Background
Saxena, Kailash N. Son of Devi Dayal and Yashoda Devi Saxena.
entomologist researcher biology professor
Saxena, Kailash N. Son of Devi Dayal and Yashoda Devi Saxena.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Allahabad, India, 1947—1951.
Professor zoology University of Delhi, India, 1968—1982, head department zoology India, 1976—1979. Visiting scientist, entomology lab Agricultural State University, Wageningen, Netherlands, 1975—1975. Visiting scientist, insect biochemistry section Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry, Martinsried (Munich), Germany, 1982—1983.
Program leader, crop pests research International Center Insect Physiology & Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya, 1983—1992, deputy director general, 1992—1995. Consultant entomologist, bioscience writer/editor Fremont, California, since 1996. Editor of publications (biological sciences) Indian National Sciance Academy, New Delhi, 1976—1979.
Associate editor / editor-in-chief, insect science & its application ICIPE Science Press, Nairobi, 1987—1994. Editor / editor-in-chief, arthropod management tests Entomological Society of America, Lanham, Maryland, 1997—2003.
Member of Entomological Society of America.
Married Savitri Saxena, May 5, 1954. Children: Renu, Sudhir.