Insect Pollinators

Contents: 1. Insect pollinators. 2. Principles of pollination. 3. Population depletion and extinction of insect pollinators. 4. CCD; Causes and their preventive measures. 5. Management of pollinators. 6. Insect pollinators; food security and biodiversity. 7. Pesticides and pollinators. 8. Importance of insect pollinators in sustainable agriculture. 9. Effects of climate change on insect pollinators. 10. Future prospect of agricultural pollination. Suggested readings. Acknowledgement.

The book gives comprehensive information about prospect of insect pollinators, constraints and their management. The decline in pollinators’ population and diversity is a serious concern for agricultural production, conservation and maintenance of biodiversity in many parts of the world.

Increasing rented pollination is potential signal of pollination deficit in ecosystem. Conservation and augmentation of pollinators can proliferate the pollinators for fulfillment of pollination deficits. Food security, food diversity, human nutrition and plant diversity all rely strongly on animal pollinators. Pollination is an essential ecosystem service that enables plant reproduction and food production. In agro-ecosystems, management of pollinators and pollination input can be maximized for secured crop productivity and enhancement of the yield quality.