I am ........As an IPM Extension Worker.

                          

                                          Although Agriculture is  a state Subject however plant protection is placed on the concurrent list of the constitution of India under which central Govt. is directly responsible for Locust control in the Indian Scheduled Desert Area,implementation of Central Insectcides Act 1968,DIP Act 19 14,besides the popularisation of new innovative Technologies  among the states  Govt and Farmers through Training and Demonstrations.Integrated Pest Management (IPM)is such new technique being popularised by the Dte Of Plant Protection ,quarantine and Storage through its 35 Central IPM Centers located in different states of India .As an IPM Extension  worker I was Enggaged in conducting or organizing  following  types of activities:....

1.Bio-Control  of crop pests and weeds.- conducting Biocontrol     Trials against crop pests and weeds with lab reared biocontrol   agents of crop pests and weeds, their field releases,by way of their   augmentation and conservation and assessment of their   effectiveness through recovery tests  and observing their   colonization,  and establishment,into fields .Conducting trials of   Ecological Engineering  for the conservation of biological control agents.

2.Pest monitoring and Surveillance......Through Rapid Roving and fixed plot surveys,e pest Surveillance, pest monitoring through Pheromone and other types of  traps ,Issuence of pest Advisories  to the states,listing of endemic pest and pest prone areas.Conducting Agroecosystem Analysis (AESA) for decision  making and adopting suitable intervention.

3.Human Resources  Development  programmes through IPM trainings and Demonstrations like Season Long Training Programmes,IPM Farmers Field Schools,and other short duration training programmes.

4.Mitigation of the pest emergencies..

5. Organizing Grow Safe Food Campaign Through placement of hoardings at prominent places.

6.Awareness creation about I'll effects of chemical pesticides, motivating the farmers for adoption of IPM Technology in their fields. Empowering the farmers to grow safe and healthy crops keeping safe environments. 

7. Preparation of IPM  S OPs ,Modules,and Package of practices.