• Integrated pest management
• Sustainable Insect Pest Management 
• Resistance Monitoring and management 
• Emerging pests 

• CICR Cotton App (Developer)
• CICR IRM App (Developer)
• Pink bollworm management strategies (Developer) 
• Development and validation of a “Degree-day based model for predicting pink bollworm phenology across geographical locations of subtropics and semi-arid tropics of India (Co-developer) 
• New protocol for evaluation of transgenic cotton genotypes introgressed with protein against whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) in cotton (Co-developer)
• Rapid, reliable and robust methodology for field level yield loss assessment in cotton due to pink bollworm and boll rot (Co-developer)

• International Conference on “Innovative Technologies for Research and Development for Sustainable Production of Cotton, Oilseeds and Fibre Crops” at ELA, OLD GOA from November 13-15, 2024
• International Conference on Plant Health Management ICPHM 2023 – Innovation and Sustainability. 15th -18th November 2023 | Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU)
• National Workshop on HDPS, Nagpur 07.03.2025
• Pre-season stakeholders review workshop, VANAMATI, Nagpur, 7th May 22
• Meeting of Member Board of Studies in Agricultural Entomology including Sericulture, Zoology & Nematology, Dr PDKV, Akola, 26 & 27 July, 2022
• Meeting on expert advice on wet drought (Online) 22.07.2022
• Member, Board of Studies, Agricultural Entomology, Dr Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, 04.06.2023
• Review meeting of IRM-PBW, New Delhi, 22.08.2023
• AGRESCO, MPKV, Rahuri, 25-27th May 23
• Annual group meeting of AICRP on Cotton, PAU, Ludhiana, 6 & 7 April 2023
• Meeting on Seed sale in Maharashtra, chaired by Shri Abdul Sattar, Agriculture Minister, Maharashtra, College of Agriculture, Nagpur, 27.4.2023
• Meeting with Secretary Agriculture, Govt of Maharashtra (Online), 13.3.2025
• Kisan Mela organized by Cotton Association of India, Bodwad, Dist Jalgaon, 27.5.2025
• 5^th Interface meeting ICAR-CICR RS Sirsa12.10.2025
• Viksait Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan, Khalasana, Ta Kuhi, Dist Nagpur 12.6.2026

TRAINING ATTENDED 

• Winter/ Summer school/ Short duration (10 to 20 days)

TRAINING CONDUCTED

• ICAR Sponsored Short course on “Insecticide Resistance Management Strategies with Major Emphasis on Cotton Insect Pests” 10-19 Feb 2025 (Course Coordinator)

INVITED LECTURES 

• Threat of Pink bollworm, Pectinophora gossypiella Saunders to Cotton and the evolution of its management. National Seminar on Sustainable Agri-Horti Systems: Bridging the Gap between Tradition and Innovation at college of Agriculture, CAU, Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh

RESEARCH ARTICLES (not more than 10)

1. Nagrare V. S., Naikwadi Bhausaheb, Fand B. B., Naik V. C. B., Prabhulinga T., Gokte‑Narkhedkar N. and Waghmare V. N. Seasonal population trend and relative occurrence of pests and their natural enemies among cotton species and cultivars in India. Journal of Cotton Research (2025) 8:12 https://doi.org/10.1186/s42397-025-00214-4
2. Kumar Rishi, Nagrare V. S., Shah Vivek, Singh Satnam, Pandher S., Singh Satpal, Verma S. K., Paul D., Rathore P., Shukla A. K., Singh M. K., Saurabh S., Kumar H., Kaur R., Singh P. K, Waghmare V. N. and Prasad Y. G. Evaluation of transgenic cotton lines expressing an insecticidal fern protein against whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius). Journal of Cotton Research (2025) 8:11 https://doi.org/10.1186/s42397-025-00210-8
3. Fand B. B., Shah Vivek, Nagrale D.T., Mahule D.J., Gawande S.P., Thube S.H., Pandiyan K., Ramteke Indal, Kumar Rishi, Rameash K., Prabhulinga T., Nagrare V.S., Behere G.T., Prasad Y.G. Field estimates of current and predicted cotton yield loss due to pink bollworm and boll rot in India. Agricultural Systems 224 (2025) 104246 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2024.104246
4. Manikandan, A., Blaise, D., Nalayini, P.,  Nagrare VS &   Prasad YG (2024). Intercropping Legumes with High-Density Cotton to Improve the Land Use Efficiencies of Rainfed Vertisols of India. Agric Res https://doi.org/10.1007/s40003-024-00833-4 
5. Nagrare, V.S., S.P. Gawande, D.T. Nagrale, V.S. Thakare, D.J. Baghele, V.K. Biradar, A.P. Nikoshe, M. Meshram, N.G. Narkhedkar and V.N. Waghmare: Genetic diversity and Species prevalence revealed by Mitochondrial COI- DNA sequence of thrips population in cotton. J. Environ. Biol., 45, 737-747 (2024).
6. Prabhulinga T., Kranth S., Chinna Babu Naik V, Amutha M, Kumar R, Suke R, Nagrare V S, Gokte Narkhedkar N, Waghmare V N & Prasad Y G. 2024 The comparison of species diversity and abundance of insect natural enemies in the domesticated species of cotton using the yellow pan trap method. Scientific Reports 14:2787  https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-48347-3
7. Busnoor A V., Wadaskar R. M., Fand B B., Tambe V. J., Pillai T., Mahule D. J., Nagrare V. S. And Prasad Y. G. (2024). Laboratory evaluation of toxicity of selected insecticides against egg and larval stages of cotton pink bollworm, Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Journal of Cotton Research 7:2 1-14   https://doi.org/10.1186/s42397-023-00163-w
8. Nagrare V.S., Fand B. B., Kumar Rishi, Chinna Babu Naik V., Gawande S.P., Patil S.S., Rameash K. , Nagrale D.T. , Wasnik S.M., Nemade P.W., S.B. Deshmukh , Magar P.N., Patil P.P., Bantewad S.D., Kedar P.B., Baheti H.S., Desai H.R., Patel R.D., Varia M.V., Parsai S.K., Udikeri S.S., Hugar S.V., Patil S.B., Sreenivas A.G., Hanchinal S.G., Raja Shekhar K., Durga Prasad N.V.V.S., Krishna Shiv Rama, Annie Diana Grace G., Gokte- Narkhedkar Nandini, Waghmare V.N., Singh R.K., Singh R.P., Prasad Y.G. 2023. Pink bollworm, Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders) management strategy, dissemination and impact assessment in India. Crop Protection 174,106424,  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2023.106424
9. Chinna Babu Naik V., Subbireddy KB, Kranthi S., Nagrare V. S., Kumbhare S., Gokte-Narkhedkar Nandini and Waghmare V. N. 2021. Pink bollworm, Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) survival on transgenic cotton in India. Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control,  31 (40): 1-7, doi.org/10.1186/s41938-021-00393-7 
10. Fand Babasaheb B. , Nagrare V. S., Bal S. K., Naik V. Chinna Babu, Naikwadi1 B. V., Mahule D. J., Gokte‑Narkhedkar Nandini & Waghmare  V. N. (2021) Degree day‑based model predicts pink bollworm phenology across geographical locations of subtropics and semi‑arid tropics of India. Scientific Reports | 11:436 | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-80184-6

BOOK CHAPTERS AND CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

• Waghmare V.N., Venugopalan M.V., Nagrare V.S., Gawande S.P. and Nagrale D.T. (2021) Cotton growing in India In Pest Management in Cotton: A Global Perspective (Edited by Matthews G. A. and Miller T. A.) CAB International Boston: 30-52.

PAPER PRESENTED IN CONFERENCE/ SEMINAR / SYMPOSIA (in the last 3 years)   

International

1. Nagrare V.S, Fand B.B., S.P. Gawande, et al. 2024 Assessing wide area implementation of Pink Bollworm, Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders) management strategy in Cotton. International Conference on “Innovative Technologies for Research and Development for Sustainable Production of Cotton, Oilseeds and Fibre Crops” at ELA, OLD GOA from November 13-15, 2024
2. Pink bollworm, Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders) Scenario and Management in Cotton in India. International Conference on Plant Health Management ICPHM 2023 – Innovation and Sustainability” 15th -18th November 2023, PJTSAU, Hyderabad (First Author) 
3. Field level estimates of yield losses due to pink bollworm in cotton and linking pink bollworm phenology model with field damage to predict future trends under climate change.  International Conference on Plant Health Management ICPHM 2023 – Innovation and Sustainability” 15th -18th November 2023, PJTSAU, Hyderabad,  (Co-author) 
4. Toxicity of insecticides against egg and larval stages of cotton pink bollworm, Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) under laboratory conditions. Book of abstract.  Ninth Asian Cotton Research and development network meeting, ICAR-CIRCOT, Mumbai, December 06-08, 2023, (Co-author) 
5. Within plant distribution, dynamics and ecocompatible management of thrips (Thripidae: Thysanoptera), an emerging pest of cotton in India. World Cotton Research Conference-7, 4-7 October 2022, Cairo, Egypt (Co-author)

National (See the format below)

POPULAR ARTICLES/ SHORT NOTES/ SHORT COMMUNICATIONS 

• Fand Babasaheb, Nagrare Vishlesh, Behere GT, Prasad YG. Pink bollworm management in Cotton (Marathi), Sakal Agrowon, 28.8.2023
• Fand Babasaheb, Thube Shivaji, Nagrare V.S. 2022. IPM for initial stage of crop (Marathi). Agrowon, 12 August 2022

RESEARCH BULLETIN/ EXTENSION BULLETINS 

• Nagrare V S. Fand Babasaheb, Gawande S. P. Nagrale DT, Pande Rachna, Shah Vivek, Thube Shivaji, Hiremani N. S., Behere G. T. Waghmare V. N. Cotton: Pest and disease management. ICAR-Central institute for Cotton Resaerch, Nagpur. CICR-Technical Folder /2025/5 (Marathi)  
• Thube S. H., Fand B. B., Nagrare V. S. and Behere G. T.2023. Management of sucking pests of cotton: Jassid. ICAR- Central Institute for Cotton Research, Nagpur. CICR-Leaflet2023/1
• Fand B. B., Thube S. H., Nagrare V. S. and Behere G. T.2023. Management of sucking pests of cotton: Jassid (Marathi). ICAR- Central Institute for Cotton Research, Nagpur. CICR-Leaflet2023/2

Member, Indian Society for Cotton Improvement, Mumbai 

• Nodal Officer, NEH funds
• Team Leader MGMG
• Team Member, Weekly advisory for Cotton cultivation 
• Charman, Monitoring of AICRP on Cotton trial in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
• Chairman, Procurement and finance committee, ICAR West zone sports meet Nagpur 

• IRM-PBW
• CROPSAP
• Special project on cotton

I certify that the above information is correct to the best of my knowledge… 

Dr. Vishlesh Shanakar Nagrare