Agricultural Insect Pests and their Management

Contents: Preface. 1. Study on symptoms and field diagnosis of various plant parasitic nematode problems/Hemraj Gurjar, S P Bishnoi, B.S. Chandrawat and Vishnu Gurjar. 2. Role of organic insecticides in the management of lepidopteron insect pests/Manishkumar J Joshi, C M Muralidharan and P S. Patel. 3. Rice pests and mangement: a quick guide/Rajesh Kumar Ekka, S S Shaw and R E Ekka. 4. Entomopathogenic nematodes as biocontrol agents of insect pests/Om Datta. 5. Role of Trichoderma spp., in the welfare of man kind/Mehjabi Hashmi, Shahnashi Hashmi, Kamal Khilari, Dilip K. Reddy, Popin Kumar and Vikas Rathi. 6. Biological control management through biological control agents (BCA) against diseases and pests of horticultural crops/Shwati Pardhi, S.S. Chandravanshi and Abhay Bisen. 7. Integrated nutrient, weed and pest management/Ramarao, S. Vishwanath, M. Vinay Kumar and Sahana. 8. Utility of light trap for the management of phototactic insect pests in medicinal crops/Palak Dubey, Anil Kumar Sharma, P Choudhary and Y Mishra. 9. Status of non-insect pests in agriculture/Amit Kumar Sharma, Priyal Choudhary and Neeraj Kumar. 10. Insect pests of brinjal (Solanum melongena L.) and their management through integrated approaches/K Chaukikar, R S Marabi, A K Sharma, S B Das, S Vaishampayan and A K Saxena. 11. Nanopesticides: Scope and its application in agriculture/Neeraj Kumar, Naveen, Amit Kumar Sharma, S B Das, Sharad Bisen and Dharna Bisen. 12. Management of insects pest of chickpea though integrated pest management (IPM)/Pawan Kumar, Sonam Tiwari, Amit Kumar, Ravi Shanker, Aditya Patel and Sachin Arya. 13. Scope of biotechnology in insect pest management/Neeraj Kumar, Naveen, Priyal Choudhary, Amit Kumar Sharma, Uttam Bisen and Raju Panse. 14. Insect pest of okra and their management/Ankit Kumar Goyal, Suraj Luthra, Shani Kumar and Dharamraj Kumar. 15. Integrated management of mango insect pests/D Raghavendra, P N Meena, S Chander and R Singh. 16. Uses of IPM Module to pest control/Pradip Kumar Patel, Arvind Kumar, V Omar and V Kumar. 17. Major insect pest of marigold and their management/T Kushram and M K Sahu. 18. Botanical pesticides and alternative to synthetic pesticides in controlling insects pests/T Mounika. 19. Potential mechanical tools for integrated pest management/P Choudhary, Amit K Sharma, Neeraj Kumar, Naveen and Manisha Yadav. 20. Beekeeping and its management/A Kumar, V. Omar and P K Patel. 21. Physiological mechanisms in regulating insect immunity/Madhu Kumari, A Bisen, C L Rajput and K A Minz. 22. Role of earthworms in sustainable agriculture/E Parveen and T Kumar. 23. Pest scenario of potato and their management in India/R Kumar Ekka, S S Shaw and R E Ekka. Index.