Taxonomy of Whiteflies' Natural Enemies in Tamil Nadu Cotton Ecosystem

Plant-mediated interactions between whiteflies, herbivores, and natural enemies.

Whiteflies (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) comprise tiny phloem-sucking insects. The sessile development of their immatures and their phloem-feeding habits (with minimal physical plant damage) often lead to plant-mediated interactions with other organisms. The main data come from the polyphagous pest species Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) and Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Westwood), which are intricately ass...

Natural enemies of cotton whitefly bemisia tabaci gennadius homoptera aleyrodidae in fars province of iran

Economic Analysis of Organic and Bt Farming of Cotton in Erode District of Tamil Nadu

Increasing awareness towards health and environmental issues associated with the intensive use of chemical inputs has led to alternate forms of agriculture. Organic farming is one among the production methods that are supportive of the environment. The other being the Bt farming which modifies the genetical make up of a plant by introducing genes of the bacteria Bacillus thuringiensis. This mak...

Outbreak of dengue in Tamil Nadu, India

Dengue is known in India since 1940s, but the disease is very limited in its spread. Dengue is becoming rampant in many states of southern India. As of now, no specific treatments (therapies) or vaccines are available against the disease. The people of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, where the dengue incidences are increasing, perceive this spurt as due to poor rainfall and power supply. We attempte...

Participation of Team Atmosphere in Team Effectiveness of Non Banking Financing Company in Tamil Nadu

Creating an effective team environment is vital to succeed. More often than not there’s no opportunity for personality clashes, team members can’t be picky about which clients they prefer to deal with them. The present study is an empirical study consists of 60 samples out of 120 working employees to the tune of 50 per cent of the population. Both the Primary and ...