MANDATE

• Insect pests of nurseries, plantations and forests and their integrated management.
• Bioprospecting, bioinoculants and beneficial microbes/ insects for plant productivity enhancement, industrial use, bioremediation and livelihood generation.
• Insect biodiversity and effect of climate change on entomological problems, including biotechnologies interventions.
• Biodegradation and bio-deterioration of wood
• Provide plant quarantine and other services with respect to forestry species involving entomological expertise.

Goal

To work out insect pests management practices to increase the productivity of natural and manmade forest.