Studies on the Taxonomy and Diversity of Bees (Insecta: Hymenoptera) associated with selected Kole wetlands of Kerala

Anju Sara Prakash

Anju joined the lab after completing MSc. Applied Zoology from the University of Calicut. Her work mainly focusses on the diversity and taxonomy of bees of Kerala, especially from the Kole wetlands of Thrissur and Malappuram districts. She is also interested in the diversity of bees associated with agroecosystems.

Achievements

CSIR- NET with JRF AIR- 58 (June 2018).
Second rank in BSc. Zoology from Calicut University in the academic year 2012-15.

Publications

Prakash, A. S., Jobiraj, T., and Bijoy, C. 2020. A checklist of bees (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Apoidea) of Kerala. Entomon, 45(3):189-200.
Prakash, A. S., Kormath, A., and Meethal, K. V. 2020. Identification of plant extracts inhibiting trypsin-like larval gut proteases of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) larvae. International Journal of Entomology Research, 5(3): 1-4.
Anju Sara Prakash and Bijoy, C. 2021. Status of bee (Insecta: Hymenoptera) diversity of Kerala. Proceedings of the International Seminar: Biodiversity Conservation & Climate Change. (Eds.) St. Joseph's College (Autonomous), Devagiri, Calicut, Kerala, India. 7-10. ISBN: 979-8-5938-6048-4.
Prakash A. S. and Bijoy C. 2021. Diversity of bee (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Apoidea) pollinators of Ash gourd [Benincasa hipida (Thunb.) Cogn.] in Malappuram district, Kerala. International Journal of Entomology Research, 6(4): 57-58.
Anas, P. M., Prakash, A. S., Bijoy, C., & Mohamed, H. S. 2021. Macrohymenopteran diversity in Thommana Kole wetland, Thrissur, India. ENTOMON, 46(3), 273-276.
Prakash, A.S. and Bijoy, C. (2022). First reports of some Megachilid bees (Hymenoptera) from Kerala, India. Taprobanica, 11(1), 40-41.
Prakash, A. S., Bijoy, C., and Jobiraj, T. (2022). New report of Amegilla dizona Engel and Ceratina dentipes Friese (Hymenoptera: Apidae) from Kerala, India. Entomon, 47(2): 149–152.
Prakash, A. S., Jobiraj, T. and Bijoy, C. (2023). A new species of cuckoo bee genus Thyreus (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Apidae) from India with a revised key to Indian species. Oriental Insects, 1-9.
Antony, A. M., Mathew, T., Babu, R., Prakash, A.S. and Bijoy C. (2023). A preliminary study on the bee (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Apoidea) diversity in Christ college (Autonomous), Irinjalakuda, Thrissur, Kerala. International Journal of Entomology Research, 8(11), 26-27.

Presentations

"Status of bee (Insecta: Hymenoptera) diversity of Kerala " at International seminar on Biodiversity Conservation and Climate Change, St. Joseph's College (Autonomous), Devagiri, Kozhikode.
“The buzz about bees”, a talk on World bee day May 20th 2021, organized by Biodiversity club and Shadpada Entomology Research Lab, Christ College (Autonomous), Irinjalakuda.
Paper presentation on “diversity of bees from Thommana Kole wetland, Kerala, India” at national conference on Reviving wetlands, conducted by CWRDM, Kozhikode on 11-13 October 2023.

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