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This book entitled “Pheromones Use in Field and Storage” is aimed at providing handy references guide for the researchers, extension officials, teachers and students of entomology who are indenting to specialize in pheromone research and technology. This book contains chapters contributed by experienced scientists in pheromone technology. It contains the work done in the field of pheromone basic research in labs and their field testing, efficiency and ...
In this book, an attempt has been made to compile up-to-date information on the insect pests of different fruits, vegetables and spices crop groups through 18 contributory chapters written by the competent authors working on the specific crops from different Research Institutions/Universities of the country. The eighteen chapters are divided in to three sections in different categories of crops like fruits (Section-A), vegetables (Section-B) and spices ...
There is a full chapter for each of the major insects that cause havoc in the cultivation and storage of groundnuts. The first chapter deals with the insects and non-insects of groundnut and their occurrence in different groundnut zones. The second chapter deals with the ecology of the major insects, and the fifteenth is on nematodes. The sixteenth chapter was on rodents in detail. A chapter on virus vector has been allotted which is a exhaustive in nature. ...
The dependence on synthetic pesticides has increased substantially after the advent of green revolution in India to sustain the increasing demand for food production for the burgeoning population. The un-realistic and injudicious use of synthetic pesticides for the past several years led to the outbreaks of many insect and non-insect pests. There has been realization on the importance of use of non-synthetic pesticidal approach for managing the pests in general ...