417–419. DOI: 10.1007/s40009-016-0497-2.
• Halder, J., Waluniba, Joshi, S., Jha, A. and Rai, A.B. (2020). New host record of Formicococcus polysperes Williams (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae): an emerging pest of taro Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott from India. National Academy Science Letters 43(5):467–472. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40009-020-00883-6.
• Gowda, M.T., Patil, J., Vijayakumar, R., Halder, J., Veeresh Kumar, Divekar, P.A., Rai, A.B. and Singh, J. (2020). Isolation, identification and biocontrol potential of entomopathogenic nematodes occurring in Purvanchal and Bundelkhand regions of Uttar Pradesh, India. Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 30:95. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41938-020-00290-5.
• Divekar, P.A., Majumder, S., Halder, J., Kedar, S.C. and Singh, V. (2023). Sustainable pest management in cabbage using botanicals: characterization, effectiveness and economic appraisal. Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection 131:113–130. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41348-023-00812-x.
• Reddy, Y.S., Loganathan, M., Halder, J., Prasanna, H.C., Singh, A. and Singh, B. (2019). Screening tomato genotypes for resistance to early blight and American serpentine leaf miner. Horticulture, Environment and Biotechnology 60:427–433. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13580-019-00130-y.

• Inducted as a Fellow of Royal Entomological Society (FRES) by the Royal Entomological Society, United Kingdom, in 2022.
• Awarded the Fellow of the Society of Plant Protection Sciences (FSPPS) by the Society of Plant Protection Sciences (SPPS), New Delhi, in 2017.
• Awarded the Fellow of the Society for Biocontrol Advancement (FSBA) by the Society for Biocontrol Advancement, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, in 2017.
• Admitted as a Fellow of Zoological Society of India (FZSI) by the Zoological Society of India in April 2025.
• Inducted as a Fellow of Indian Society of Vegetable Science (FISVS) in 2020 by the Indian Society of Vegetable Science (ISVS), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.
• Awarded “Meritorious Scientist Award” from the Society of Plant Protection Sciences (SPPS), New Delhi, India, in May 2022.
• Awarded “ISHRD Himadri Young Scientist Award-2014” by the Indian Society of Horticultural Research and Development (ISHRD), Uttarakhand, India, during 2019.