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Department of Agricultural Entomology

Name of Professor & Head :Dr. D. M. Jethva, Ph. D.
Tel. Phone:(O) 0285 2672080 PBX 313
E-mail:entomology@jau,.in

Faculty Strength

Sr. No.NameDesignationQualificationExperience
1Dr. D. M. JethvaProfessor & HeadPh.D. (Agri.) (Entomology)19 Years
2Dr. A. M. BharadiyaProfessorPh.D. (Agri.) (Entomology)19 Years
3Dr. M. K. GhelaniAssociate ProfessorPh.D. (Agri.) (Entomology)10 Years
4Dr. S. R. VasavaAssistant ProfessorPh.D. (Agri.) (Entomology)8 Years
5Prof. H. S. GodhaniAssistant ProfessorM.Sc. (Agri.) (Entomology)10 Years

Technical and Supporting Staff

Sr. No.NameDesignationQualificationExperience
Technical
1Miss. Mayuri. MalamAgri. OfficerB. Sc. (Agri.)5 Year
2Shri. M. N. MagaraAgri. Asstt.Diploma in Agri.5 Years
3Shri. H. B. PatelAgri. Asstt.B. Sc. (Agri.)8 Years (Pooled at DSW)
4Shri. M. J. DodiyaAgri. Asstt.B. Sc. (Hon.) (Agri.)5 Years
5Shri. S. K. ZoraAgri. Asstt.B. Sc. (Agri.)5 Years
6Shri. D. K. RavaliyaJr. ClerkGraduate1 Years
Supporting
8Mr. Y. B. MooriJeep Driver8th pass23 Years (Pooled at CAET)
9Mrs. G. B. SolankiLab AssistantHSC19 Years

Courses offered for various degrees Degree:

Post Graduate courses 2025-26

Course No.Course TitleCreditSem.Teacher
ENT 501Insect Morphology2 + 1OddDr. M. K. Ghelani
ENT 506Toxicology of insecticides2 + 1OddProf. H. S. Godhani
ENT 508Concepts of Integrated Pest Management2 + 0OddDr. J. B. Bhut
ENT 509Pests of field crops2 + 1OddDr. A. M. Bharadiya
ENT 602Insect Physiology and Nutrition2 + 1OddDr. D. M. Jethva
ENT 606Insecticide Toxicology and Residues2 + 1OddDr. D. M. Jethva
ENT 591Master's Seminar1 + 0-Concerned Guide
ENT 691/692Doctoral Seminar I & II1 + 0-Concerned Guide

Courses offered for Undergraduate Degree: (As per fifth dean's committee)

Teacher/sSemesterCourse No.Course TitleCredit
Prof. H. S. GodhaniFifthAg. Ento. 5.4Pest of field crops &stored grains and its management1 + 1
Prof. H. S. GodhaniSeventhAg. Ento. 7.5Student Ready: RAWE & AIA0 + 2

Courses offered for Undergraduate Degree: (As per sixth dean's committee)

Teacher/sSemesterCourse No.Course TitleCredit
Dr. M. K. GhelaniFirstEnto 1.1Fundamentals of Entomology2 + 1

Dr. D. M. Jethva

Dr. A. M. Bharadiya

ThirdSEC-7

Skill enhancement course – 7 (Beneficial insect farming)

COA, Junagadh

0 + 2
Dr J. B. BhutCOA, Morbi

Laboratory Facility:

Sr. No.Name of Lab.Seating CapacityPurposeUG or PG
1PG Research Lab-110Practical work, research workPG
2Storage Research Lab05Practical work, research workPG
3PG  Class room cum Seminar Hall30PG Teaching and Practical ExaminationPG

List of Major Equipments / Instruments   

Sr. No.Name of LaboratoryName of Equipment / InstrumentNo. of Equipment / InstrumentPurchase price (Rs. in Lakh)
1. Biocontrol Research LaboratoryComb foundation mill for Apis mellifera11.10
2. Comb foundation mill for Apis cerena indica11.10
3.Comb foundation mill for Apis mellifera drone11.10
4.Honey Processing Unit14.37
5.Bee Venom collector10.31
6.UV visible spectrometer16.11
7.Incubator14.36
8.Refrigerator21.37
9.Muffle Furnace14.61
10.Digital abbe refractometer111.35
11.Vortex10.46
12.Hot Plate10.67
13.Centrifuge with rotors18.09
14.Hot air oven12.51
15.Deep freezer12.38
16.Recirculating chiller36.81
17.Room Humidifier10.84
18.Refrigerator10.89
19.Hexacopter Dron16.66
20.Leica Microscope118.96
21.Greaves Generators17.87
22.Utility vehicles18.14
23.Digital v rotary evaporator12.99
24.Honey motorized extractor13.64
25.Semi-automatic one head auger filling machine14.10
26.Screw conveyor12.75
27.Mixer machine11.14
28.Pouch Packing Machine12.93
29.Table top winder machine11.80
30.Pest filling machine10.93
31.Pest filling machine with digital counting10.98
32.Autoclave12.68
33.Fume hood13.57
34.Deep freezer14.79
35.Shaking water bath12.95
36.Orbital shaking incubator10.93
37.Pouch packing machine14.83
38.Fermenter system with 10 L capacity with laptop112.62
39.Laminar air flow10.52
40.Vacuum packing machine11.87
41.Horizontal laminar air flow11.79
42.Digital procession wall oven10.63
43.Hot air oven10.50
44.UG class roomCasio LCD projector (XJA-146) with accessories1UG class room
45.PG class room/ Seminar hallHitachi LCD projector (CPX-4-417)1PG class room/ Seminar hall

Farm Facilities

Sr. No.Name of Farm/ CafeteriaArea (hectare)No. of Experiments continueDetails of activities
DepartmentalStudents
1.Plot No. A-110.500230Departmental as well as Other Agency Experiments
2.Plot No. B-110.5000
3.Plot No. 70.1350
 Total1.135230

Exhibition Hall/Museum/ELP Unit:

Sr. No.Name of MuseumSize (Sq.m.)Purpose
1Insect Museum88.35

Teaching the students,

To aware the farmers/visitors regarding insect pests

2ELP unitUnder Biocontrol Research LaboratoryExperiential Learning Programme related actvity, production of bioagents, pheromone traps etc

M.Sc. /Ph.D Students guided (2020 onwards)

Sr. No.Name of facultyNo. of students being supervised (guided) by faculty
M.Sc.Ph.D.
1.Dr. Y. H. Ghelani52
2.Dr. D. M. Jethva48
3.Dr. M. F. Acharya33
4.Dr. P. V. Patel30
5.Dr. B. B. Kabaria10
6.Dr. A. M. Bharadiya32
7.Dr. G. M. Parmar30
8.Dr. J. B. Bhut10
9.Dr. K. D. Shah63
10.Dr. K. P. Baraiya41
11.Dr. A. V. Khanpara41
12.Dr. M. K. Ghelani40
13.Dr. M. L. Patel50
14.Prof. R. P. Juneja10
15.Dr. R. B. Vadher20
16.Dr. V. C. Gadhiya40

M.Sc. thesis submitted

Ph.D. thesis submitted

Faculty Participated in Trainings / Refresher Course / Summer / Winter School etc. 

Seminar / Symposia / Workshop Attended by Faculty

Training organized by the department

Papers Published in Journals

Papers Presented in Seminar / Symposia

Books Published

Chapter Published in Book

Recommendation made by Department of Entomology for farmers

Recommendation made by Department of Entomology for Scientific community

Ongoing research Schemes / Projects

Other Agency Projects Completed

Budget head wise sanction Grant