Crop damage by insect pest breaks the backbone of farmers.They apply pesticides by trial as suggested by the shop or company representative in western odisha.if this foldscope will be provided to them the target will be specific.a field demonstration was done near balangir,odisha where crop damage is common.
Insect pest is one of major threat to crop damage.white flies damage the leaves of plant specially brinjal.Today visited a vegetable crop field near balangir and farmers used foldscope to see the pest.
Today b.sc.students were taken to a wetland for on site demonstration of use of foldscope.Rampur is located in an interior place of odisha where students are not getting proper infrastructure including laboratory facilities.
Students of B.Sc visited chilika,a ramsar siteon 27.12.18 and conducted onfield use of foldscope on boat with the support of our twinning partner of CDA,Odisha
Sudents of B.Sc. botany and zoology were exposed to foldscope and its application today at Roth,Odisha,India
Filariasis is a vector borne disease caused by a nematode parasite Wuchereria bancrofti.Microfilariae is the infective stage which was observed with the help foldscope at Jharsuguda,Odisha,India
Plasmodium falciparum is one of the protozoan parasite responsible for malaria infection in India including Odisha.The trophozoite stage of RBC is identified by the presence of a ring which is clearly visible with the help of FOLDSCOPE from a interior place of Jharsuguda,Odisha,India
Mosquito is having a pair of compound eye which was observed by students of kendriya vidyalaya ,Balangir,Odisha.Compound eyes are made up of large no ommatidia.Each ommatidia is made up of retina , cornea and photoreceptor.