Equipments available
 

1. PERCIVAL - Environmental chamber
2. Leica Binocular Macroscope
3. Horizontal  LAMINAR FLOW
4. BOD Incubator with RH factor
5. PERCIVAL - Environmental chamber
6. Hot Air Oven
7. Electronic balance
8. Digital pH meter
9. Sipcon projection microscope
10. Blue star walk-in cooling chamber
    Illuminator
11. Microtome
12. Weighing Balance
13. Heating Plate

Services / Tests carried out

Identification of key insect pests of important plantation forestry tree species.

Diagnosis and characterization of insect problems of seeds, seedlings, wood and other plant materials.

Cytological and histopathological studies relating to insects, plants and microbes.

Isolation, characterization and identification of entomopathogenic microbes (Fungi, bacteria and virus).

Bioassay of chemicals, plant derived products and biocontrol  agents against insect pests

Characterization and evaluation of  Allelochemicals with reference to  insect- plant  interactions.