Biological Control of Insect Pests/edited by S. Ignacimuthu and S. Jayaraj. New Delhi, Phoenix Pub., 2003, xiv, 363 p., figs., tables, ISBN 81-7484-068-0. [Entomology Research Institute Series Number 1]

Contents: Preface. 1. Field evaluation of Nesolynx thymus (girault) against uzifly, Exorista bombycis Louis (Diptera : Tachinidae)/C.A.M. Flora, T. Thirunavukkarasu and S.M.H. Qadri. 2. Biological control of teak locust, Gastrimargus africanus (Orthoptera : Acrididae) parasitic and predatory red mite, Eutrombidium trigonum (Acarina : Trombidiidae)/S.K.A. Rizvi, S.M.A. Badruddin and T.A. Shosha. 3. Biocontrol of mulberry leaf webber, Diaphania pulverulentalis (Hampson) and mealybug, Maconellicoccus hirsutus (green)/R. Govindan, K.S. Jagadish, M. Gowda and R. Naika. 4. Role of augmentative releases of Trichogramma japonicum (Ashmead) in the enhancement of parasitism and control of Scirpophaga excerptalis (Walker) on sugarcane/M. Shenhmar and K.S. Brar. 5. Field evaluation of Trichogramma chilonis (Ishii) against early shoot borer Chilo infuscatellus (Snellen) of sugarcane/M. Shenhmar, K.S. Brar and J. Singh. 6. Management of cotton bollworms with egg parasitoid Trichogramma chilonis (Ishii) in the Punjab/K.S. Brar, J. Singh, M. Shenhmar, J. Singh and J. Singh. 7. Occurrence of an egg larval parasitoid Copidosoma floridanum (Ashmead) (Encyrtidae : Hymenoptera) on Plusiinae (Noctuidae : Lepidoptera) hosts under poly-crop ecosystem in Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu/M. Murugan, V. Balasubramani and M. Suresh. 8. New record of a coccinellid predator, Coelophora unicolor (Fabr.) (Coleoptera : Coccinellidae) as a potential Biocontrol agent of the whitefly, Dialeuropora decempuncta (Quaintance and Baker) (Homoptera : Aleyrodidae), a serious pest of mulberry/G. Rajkhowa and R. Chakravorty. 9. Relative density of beetle predators of rice leaf folder in the coastal region of Karaikal/S. Manisegaran, S. Letchoumanane, A. Mohammed Hanifa and M. Subramaniam. 10. Relative susceptibility of three crucifer pests to the nuclear polyhedrosis virus of Galleria mellonella (L.)/R. Parthasarathy and R.J. Rabindra. 11. Entomopoxvirus: a new insect virus for the control of maize stem borer, Chilo partellus Swinhoe (Pyralidae : Lepidoptera)/K. Narayanan and K. Veenakumari. 12. Observations on the new NPV of the coconut skipper, Gangara thyrsis (Fab.)/K. Narayanan and K. Veenakumari. 13. Gerrid predators associated with wetland rice ecosystem in West Bengal/S.K. Mandal. 14. Field evaluation of black beetle, Chilocorus nigrita (Fab.) for the management of coconut scale, Aspidiotus destructor (Sign.) at low locations/G. Pandian, R.K. Murali Baskaran and S. Muthulakshmi. 15. Population of predatory mites on the coconut Perianth Mite, Aceria guerreronis Keifer/A.M. Ranjith and C.V. Vidya. 16. Bio-efficacy of entomopathogenic nematode isolates against sugarcane internode borer Chilo sacchariphagus indicus (Kapur) at two constant temperatures/C. Sankaranarayanan and S. Easwaramoorthy. 17. Steinernema feltiae as a biocontrol agent nematode against the banana pseudo stem weevil (Odoiporus longicollis)/Jim Thomas and T.V. Jayasree. 18. Interaction of Varietal resistance with the feeding potential of Pseudogonatopus sp. (Dryinidae : Hymenoptera) on rice brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens (Stal.)/Haseena Bhaskar, P.J. Joy and D. Ambikadevi. 19. Influence of adjuvants on the efficacy of HaNPV on tomato fruit borer, Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner)/C.A. Mahalingam and V.R. Saminathan. 20. Efficacy of Bt, HaNPV and endosulfan individually and in combination for the management of the tomato fruit borer, Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) (Noctuidae : Lepidoptera)/C.A. Mahalingam and V.R. Saminathan. 21. Biocontrol agents associated with insect pests of major fruit crops of Andhra Pradesh/N. Venugopala Rao. 22. Biological control of vegetable and ornamental crop pests in India/M. Mani and A. Krishnamoorthy. 23. Studies on the utilization of natural enemies in rice pest management/J. Diraviam, A. Babu and S. Ignacimuthu. 24. Feasibility of biological control of forest insect pest – an assessment with teak defoliator management as an example/George Mathew. 25. Biocontrol agents—production, quality control and constraints: a critical review/S.K. Jalali and N.S. Rao. 26. Development of nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus of Helicoverpa armigera as a microbial insecticide/R.J. Rabindra. 27. Functional response of the assassin bug Rhynocoris longifrons (Stal) (Heteroptera : Reduviidae) to cotton boll worm Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner)/B. Ravichandran, M. A. Claver and Dunston P. Ambrose. 28. Biological control of cotton pests/K. Venugopal, K. Natarajan and S. Vennila. 29. Biological control of insect pests of some forest trees/J. Diraviam, A. Babu and S. Ignacimuthu. 30. Effect of maternal crowding on the progeny sex ratio of an aphid parasitoid Bimnodoyxs indicus (Subba Rao and Sharma) (Hymenoptera : Braconidae, Aphidiinae)/Rajendra Singh, Sharmila Pandey and Devendra Singh. 31. Influence of mulching and intercropping on the abundance of the Reduviid predator, Rhynocoris fuscipes (F.)/M. Anto Claver and Dunston P. Ambrose. 32. Eco-friendly management of major pests of bittergourd/Maicykutty P. Mathew and T.R. Gopalakrishnan. 33. Biological and other eco-friendly methods for the management of root knot nematode in mulberry – an overview/K.S. Jagadish, R. Naika, R. Govindan and M. Gowda. 34. Botanicals for post-harvest preservation of pulse grains/P.S. Mendki, H.M. Kotkar, S.M. Upasani and V.L. Maheshwari. 35. Screening of Hyptis suaveolens and Melochia chorcorifolia crude extracts against the gram pod borer, Helicoverpa armigera (Hub.)/K. Elumalai, M. Jayakumar, A. Jeyasankar, N. Raja and S. Ignacimuthu. 36. Ovipositional deterrency of Hyptis sauveolens and Azadirachta indica extracts against Spodoptera litura (Fab.)/S. Suresh, J. Thomas and Mani Chellappan. 37. Efficacy of crude extracts of Hyptis suaveolens and Melochia chorcorifolia on pulse beetle Callosobruchus maculatus (F.) (Coleoptera: Bruchidae)/M. Jayakumar, K. Elumalai, A. Jeyasankar, N. Raja and S. Ignacimuthu. 38. Diversity and relative abundance of pests and natural enemies in the rice ecosystem/S. Pathummal Beevi, Parvathy Meera and K.R. Lyla. 39. Insect biodiversity: conservation and enhancement of entomophage diversity for biological pest suppression in rice ecosystem/S. Jayaraj. 40. Role of taxonomy in biological control and in insect pest management in India/T.C. Narendran. 41. Studies on safety of entomogenuos fungi to Coccinella septempunctata and their compatibility with agrochemicals and a fungal antogonist/Deepti Chaudhari, K.R. Kanaujia and R.R.S. Rathore. 42. Entomopathogenic nematodes: potential biocontrol agents in pest management systems/S. Easwaramoorthy and C. Sankaranarayanan. 43. Environmentally safer methods for the management of Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner)/G.P. Gupta. 44. Influence of host plant resistance on activity and abundance of natural enemies/H.C. Sharma, G. Pampapathy and D.J. Sullivan. 45. Efficacy of plant crude extracts for controlling the tobacco caterpillar, Spodoptera litura (Fab.)/A. Jeyasankar, K. Elumalai, M. Jayakumar, N. Raja and S. Ignacimuthu. 46. Bioefficacy of local flora against tobacco cutworm, Spodoptera litura (Fab.)/Mani Chellappan and H. R.C. Prabhu. 47. Antifeedant effect of some plant extracts against tobacco caterpillar, Spodoptera litura (Fab.)/S. Maria Packiam, N. Raja, S. Ignacimuthu and Elizabeth. 48. Activity of entomophages in biopesticides and chemical pesticides treated tomato and okra fields/P.M. Praveen and N. Dhandapani. 49. Synergistic interaction of granulosis virus of diamondback moth Plutella xylostella (Yponomeutidae: Lepidoptera) with chemical insecticides/S. Rajagopal Babu, R.J. Rabindra and J.S. Kennedy. 50. Toxicity of apigenine (Flavonoid) extracted from the latex of Jatropha gossypifolia against the larvae of mosquito, Culex quinquefasciatus/Rajeshwari Yadav, V.K. Srivastava and Ajay Singh. 51. Ecological adaptability in augmentative biological control: a sugarcane perspective/J. Srikanth and K.P. Salin. 52. Investigations on the suitability of different species of aphids for the rearing of Coccinella septempunctata L./Poonam Srivastava, G.C. Sachan and R.R.S. Rathore. 53. Usefulness of pheromones in timing release of biocontrol agents/A.J. Tamhankar. 54. Safety of acetamiprid and spinosad to Trichogramma chilonis Ishii. in cotton/S. Uthamasamy, S. Raguraman and R. Srinivasan. Author index. Index.

"Natural and applied biological control tactics are important in successful management of pest populations. It is well known that natural enemies of insect pests play a key role in biotic balance, reducing levels of pest population below those causing economic injury. Most of the synthetic chemicals decimate the beneficial parasitoids and predators. The value of biocontrol is now well recognized particularly in the context of environmental protection as well as stable pest management strategy. The role of biopesticides particularly microbial pathogens in biorational pest management has been well documented and the efficacy of microbial pathogens can be enhanced further by genetic improvement. This volume covers different articles presented by scientists from all over India relating to biological control based pest management strategies of various pests of sugarcane, rice, millets, cotton, pulses, oilseeds, fruits, vegetables, coconut, spices, forestry, sericulture and public health. Apart from the biocontrol agents, eco-friendly botanicals are also discussed. This is a useful book for every research institution and student working on biocontrol and eco-friendly research."

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