Contents: 1. Introduction. 2. Environmental factors (i) Abiotic factors (ii) Biotic factors. 3. Insect population. 4. Insect diversity. 5. Ecosystem: community level organization. 6. Species coexistence. 7. Pesticides pressure on population. 8. Socioecology of insects. 9. Pollination ecology. 10. Ecological genetics. 11. Ecological basis of pest management. 12. Ecological aspects of biological control. 13. Palaeocology and biogeography.

"The book deals with fundamentals of insect ecology. The damages caused by insect pests assume serious status and are difficult to ignore. Therefore, it become all the more important to know the ecological aspects involved before steps are taken for the pest management. The studies on ecological aspects of insect population, socioecology, pollination ecology, diversity, their coexistence, pesticide pressure on insect population and ecological aspects of biological control and pest management are main topics covered in this book."(jacket)