Aedes Aegypti

Edited by:   B. Vaseeharan (Professor and Head Department of Animal Health and Management Alagappa University Science Block Karaikudi Tamil Nadu India), M. Govindarajan (Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology, Annamalai University, (Department of Zoology, Government College for Women (Autonomous), Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India)
Imprint:   Academic Press Inc
Country of Publication:   United States [Currently unable to ship to USA: see Shipping Info]
Dimensions:   Height: 235mm,  Width: 191mm, 
Weight:   450g
ISBN:   9780443214615
ISBN 10:   0443214611
Pages:   236
Publication Date:   25 July 2025
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Primary ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Prof. B. Vaseeharan is Professor and Head of the Department of Animal Health and Management, Alagappa University, Tamil Nadu, India since 2008. Upon successful completion of Post-Doctoral Research (2003-2007), he joined as Senior Lecturer at School of Biotechnology, VIT University, Vellore (2007-2008), Tamil Nadu, India. He has been conferred with various prestigious awards notably the Young Scientist Award in 2009 by Department of Science and Technology, Dr. M. Swaminathan Best Fisheries Scientist Award 2019 by PFGF, ICAR-CIFRI, and TANSA-2019 Award by Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology. He has more than 22 years of teaching and research experience and dedicated his time to teach Life Sciences. Currently, 7 research scholars are pursuing Ph.D. under his supervision and he serves as mentor for several post-Doctoral researchers. He has published more than 250 research articles (citations-9049) in National and International journals. He is a member of international scientific bodies such as The Zoological Society, Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, and The Indian Science Congress Association. Prof. M. Govindarajan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Zoology at Annamalai University and an Assistant Professor of Zoology at the Government College for Women. His scientific interests include mycology, parasitology, vector control, nanotechnology, and natural products. He discovered nearly 20 pure molecules with significant mosquitocidal potential. He has published over 200 papers in Scopus and Web of Science-indexed journals and 11 books with international publishers. He mentors doctoral scholars and is a public viva-voce examiner for Ph.D. scholars at various universities. He serves on the editorial boards of several national and international journals. He obtained research projects from DST, UGC, and ICMR. He has received many international and national awards, including the Shiksha Rattan Puraskar from India International Friendship Society; Best Teacher Award from Government College for Women; and Shining star award for international education excellence. Stanford University has ranked him as one of the world's top 2% of scientists.