Insect Biodiversity and Integrated Pest Management in Moringa

Moringa is one of the most popular vegetable crops of India and is being cultivated on a commercial scale in recent years. Insect pests are one of the major factors limiting the production of moringa. The crop is mainly damaged by defoliators, bud worms and sucking pests. This book consists of chapters on biology, life cycle, seasonal occurrence of various insect pests, integrated pest management strategies for moringa pests, biodiversity of insect pests and natural enemies in moringa ecosystem and effect of weather factors on entomofauna of moringa. The information provided in this book will be helpful in formulating better pest management strategies for effective management moringa pests and to improve the yield.

Dr. C. Selvi completed her M.Sc (Agri) and Ph.D in Agricultural Entomology from Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore. She was conferred Best Ph.D Student and Best Ph.D thesis award by Tamil Nadu Agricultural University. Her research focus is on insect biodiversity and biotechnological approach for pest management.