Ameisenforscher:
- Bharti, Dr. Himender
- Borowiec, M.Sc. Marek L
- Brühl, Dr. Carsten
- Dias, Dr. Sriyani
- Fayle, Mr. Tom
- Fiala, Dr. Brigitte
- Herwina, Dr. Henny
- Kiran, Dr. Kadri
- Kumar, Dr. Dolly
- Lim, Ph.D. Grace T
- Linsenmair, Prof. K Eduard
- Menzel, Dipl.-Biol. Florian
- Mezger, Dipl.-Biol. Dirk
- Mishra, M.Sc. Archana
- Narendra, Dr. Ajay
- Noon-anant, M.Sc. Nawee
- Offenberg, Dr. Joachim
- Paknia, M.Sc. Omid
- Peeters, Dr. Christian
- Perera, M.Phil. Aneska
- Pfeiffer, Dr. Martin
- Rastogi, Prof. Neelkamal
- Rizali, M.Sc. Akhmad
- Robson, Dr. Simon
- Schlick-Steiner, Dr. Birgit C
- Schultz, Dr. Roland
- Schulz, Andreas
- Sharaf, Dr. Mostafa R
- Sharma, M.Sc. Yash P
- Steiner, Dr. Florian M
- Vakhide, B.Sc. Nassim
- Varghese, Dr. Thresiamma
- Watanasit, Prof. Suparoek
- Yahya, Dr. Bakhtiar E
Prof. Neelkamal Rastogi
Geburtstag und Geburtsort:
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01 January 1956, Patna, Bihar - India
- Banaras Hindu, University
- Department of Zoology
Centre of Advanced Study
Banaras Hindu University
Varanasi, U.P. -221 005
- India
- 0542-2307149, Ext.-133
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- Ant behavioural Ecology, Ant-plant interactions, Biodiversity, Ecological indicators
- Varanasi, India
- The current projects aim at investigation of ant biodiversity and behavioural ecology.
I am interested in examining the role of ecologically dominant ant species in the ecosystem, particularly in annual crop agroecosystems with the aim of understanding the potential of ants as biological control agents of major insect pests of two important annual vegetable crops: sponge gourd, Luffa cylindrica and cauliflower, Brassica oleracea. Aspects such as ant community organization, dominance hierarchies and foraging ecology of the agroecosystem-nesting ant species are being investigated to so as to get information about the potential of specific ant species in conservation biological control of major insect pests in ephemeral annual crop agroecosystems. I am also examining tri-trophic associations between ants, extrafloral nectary-bearing plants and insect herbivores. Another line of investigation is examining the role of ants as ecological indicators.
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Agarwal VM, Rastogi N. (2007) Role of floral repellents in the regulation of flower visits of extrafloral nectary-visiting ants in an Indian crop plant. Ecological Entomology (In press)
Agarwal, VM, Rastogi, N and Raju SVS (2007) Impact of predatory ants on two lepidopteran insect pests in Indian cauliflower agroecosystem. Journal of Applied Entomology 131(7): 493-500
Rastogi N (2007) Seasonal pattern in the territorial dynamics of arboreal ant Oecophylla smaragdina (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Journal of Bombay Natural History Society 104(1), (In press)
Agarwal VM, Rastogi N (2005) Ant diversity in sponge gourd and cauliflower agroecosystems and the potential of predatory ants in insect pest management. Entomon 30 (3): 263-267
Rastogi N (2004) Behavioural strategy of the returning foragers of the arboreal ant Oecophylla smaragdina (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) during the monsoon rains. Journal of Bombay Natural History Society 101 (3): 388-391
Rastogi N (2000) Prey concealment and spatiotemporal patrolling behaviour of the Indian tree ant Oecophylla smaragdina (Fabricius). Insectes Sociaux 47: 01-02
Rastogi N, Nair P, Kolatkar M, Gadagkar R (1997) Foraging strategies in the ants Myrmicaria brunnea and Diacamma ceylonense. Some preliminary observations. Entomon 22(1): 79-51
Rastogi N, Nair P, Kolatkar M, Gadagkar R (1997) Ant fauna of the Indian institute of Science campus- Survey and some preliminary observations. Journal of Indian Institute of Science 77: 133-140
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Rastogi N, Agarwal VM (2007) Temporal and spatial activity patterns of insect pests of sponge-gourd and their natural enemies, the extrafloral nectary-visiting ant species. Talk presented at the International Conference on Ants and other Social Hymenoptera Punjabi University, Patiala, India.
Rastogi N, Agarwal VM (2006) Ant diversity and the deterrent effect of ants on Raphidopalpa foveicollis (Lucas) a major insect pest in sponge gourd agroecosystem. Talk presented at the International Conference on Biodiversity of Insects: Challenging issues in Management and Conservation, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, India.
Agarwal VM, Rastogi N (2005) Ant community of cauliflower agroecosystem and foraging behaviour of some ground-nesting predatory ant species in relation to their role in the natural control of insect pests. Talk presented at the National Symposium on Biodiversity and Insect Pest management, Loyola College, Chennai, India.
Rastogi N (2003) Behavioural ecology dimension of conservation biological control programme: A case study of the predatory ant Oecophylla smaragdina (Fabricius). Talk presented at the National Symposium on Sustainable Pest Management, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.
Rastogi N (2002) Search strategy pattern of the territorial ant Oecophylla smaragdina (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Talk presented at the International Symposium on Biodiversity and Ecophysiology of Animals, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.
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Rastogi N (2004) Ecologically dominant, predatory ant species as a resource for sustainable insect pest management in plantations In: Ignacimuthu S, Jayaraj S (eds) Sustainable Insect Pest Management. Narvosa Publ., New Delhi, pp118-128
Rastogi PB, Rastogi N (2000) Pollution vis-a vis Biodiversity In: Yunus M Singh N, de Kok LJ(eds) Environmental Stress: Indication, Mitigation and Eco-conservation. Academic Publ., The Netherlands, pp 73-88
Rastogi N, Rastogi PB (1998) Impact of habitat loss and habitat fragmentation on biological diversity In: Kotwal/Banerjee (eds) Biodiversity conservation in Managed Forests and Protected Areas. Agro Botanica Publ., pp 156-165
- Since I enjoy unravelling the behaviour and ecology of these socially evolved insects
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