1. Authors’ full names followed by current positions • Dr. Krishnan Selvaraj, Senior Scientist (Agrl. Entomology), ICAR- National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Hebbal, Bengaluru-560024, Karnataka, India, Email; selvaentomo@gmail.com; ORCID : https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8150-9356 2. Education background including institution information and year of graduation (type and level of degree received); • Perused B.Sc. (Agriculture) from Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore during 2005 and post-graduation (M.Sc. (Agricultural Entomology) & Ph.D. (Entomology) from Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana and ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi during 2008 and 2011, respectively. 3. Work experience; Joined agriculture research service as scientist during 2011 at ICAR- Central Research Institute for Jute and Allied Fibres, Barrackpore, Kolkata (CRIJAF), Barrackpore and shifted to present institute (National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Hebbal, Bengaluru) during 2016 and present designation is senior scientist. 4. Current and previous research interests; • Whitefly taxonomy, Molecular characterization of whiteflies and their natural enemies, Biological control of whiteflies, Assessment of impact of climate changes on crop-pest interactions, Insect ecology and modelling, integrated pest management. 5. Memberships of professional societies and awards received. Member of Entomological Society of India, ICAR-I