Varun Arya

About

Ph. D. Research Scholar

Working on morphological identification, molecular characterization, phylogenetic analysis and gut microbiome study of fruit flies.

Employment

Employment history is unavailable.

Education

• Banaras Hindu University Ph. D. (Agricultural Entomology)
  2022 - Present
• Banaras Hindu University M. Sc. (Agricultural Entomology)
  2020 - 2022
• Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture & Technology B. Sc. Agriculture
  2016 - 2020

Projects & Funding

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Publications (13)

• Comparative efficacy of bottle and sticky traps baited with cue-lure for sustainable suppression of melon fruit fly, Zeugodacus cucurbitae (Coquillett)
  International Journal of Vegetable Science 2026 DOI: 10.1080/19315260.2025.2595496
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• Real-time PCR assay for the rapid and precise detection of the melon fly, Zeugodacus cucurbitae (Coquillett) (Diptera: Tephritidae)
  Phytoparasitica 2026 DOI: 10.1007/s12600-025-01337-9
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• Better concentration of cue-lure and sticky trap combination for monitoring and mass trapping of melon fly, Zeugodacus cucurbitae (Coquillett)
  Plant Science Today 2025 DOI: 10.14719/pst.7769
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• Bacterial community of brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens (Stål) (Hemiptera: Delphacidae) revealed by high throughput amplicon sequencing
  Plant Science Today 2024 DOI: 10.14719/pst.4184
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• Diagnosis, taxonomic keys, DNA barcoding and molecular phylogeny of economically important fruit fly species (Diptera;Tephritidae)
  International Journal of Tropical Insect Science 2024 DOI: 10.1007/s42690-024-01408-0
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• Development of a loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay for accurate and rapid identification of Spodoptera frugiperda in maize from India
  Cereal Research Communications 2024 DOI: 10.1007/s42976-023-00462-7
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• A simple PCR-based quick detection of the economically important oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) from India
  Frontiers in Plant Science 2024 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2024.1399718
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• Evaluation of different concentrations of Cue-lure for effective management of the melon fruit fly, Zeugodacus cucurbitae (Coquillett), in cucurbits ecosystem
  Journal of Environmental Biology 2024 DOI: 10.22438/jeb/45/3/mrn-5223
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• Indigenous Technical Knowledge Used in Pest Management
  Role of agricultural engineering and statistics for sustainable natural resource management 2023
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• First report of invasive thrips, Thrips parvispinus (Karny) infestation on chilli from Eastern part of India
  Ecology, Environment and Conservation 2023 DOI: 10.53550/eec.2023.v29i01s.076
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