Successfully organized the Annual General Meeting of the Bangladesh Agricultural Olympiad 2025. This marks the official commencement of the new Advisory Committee, Central Core Team, and Campus Core Team for season 4.

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This video has been taken at the intersection of Mokosh Beel (perennial wetland at Kaliakair, Gazipur) and Bongshai river. It strikingly illustrates the level of pollution between the two water bodies. The beel is heavily polluted mostly by untreated texting dye effluent discharged from industries.

Interesting facts about the oviposition sites of Litchi Stink Bug. They usually lay eggs on the dorsal side of the leaves, but also lay eggs on the ventral side. Moreover, some eggs were found on the stem of the litchi tree.

After the emergence, the tiny 1st instar (5𝑚𝑚) nymph of Litchi Stink Bug typically congregate on egg shells for 2-3 days. The 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑔𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑏𝑒ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑜𝑟 is likely to help them with-
1. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒆𝒙𝒐𝒔𝒌𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒐𝒏.
2. 𝑷𝒉𝒚𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒅𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈.
3. 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒔.

Lime Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio demoleus) in my garden 🦋