ASHWANI KUMAR – Completed his B.Sc. from Lucknow University, Luchnow in 1997, M.Sc. and Ph.D. from Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University, Agra in 2001 and 2007 respectively. Presently Serving as Associate Professor of Entomology, Department of Entomology, SHUATS, Allahabad. His area of specialization is Insect Taxonomy (Diptera: Agromyzidae). Dr. Ashwani Kumar has a good number of publications to his credit about 150 odd research papers / popular articles published in various national journals/ magazines. He has vast experience (More than 18 years) of teaching and research in the field of Agriculture entomology. He has guided more than 150 students in M.Sc. and Ph.D. Programs.