Entomology : Novel Approaches
Contents: Foreword/S.L. Mehta. Foreword/S.N. Puri. Preface. 1. History of integrated pest management/R.S. Jaglan and Ram Singh. 2. Sampling, surveillance and forecasting of pests/R.K. Saini and P.R. Yadav. 3. Emerging pest problems in India and critical issues in their management/Paras Nath. 4. Role of insect resistant varieties in integrated pest management/A.K. Chakravarthy and D. Rajagopal. 5. Ecological perspective of pest management/Rakesh Gupta and Ajay Sharma. 6. Recent advancements in pest management: biotechnology the need of hour/O.P. Dubey and O.P. Sharma. 7. Genetic engineering of plants for insect resistance/M.C. Bhargava, R.K. Choudhary and P.C. Jain. 8. Pesticides: contamination and estimation of residues/V.S. Kavadia. 9. Role of parasitoids and predators in integrated pest management/Abraham Verghese and D.K. Nagaraju. 10. Semiochemicals: as potential tools in pest management/Ashok Kumar and N.K. Bajpai. 11. Utility of light trap in integrated pest management/S.M. Vaishampayan. 12. Insecticide resistance in IPM/Chitra Srivastava and Berin Pathrose. 13. Pest management in cereals/Prem Kishore and R.K. Sharma. 14. Integrated pest management in rice/H.P. Misra and B.C. Jena. 15. Integrated pest management in cotton/S.A. Nimbalkar. 16. Integrated pest management in seed spices/P.C. Jain, M.C. Bhargava and R.K. Choudhary. 17. Recent advances in management of insect pests of fruit crops/D.R. Shrama and R.C. Batra. 18. Integrated pest management in vegetable crops/T.M. Shivalingaswamy and S. Satpathy. 19. Integrated pest management in potato/R.S Chandel, K.R. Dhiman, V.K. Chandla and Vinod Kumar. 20. Integrated insect pest management in rapeseed and mustard/G.C. Sachan and J.P. Purwar. 21. Advances in management of stored grain pests/M.C. Bhargava, R.K. Chaudhary and P.C. Jain. 22. Role of predatory mites in IPM of phytophagus mites/Ashok Sharma and V.K. Agarwal. 23. Integrated pest management of Phytophagous mite/M.s Dhooria and Manmeet B. Bhullar. 24. Biodiversity of leafhoppers (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) of the Indian sub-continent/C.A. Viraktamath. 25. Role of honey bees in crop pollination/H.D. Kaushik. R.S. Jana and R.S. Jaglan. 26. Integrated management of soil insects/N.G. Kumar. Author index.
"The book gives a vast knowledge about the progress made in India on different entomological aspects. The book will serve as a complete source book on research techniques and practices of pest management, advanced genetic and biotechnological researches, new pest management technologies on different crops, pesticidal contamination status in environment. The book has been written for teachers, students, researchers and extension workers engaged in pest management strategies.
Key features:
Scientists and researchers form IARI, IIHR, IIVR, PAU, NBPGR, CPRI, and various of RRS's of IARI, NBPGR and ICAR research complex for Eastern and NEH regions have contributed their research papers.
Articles on history, sampling, surveillance and forecasting of pests, emerging pest problems and critical issues in their management.
Ecological, biotechnological, genetic engineering and semiochemicals perspectives in IPM have been covered in the book.
Topics like pest management in cereals, rice, cotton, seed spices, fruit and vegetable, crops, potato, rapeseed and mustard, stored grain pests and soil, adds to the importance and utility of the book.
The book will prove as a complete handbook of entomology as it will not only serve as a reference material for research workers but will also play a vital role in combating problems and planning future strategies in the field of pest management." (jacket)
