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Dr. Mahendiran G.
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Designation
Discipline
Agrl. Entomology
Email
Mahendiran.g@icar.gov.in
Phone Number
080-2351-1982
Fax
080-2341-1961
Professional Experience
16 years
Qualification
M. Sc (Agricultural Entomology), Ph.D
Specilization
Taxonomy of weevils (Curculionidae)
Training
Attended ICAR sponsored Summer school “Advances in Agricultural Acarology” on 8th -28th October, 2010 organized by All India Network Project on Agricultural Acarology and Department of Agricultural Entomology, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bangalore
Attended ICAR sponsored Summer school on Niche area of Excellence training programme on “Taxonomy of insects and mites” on 25th July -14th August, 2012 organized by Department of Agricultural Entomology, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bangalore
Attended training programme on Harmony, Balance and Synergy- Sensitization of staff of Central Institute of Temperate Horticulture on “Human relations management for best work output” at Srinagar, Kashmir from 28th to 30th October, 2013 organized by NAARM, Hyderabad-500 030
Attended ICAR sponsored CAFT programme on “Agricultural web application development using content management tools” at the Division of Computer Application, ICAR- Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, New Delhi organized by Centre for Advanced faculty training, during 24th September -14th October, 2014.
Awards and Honours
Received the Best Scientist Award – 2025 during the 33rd Institute Foundation Day (ICAR NBAIR) and 3rd Biocontrol Expo–2025, held on 19 October 2025 at Yelahanka Campus, Bengaluru.
Received Agricultural Scientist Award -2024 for contribution to insect taxonomy and waste to wealth by Dr. B. Vasantharaj David Foundation in the “6th National Conference on Advances in Agricultural and Industrial Entomology” on November 17, 2024 in Hotel Chennai Le Palace, Porur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Received Dr. H. S. Pruthi Award for outstanding contribution in the field of Entomology –Insect Taxonomy on the occasion of International Conference Current Innovations and Technological Advances in Agriculture and Allied Sciences (CITAAS-2024)” on August 29-31, 2024, organised by Faculty of Agriculture, Guru Kashi University, in collaboration with Department of Agriculture and Farmer’s Welfare, Horticulture Department, Govt. of Punjab ISASTR, Noida & Just Agriculture Edu. Group held at Guru Kashi University, Punjab.
Received Young Scientist Award 2019 for "Commendable Contribution to Taxonomy and IPM modules" by Dr. B. Vasantharaj David Foundation in the National Conference on “Trends in higher education, taxonomy, agriculture, biotechnology & toxicology” held on 17th November, 2019 at Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Recognition
Best poster presentation award to the research paper entitled on ‘Diversity of Myllocerus species (Curculionidae: Coleoptera) on fruit crops in India- an overview’ by G. Mahendiran Anna Jose and S.N. Sushil. Presented in International on Plant Protection in Horticulture (ICPPH-2024): Advances and Challenges” on Sept. 25-27, 2024, organised by Association for Advancement of Pest Management in Horticultural Ecosystem (AAPMHE), held at ICAR-IIHR, Bengaluru-560089, India.
Recipient of IARI merit Scholarship for perusing Ph.D in Entomology at IARI, New Delhi
Received best poster awards in National Conference on Temperate Fruits and Nuts- A Way Forward for Enhancing Productivity and Quality, during 6th to 9th November, 2015 for the poster Biology and management of the shot hole borer Scolytus sp. (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) by Showket A. Dar, Mudasir A. Dar, Shahid A. Akbar and G. Mahendiran.
Publications
46
Selected Publications
G. Mahendiran, D. M. Firake, G. Poornima, S. Patra, V. K. Verma and S.N. Sushil. 2026. Gall Inducing Weevil, Acythopeus glyptorhis Prena (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Baridinae): A New Serious Pest of Spiny Gourds in India. National Academy Science Letters, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40009-026-02164-0.
G. Mahendiran, Poornima G, Roberto Caldara, Manu B and S. N. Sushil. 2025. Bagous obrieni (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), a new species from India feeding on Nymphoides indica (L.) Kuntze. Zootaxa 5633 (3): 583–592.
G. Mahendiran, Anna Jose, Manu B and Satya Nand Sushil. 2025. Review of the genus Hirsutopes Pajni, 1990 (Curculionidae: Entiminae) with description of a new species from the Andaman Islands. Oriental Insects, 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1080/00305316.2025.2487653.
G. Mahendiran, Y.N. Venkatesh, Anna Jose, B. Manu, M. Ashajyothi, K. Sreedevi and S.N. Sushil. 2025. Morpho-molecular identification of Barioscapus cordiae (Marshall) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): a serious pest of Cordia myxa L., Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jarmap.2025.100638.
Ramesha, B., G. Mahendiran and S.S. Anooj. 2025. Spathaspina Ramesha and Mahendiran, a new genus of Ceutorhynchinae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) from India. Zootaxa 5642 (6): 592 596.
Mahendiran, G., Poornima G, Chaithra, T.N and Manu B. 2025. Imera setauropsis and
Orsophagous indicus (Curculioninae, Acalyptini), two new species from Tamil Nadu, India.
Annales Zoologici Fennici, 62: 13-19
Orsophagous indicus (Curculioninae, Acalyptini), two new species from Tamil Nadu, India.
Annales Zoologici Fennici, 62: 13-19
G. Mahendiran, K. Shankarganesh, A. Manivannan, Anna Jose, G. Poornima, T.N. Chaithra, V. Gowtham, G. Priyatharsini, A.H. Prakash, G.T. Behere and S.N. Sushil. 2025. Morphological and molecular characterization and note on the biology of cotton stem weevil, Pempherulus affinis (Faust) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, https://doi.org/10.1007/s42690-024-01424-0.
G. Mahendiran, T.K. Bhoi, G. Poornima, Roberto Caldara, T. Venkatesan, K.M. Venugopala & S.N. Sushil. 2024. Morphological redescription, molecular identification and notes on the biology of Patialus tecomella (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): a pest of Tecomella undulata, an endangered tree in India. Biologia DOI: 10.1007/s11756-024-01822-2.
G. Mahendiran, M. M. Nagaraja and M. Sampathkumar. 2024. Two new weevil species of the genus Myllocerus Schoenherr, 1823 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae) from India, Journal of Threatened taxa 16(1): 24601-24606.
Mahendiran, G., Poornima, G. & Chaithra, T. N. 2023: Cnaphoscapus sternofovelus (Curculionidae, Entiminae), a new species from Arunachal Pradesh, India. Annales Zoologici Fennici, 60: 199–205.
G. Mahendiran, Mudasir Ahmad Dar and Shahid Ali Akbar. 2019. Altica himalayensis (Chen), an emerging pest of temperate horticultural crops from Kashmir valley. Halters, 10: 7-10.
Mahendiran, G., S.A. Akbar & M.A. Dar. 2018. The invasive aphid Pterochloroides persicae (Cholodkovsky, 1899) (Hemiptera, Aphidoidea: Lachninae) recorded on important fruit trees in Kashmir Valley, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 10(5): 11672–11678.
G. Mahendiran and S.A. Ganie. 2018. Population dynamics, life history and efficacy of acaricides against European red mite, Panonychus ulmi (Koch) on almond and apple. African Entomology, 26(2): 333–336.
G. Mahendiran and Sheikh Khusheed. 2018. A new host and distribution record for the black coccinellid, Stethorus aptus Kapur (Coccinellidae: Coleoptera). Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control, 28: 1-3.
G. Mahendiran and V.V. Ramamurthy. 2012. Redescription of two species of the genus Dermatoxenus Marshall (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae) from India. The Bioscan, 7(2): 241-246.
G. Mahendiran and V.V. Ramamurthy. 2013. The weevil genus Pachynotus Redtenbacher (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae) from India. Oriental Insects, 47(1): 76-85.
G. Mahendiran and V.V. Ramamurthy. 2013. Taxonomic revision of the Cratopus Schoenherr (Curculionidae: Entiminae) from India. The Bioscan, 8(1): 257-260 (Supplement on Taxonomy).
G. Mahendiran and V.V. Ramamurthy. 2013. An annotated checklist of the genus Blosyrus Schoenherr (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae). Journal of Threatened Taxa, 5(12): 4682-4686.
G. Mahendiran and V.V. Ramamurthy. 2013. Review of the genus Phacephorus Schoenherr (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae) from Indian subcontinent. The Bioscan, 8(1): 325-329 (Supplement on Taxonomy).
G. Mahendiran and V.V. Ramamurthy. 2013. Checklist of the genus Leptomias Faust (Entiminae: Curculionidae: Coleoptera) of the world. Munis Entomology and Zoology, 8(2): 604-612.
G. Mahendiran, S.A. Ganie, K.A. Sheikh and Nazeer Ahmed. 2015. Development of IPM module for commonly grown vegetables under protected cultivation in Kashmir valley (India). Biopesticides International, 11(1): 68-71.
R.K. Murali Baskaran, G. Mahendiran, and K. Suresh. 2006. Life table of Scymnus coccivora Ayyar (Coccinellidae: Coleoptera) on two mealybugs. Journal of Entomological Research, 30(4): 295-299.
