Contents: 1. Introduction. 2. Life cycle of Hypsipyla robusta Moore bioecology of the pest, life cycle elsewhere in the world, namely South India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Australia, Ghana, Brazil. 3. Pest resistance in Mahagonies and Hypsipyla species. 4. Management of Hypsipyla robusta Moore natural enemy complex (biocontrol). 5. Management of H. robusta Moore, spacing. 6. Mechanical control shade pruning. 7. Microbial control fungal pathogen. 8. Control measures. 9. Chemical control. 10. i. Predators. ii. Acanthaspis rama. iii. Tetraponea rufonifra. iv. Odacantha bimaculata. v. Catascopus facialis. vi. Funambulus pennanti. 11. Sex pheromones. 12. Conclusion. Bibliography. Index.

From the foreword: "The book presents a broad review and updated information on H. robusta that is causing devastating damage to the plantations of species belonging to family mieliaceae. Outbreaks of this insect have been recurring at regular intervals. Young plants are killed out rightly and various types of deformities are caused to older shoots. Borer and its management through-eco-friendly techniques. Special emphasis has been given to the management of the shoot, Borer in sylvan ecosystem on sustainable basis without compromising the ecological security. The book presents comprehensively the work done in the country on the bio-ecology and management of the shoot borer. This work is an attempt to provide all available information to bridge the gap of knowledge and basic information available on toon shoot borer."