Ecofriendly Insect Pest Management

Contents: Preface. I. IPM: General Aspects: 1. Alternate strategies for pest management in tea in South India/A. Babu. II. Entomopathogens -- Microbial Pesticides: 2. Recent advances in microbial control of vectors of parasitic diseases of both veterinary and public health importance/K. Narayanan and G.P. Shetty. 3. Bio-efficacy of AaNPV against red-hairy caterpillar, Amsacta albistriga (walker) on groundnut in Karnataka/P.C. Ganiger, V.T. Sannaveerappanavar and A.R.V. Kumar. 4. Biodegradation of endosulfan by phyllosphere bacteria/J.S. Kennedy. G. Prasad and V. Karthika. 5. Entomopathogenic nematodes: ecofriendly tool for insect pest management/Nethi Somasekhar. 6. Evaluation of Mycohit (Hirsutella thompsonii fisher) against eriophyid mite Aceria guerreronis keifer in coconut/S. Jeyarani, E.V. Bhaskaran, J. Kavitha, K. Ramaraju, P. Sreerama Kumar and R.J. Rabindra. 7. Pathogenicity aof granulosis virus infecting the caterpillars of Pieris brassicae L. (Lepidoptera: Pierida/W. Sangeeta Devi, M. Ingobi Singh, K. Dhanaapati Devi, R.R. Pandey and R. Varatharajan. 8. Dynamics of Beauveria bassiana infecting Hypothenemus hampei and its management/Stephen D. Samuel, S. Irulandi, G. Antony Raj, A. Ravikumar and P,K, Vinod Kumar. 9. In vitro studies on the efficacy of Beauveria bassiana (Balsamo) vuillemin and Metarhizium anisopliae (Metschnikoff) Sorokin (Deuteromycotina : Hyphomycetes) against the coffee berry borer, hypothenemus hampei (Ferrari) Coleoptera : Scolytidae)/C. Balasubramaniam and S. Sundaresan. 10. Effect of Abamectin 1,9 EC-microbial insecticide to coccinellids of cotton ecosystem/R. Sheeba Jasmine and S. Kuttalam. III. Entomophages -- Biological Control: 11. Biocontrol: present scenario and future strategies/Hem Saxena. 12. Biological control of thrips of horticultural importance in India present status and future scope/P.N. Ganga Visalakshy and A. Krishnamoorthy. 13. Management of pests of mulberry and silkworm, Bombyx mori with special emphasis on biocontrol/M. Geetha Bai. 14. Biointensive insect pest management strategy for rice under system of rice intensification/R. Nalini, R.D.S. Rajavel and M. Shanthi. 15. Selection of Trichogramma for improved host searching ability/J.S. Kennedy, M. Prakasa and N. Sathiah. 16. Predatory potential of Micromus igorotus Banks (Neuroptera: Hemerobilidae) on sugarcane woolly aphid, Ceratovacuna lanigera Zehntner/N. Sathiah, J.S. Kennedy and V. Padmini. 17. Seasonal occurrence of the Braconid, Cotesia flavipes (Cameron): a potential larval parasitoid of Sylepta aurantiacalis Fisch. (Pyraustidae: Lepidoptera) in the cashew ecosystem/V. Ambethgar. 18. Seasonal observations on the aonla aphid, schoutedonia emblica (Patel and Kulkarny) and its natural enemies/M. Shanthi, D.S. Rajavel, R.K. Murali Baskaran and R. Nalini. 19. Reaction of Bt and non-Bt cotton to American bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera/R. Pandi, D.S. Rajavel, S. Mahendran and P.S. Subramaniam. 20. Tetratophic Association of Aphis gossypii glover with its food plants and natural enemies in Northeast Bihar/Md. Equbal Ahmad, Krishna Murari Kumar, Nishat Parween and Sanjeev Kumar. IV. Botanical Pesticides:21. Screening of certain plant products for toxic effect to the Cotton bug, Dysdercus cingulatus F./S. Govindan and K. Shanthi. 22. Effect of Pseudomonas fluorescens and neem oil as seed treatment against the leafhopper, Amrasca devastans (distant) in Cotton/N. Murugesan, N. Shunmugavalli and A. Kavitha. 23. Evaluation of bovine organics and botanicals against pests and non-target organisms in Bhendi crop/N. Murugesan and M. Dhanavendhan. 24. Bioefficacy of plant oils and leaf extracts of the management of coconut eriophyid mite, Aceria guerreronis Keifer/K. Ramaraju, M.K. Varadarajan and E.V. Bhaskaran. 25. Field evaluation of botanical and fish oil rosin soap for the management of major pests of Senna/R.K. Murali Baskaran, D.S. Rajavel, M. Shanthi, S. Kumar, K. Suresh and S. Senthil Kumar. 26. Botanicals an ecofriendly approach for pest management in mulberry/V. Sathyaseelan.  27. Antifeedant activity of Annona squamosa against teak skeletonizer, Eutectona machaeralis walker (Lapidoptera: Pyralidae)/Nitin Kulkarni, Arun Kakkar, Vinod K. Mishra, Sanjay Paunikar, V.L. Maheswari and K.C. Joshi. 28. Impact of neem and Karanj oil formulation and Hyptis suaveolens leaf extract on feeding, survival, histology and protein profile of four lepidopteran pests/M. Gabriel Paulraj, M. Pavunraj and S. Ignacimuthu. 29. Antifeedant and Larvicidal effect of Hydnocarpus alpina Wt. (Flacourtiaceae) extracts against the larvae of Helicoverpa armigera Hub./S. Ezhil Vendan, K. Baskar, M. Gabriel Paulraj and S. Ignacimuthu. 30. Efficacy of leaf extracts of Aristolochia bracteata retz. on mortality, feeding physiology and reproductive ability of Brinjal spotted leaf beetle, Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata (Fabricius)/C. Balasubramanian and N. Kalimuthu. V. Cultural Control: 31. Reviving cultural strategies and redefining nutrient supplies for an effective insect pest management/V. Selvanarayanan. 32. Comparative field efficacy of bait materials for the management of subterranean termites/K. Premalatha, D.S. Rajavel and R.K. Murali Baskaran. 33. Evaluation of various organic components for the management of onion cutworm agrotis ipsilon (Hufn.)/K. Suresh, D.S. Rajavel, R.K. Murali Baskaran and B. Usha Rani. VI. Genetic Techniques: 34. Transcriptional analysis of Defense related genes in rice plant against attack of leaf folder and planthopper/R. Samiyappan, K. Saveetha, L. Karthiba, D. Saravana Kumar, M. Raveendran, T. Raguchander, and Balasubramanian. VII. Pheromones, Attractants and Repellents: 35. Fumigation effect of essential oils and formaldehyde against stored product pests/G. Nattudurai, M. Gabriel Paulraj and S. Ignacimuthu. VIII. Vector Control: 36. Prospects of utilizing extracts of sea weeds in mosquito control: a laboratory study/A. Jebanesan. 37. Entomological observations on mosquito vectors of Chikungunya fever outbreak in the Lakshadweep islands, India/P. Philip Samuel and R. Krishnamoorthi. 38. Development of a granular formulation for an indigenously isolated mosquitocidal strain (ISPC-8) of Bacillus sphaericus/A.B. Hadapad, N. Vijaylakshmi, R.S. Hire and T.K. Dongre. 39. Effects of variation in quality of leaf detritus on production of three vector species of mosquitoes/S. Dinakaran and S. Anbalagan. 40. Bioefficacy of some essential against the larvae of vector mosquitoes Culex quinquefasciatus and Aedes aegypti (Diptera : Culicidae)/R. Maheshwaran, K. Baskar, S. Kingsley and S. Ignacimuthu. 41. Bacterial mosquito larvicides as an alternative to chemical control/P.R. Sharma, R. Parshad, U. Jamwal, I. Baruah and G.N. Qazi. IX. Others: 42. Population dynamics of the oriental fruitfly, Bactrocera Dorsalis Hendel in relation to hosts and abiotic factors/S. Manisegaran, S Balasubramaniyan, S. Natarajan and S. Sithanantham. 43. Influence of mealy but infestation on mulberry leaves on the silkwom, Bombyx mori/Vitthalrao Khyade, Uma S. Ghantalu, Vandana D. Shinde, Kavita H. Nimbalkar, Sharad G. Jagtab and Sundana V. Khyade. Index.

"The farmers in developing countries are now renewing interest in approaches such as biological control, biopesticides and cultural practices to control insect pests. However, these non-chemical methods are popularized among farmers in developing countries. These ecofriendly methods will play in important role in pest management in future, since they will bring about sustainable development. Systematic approach is required to develop and adapt the ecofriendly programmes for many crops and for today\'s production practices. This book on Ecofriendly Insect Pest Management deals with topics in the following areas:

IPM General Aspects; Entomopathogens Microbial Pesticides; Entomophages Biological Control; Botanical Pesticides; Cultural Control Measures; Vector Control; Genetic Techniques; Attractants and Repellents."