Scientist Profile

Dr. Megaladevi P

Dr. Megaladevi P

Scientist (Agricultural Entomology)
ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute Research Centre Kannur Civil station post, Kannur 670002
E-mail :
megaladevi.csb@nic.in
  • Chemical Ecology, Biological Control, and Molecular Entomology for innovative and sustainable insect pest management.
  1. Got “Best Poster Award” in “National conference on Post Graduate Research in State Agricultural Universities” on 5 & 6 may 2016.
  2. Qualified ICAR-NET in Agricultural Entomology during the year 2018.
  3. Awarded with “Tmt. B. DJEABARATHY AWARD” for securing highest OGPA in discipline of Horticulture in B. Sc. (Agri.) degree programme during 2010-14.
  4. Awarded with “Shri. R. SEETHARAMA REDDIAR JONABAI AMMAL AWARD” for securing highest OGPA in discipline of Agricultural Microbiology in B. Sc. (Agri.) degree programme during 2010-14.
  5. Awarded with “GOLD MEDAL” for securing highest OGPA in Master of Science (Agriculture) degree in the subject Agricultural Entomology during the year 2015-16.
  6. Awarded with “INSPIRE FELLOWSHIP” of Department of Science & Technology, Government of India, for pursuing PhD in Agricultural Entomology.
  7. Awraded with “Dr. S. Uthamasamy Award” for the best thesis in Entomology in recognition of performance in the Doctoral Programme of the TamilNadu Agricultural University during 2021.
  1. Megaladevi P, J. S. Kennedy and S. Jeyarani., Bacillus and Stenotrophomonas – The Predominant Culturable Endosymbiotic Bacterial Genus in Paracaccus marginatus. Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology, 27, Issue 07, pp. 1094-1102, 2024.
  2. Ajaykumar R, Murali Krishnasamy S, Dhanapal R, Ramkumar G, Megaladevi P, Manjubala M, Chandrasekaran P, Pradeeshkumar T, Navinkumar C and Harishankar K. Mitigation of Abiotic and Biotic Stress Using Plant Growth Regulators in Rice. Agronomy. 2023; 13(9):2226.
  3. Megaladevi P and Kennedy J. S., Antibiotic susceptibility of endosymbionts of papaya mealybug Paracoccus marginatus Williams and Granara de Willink (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae). Journal of Environmental Biology, Vol. 42, pp. 1191-1194, 2021.
  4. Megaladevi P and Kennedy J. S., Effect of endosymbionts elimination on life table parameters of papaya mealybug Paracoccus marginatus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) on different host plants. International Journal of Recent Advances in Multidisciplinary Research, Vol. 07, Issue 02, pp. 5586-5592, 2020.
  5. Megaladevi, P. and Kennedy, J. S., Host preference between symbiotic and aposymbiotic Paracoccus marginatus, by the parasitoid, Acerophagous papayae. International Journal of Recent Advances in Multidisciplinary Research, Vol. 07, Issue 02, pp. 5619-5622, 2020.
  6. Megaladevi P, Kennedy JS, Jeyarani S, Nakkeeran S and Balachandar D., Metagenomic exploration of the bacterial endosymbiotic microbiome diversity of papaya mealybug Paracoccus marginatus from different host plants. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies, Vol. 8, Issue 01, pp. 429-439, 2020.
  7. Megaladevi P, JS Kennedy, S Jeyarani, S Nakkeeran and D Balachandar, Behavioral response of parasitoid Acerophagus papayae Noyes and Schauff to papaya mealybug Paracoccus marginatus on different host plants. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies, Vol. 8, Issue 01, pp. 143-145, 2020.
  8. Megaladevi, P. and Manjunatha, M., 2019. Management of Lipaphis erysimi (kalt.) Using newer insecticides and bio-pesticides in radish. Innovative Farming, 4(4), pp.196-200.
  9. Megaladevi, P., Kennedy, J.S., Jeyarani, S., Nakkeeran, S. and Balachandar, D., 2019. Specificity in host instar selection, parasitism and developmental time of Acerophagus papayae (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) on Paracoccus marginatus. Annals of Plant Protection Sciences, 27(3), pp.308-311.
  10. Megaladevi, P., Pallavi, M. Manjunatha and Sharanabasappa, Effect of Nitrogen Fertilizer on Population of Aphid [Brevicoryne brassicae(L.)] in Radish. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 02, 142-148, 2018.
  11. Pallavi, D., Basappa, S. and Megaladevi, P., 2018. Seasonal fluctuation of yellow stem borer Scirpophaga incertulas (Walker) on paddy and its relationship between trap catches with weather parameters. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences, 7, pp.3575-3584.