Area of interest

Insect Pathology (Virus, bacteria, fungi)

Microbial Control of Insect Pest

Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering of insect pathogens

Research Experiences :

1. Transmission and scanning electron microscopy studies of insect pathogens

2. Virus diseases of insect pests of vegetable crops.

3. Diseases of silkworm and honey bee in Thailand

4. Use of insect viruses for the control of the economic important insects

5. Densovirus as insecticide

6. Technological development for commercial production of viral insecticides

7. Biotechnology for Pest Control: Genetic engineering of Baculovirus of insects

8. Insecticidal activity of the local strains of bacteria Bt against rice stemborer

9. Eri silkworm rearing for economic development of north-eastern Thailand

10. DNA-based characterization of rice gall midge populations in Thailand

11. Biopesticide trial for bollworm control on cotton

12. Development of Bacillus thuringiensis for the production of transgenic bollworm resistant cotton

CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS

1. Helicoverpa armigera populations differentiation using PCR-based analysis of ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacer

2. Eri silkworm for the development toward industrilization

3. Integrated management of tomato pests under protected cultivation using biological products

4. Biotyping of whitefly populations in Thailand using DNA-based method

More information

Selected publications of the last five years

Castella, j.-C., Jourdain, D., Trebuil, G., Napompeth, B. 1999. A system approach to understanding obstacles to effective implementation of IPM in Thailand: Key issues for the cotton industry. Agriculture, Ecosystem and Environment 72, 17-34.

Yano, K., Vungsilabutr, W., Napompeth, B. 1997. Spiders associated with orchid plants in Thailand. Thai Journal of Agricultural Science 30, 111-145.

Napompeth, B. 1997. Potential of biological control in soybean insect management in Thailand, pp. 174-179. In: Soybean feed the world. B. Napompeth (ed.) Proceedings World Soybean Research Conference V, 21-27 February 1994, Chiang Mai. Kasetsart University Press, Bangkok.

Napompeth, B. (ed.) 1997. Soybean feed the world. Soybean Research Conference V, 21-27 February 1994, Chiang Mai. Kasetsart University Press, Bangkok, 581 p.

Kajita, H., Hirose, Y., Takagi, M., Okajima, S., Napompeth, B., Buranapanichpan, S. 1994. Host plants and abundance of Thrips palmi Karny (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), an important pest of vegetables in Southeast Asia. Applied Entomology and Zoology 31(1), 87-94.

Napompeth, B. 1996. Quarantine requirements for agricultural products in selected Asian countries, p. 165-170. In: Conservation of agricultural produce through postharvest science and technology (CAP-PoST). Proceedings of the International Semninar, November 10-16, 1995, Manila, Philippines. UPLB, Los Banos, Philippines.

Yano, K., Hamasaki, S., Ehara, S., Napompeth, B. 1995. Mites associated with orchids in Thailand. Japanese Journal of Entomology 63(3), 583-588.

Yano, K., Napompeth, B. (eds.) 1995. Joint study on the integrated management of the export orchid plants in Thailand. faculty of Agriculture, Yamaguchi University, Japan and Faculty of Agriculture, Kasetsart University, Thailand, 148 p.

Geiger, C.A., Napompeth, B., van den Beldt, R. 1995. An update on the status of the leucaena psyllid in Southeast Asia, pp. 125-128. In: Leucaena - Opportunities and limitations. H.M. Shelton, C.M. Piggin, J.L. Brewbaker (eds.). Proceedings of a workshop held in Bogor, Indonesia, 24-29 January 1994. ACIAR Proceedings No. 57.

Napompeth, B. (ed.) 1995. Proceedings XXI ISSCT Congress. International Society of Sugar Cane Technologists (ISSCT). Bangkok, Thailand, March 5-14, 1992. Kasetsart University Press, Bangkok (in 3 volumes: Volume1. CCCLXVIII (368 p.), Volume 2. p. 1-657, Volume 3 p. 659-1156).

Napompeth, B. 1995. Leucaena psyllid in the Asia-Pacific Region: Implications for its management in Africa, p. 114-135. In: Leucaena psyllid: A threat to agroforestry in Africa. Proceedings of a workshop. Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, 10-24 October 1994, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Rome.