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Dr. Meena Thakur

Also known as: Meenu

New South Wales Department of Primary Industries, Macquarie University, Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Renovo Technologies Ltd.

ORCID iD 0000-0002-1201-0631
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About

Dr. Meena is an Entomologist with over 14 years of experience in developing sustainable and integrated pest management (IPM) solutions for the horticultural as well as urban pest management field.
Meena has expertise in insect identification, insect ecology, biology, laboratory bioassay studies, field trial execution, and statistical data analysis. Meena’s main areas of interest are insect behavior and biology studies to find out and develop safer and more sustainable insect management techniques.

Employment

  • New South Wales Department of Primary Industries Research Horticulturist, Entomology
    2024 - Present
  • Macquarie University Research fellow
    2022 - 2024
  • Renovo Technologies Ltd. Biologist R&D
    2014 - 2022
  • Government of Himachal Pradesh Scientific Assistant
    2013 - 2013
  • Central Potato Research Institute Senior Resaerch Fellow
    2011 - 2012
  • Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry Senior Resaerch Fellow
    2010 - 2010

Education

  • Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry Masters of Science
    2005 - 2008

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (16)

  • Effectiveness of spinosad and spinetoram against the citrus gall wasp, Bruchophagus fellis (Hymenoptera: Eurytomidae), and their impacts on beneficial arthropods in citrus.
    Austral Entomology 2025
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  • Marketing and Export Potential of Organic Products
    Biopesticides in Organic Farming 2021
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  • Effect of abiotic factors on population dynamics of insect pests and natural enemies in potato crop
    Journal of Agrometeorology 2014
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  • Efficacy of different food attractants for control of fruit flies [Bactrocera tau and B. cucurbitae (diptera : tephritidae)]
    International Journal of Agricultural and Statistical Sciences 2013
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  • Evaluation of bio-pesticides for potato tuber moth control, Phthorimaea opercullela (Zeller) under polyhouse and rustic storage conditions
    Potato Journal 2013
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  • Monitoring of fruit fly populations using parapheromone in peach orchards
    Journal of insect science 2013
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  • Plant Extracts as Oviposition Deterrents against Fruit Flies, Bactrocera spp. Infesting Vegetable Crops
    Pesticide Research Journal 2013
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  • Species composition and abundance of natural enemies of Myzus Persicae (Sulzer) in potato agro-ecosystem in Shimla hill
    Journal of Ecofreindly Agriculture 2013
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  • A New incidence of red flour beetle (Tribolium castaneum Herbst) in stored True Potato Seeds
    Biosciences International 2012
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  • Bees as Pollinators – Biodiversity and Conservation
    International Research Journal of Agricultural Science and Soil Science 2012
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