Background
Singh, Pritam was born on December 9, 1935 in Lyallpur, Panjab, India. Arrived in New Zealand, 1970, naturalized. Son of Partap and Kartar (Kaur) Singh.
entomologist consultant researcher
Singh, Pritam was born on December 9, 1935 in Lyallpur, Panjab, India. Arrived in New Zealand, 1970, naturalized. Son of Partap and Kartar (Kaur) Singh.
Bachelor of Science with honors, Patna (India) University, 1957; Associate, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Delhi, India, 1959; Doctor of Philosophy in Entomology, University Delhi, 1963.
Senior research fellow Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, 1963-1964. Research associate University Kentucky, Lexington, 1964-1967. Research scientist Canada Department Agriculture, Belleville, Ontario, 1967-1970.
Scientist entomology division Department of Science and Industrial Research, Auckland, New Zealand, 1970-1975, leader, consultant insect rearing New Zealand, since 1975. Visiting scientist department entomology University California, Berkeley, 1978-1979, Insect Attractants, Behavior and Basic Biology Research, Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture, Gainesville, Florida, 1987. Consultant government agencies and pesticide ang biotechnology companies.
Conference participant, conductor seminars and workshops, Africa, Asia, Europe, North America. Consultant International Center of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya, 1981, 90.
Fellow Entomological Society India, member Entomological Society New Zealand.
Married Harminder Singh. Children: Gurpaul, Seema.