Zoology

Introduction Gloriosa superba Linn, commonly called Glory Lily, is an important medicinal plant and has been used to cure various aliments in the traditional Ayurvedic…

INTRODUCTION Bangladesh is predominantly an agriculture based country. But it has a huge deficit in vegetable production. The annual production of vegetables is only 2.5…

 Introduction Turmeric (Curcuma longa) is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial plant of the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is native to tropical South Asia and needs temperatures…

INTRODUCTION                                                        Plants and plant based medicaments are the basis of many of modern pharmaceuticals we use today for various ailments. The phytochemical research based on…

Introduction Curcuma longa commonly known as turmeric is traditionally used as a spice and coloring agent in Asian cuisine. Turmeric possesses a wide range of…

Plants and man are inseparable. Plants existed on the earth in the geological past form the early history of the earth. The use of plants…

Introduction Bangladesh is one of the highest populous country in the world, with its 132 million people in an area of 147,570 sq. Km, which…

Introduction Since the evolution of Homo sapiens about 25,000 years ago, men were mainly hunters and food gatherers. They were dependent on the forest for…

INTRODUCTION Vegetable crops occupy an important status in the agricultural economy though it may not be of the same level as the major cereals and…

Hurricane Sandy made itself felt in the Caribbean as a Category 1 storm that moved through the region dumping rain, lashing out with high winds,…

Introduction The papaya mealybug, P.marginatus Williams and Granara de Willink is a small, yellowish insect pest attacking papaya leaves and fruits and it belongs to…

FLUCTUATION AND SEASONAL ABUNDANCE OF Paracoccus marginatus In the present study, the seasonal abundance of the insect pest,  Paracoccus marginatus associated with unripe papaya fruit, in BCSIR…