Dol Prasad Dhakal

Dr. Dol Prasad Dhakal currently working as a freelancer Researcher after quitting job from Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center, Lubbock, Texas. He has been working as a senior research scientist in the entomology research program in this institute up to last February 2024. He has worked on developing biologically and ecologically intensive arthropod management strategies for the Texas High Plains recently. It emphasizes factors that enable the integration of different pest management approaches, with a broad objective of reducing unilateral reliance on chemical control and advancing the use of ecological methods. He focused on ecologically based IPM research, particularly on corn, cotton, and sorghum pests in the region. Dol Prasad Dhakal Had a long and wide range of research and developmental experiences working on more than 20 years in the field of crop protection. Dol Prasad Dhakal now working on maize weevil research to assess ecological parameters in stored corn to develop maize weevil management options.