The book maintains the classical touch of entomology by including chapters on anatomical and physiologicals aspects such as r9ole of endocrines and ethological study such as acoustic communications in insects. While dealing with the insect pests, the book takes you from the North-East of India’s hills to the lesser known depths of Indian Ocean. Where on one hand, the chapter on IPM for cashew throws light on pest control for a high end cash crop, there are chapters on pests of rather there are chapters common crops such as Mustard Aphid and leaf Roller, also. It introduces you to comparatively lesser documented ‘biocontrol of weeds in India’, and it also encompasses a study on ‘effect of fungicide and insecticide in entomogenous fungus’. The former is an ingenious view of maximizing the prospects of bio-control of insects. Coming away from the hervioure insects pests, the preset book showcases a state of the art study on relationship of immune response and vector competence in Mosquito, singularly the most important insect pest of, we the poor Men. The book weaves through yet another important facet of the insect pest control and that is the strategical theories and IPM planning. The chapters referring ‘IPM at crossroads with realistic approach’ and ‘role of IPM in India for sustainable agriculture’ shall actually impart an insight to agriculture’ shall actually impart an insight to agriculture and IPM planners, as well. The efforts has thus been to impart a mosaic-like structure to the book wherein there are independent units on diverse topics, nevertheless, put together, they stand for one unified objective of insect pests control. This book will be useful for PG and research students of zoology and agricultural science.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Nalini Dwivedi
Dr. (Ms.) Nalini Dwivedi is Lecturer in department of Botany, Vedic Kanya P.G. College, Jaipur. She has 14 years of teaching experience of 7undergraduate and postgraduate classes. She did her Ph.D. College classes. She did Ph.D. degree under the supervision of professor P.C. Trivedi, head, Department of Botany, University of Rajastahan, Jaipur. Dr. Dwivedi concentrates her research work on Botanical Pesticides. She has attended number of national and International Conferences and workshops.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR S.C. Dwivedi
Dr. S.C. Dwivedi, Associate Professor, Department of Zoology, presently also holding the office of Associate Dean Students Welfare and International Students Advisory Bureau, University of Rajasthan. Dr. Dwivedi started his career with study on ecological, behavioural and toxicological aspects of Streptopelia decaocta leading to the degree of Ph.D. (18978) from the same University. Subsequently, evolving with time, he diversified the scope of his scientific pursuit and focused on the studies in Integrated Pest Management. Having supervised almost twenty Ph.D. students, his laboratory has developed an expertise on Storage Pests with special emphasis upon evaluation of various plant extracts for bio-control of Bruchids and other major stored grain insect pests. He has already published more than 100 research papers in various national and international journals. Dr. Dwivedi has also been contributing to research publications in capacity of member, Editorial Boards of Indian Journal of Environment and eco-planning and national Journal of Life Sciences. Dr. Dwivedi gas been intensively engaged in academic teaching and has experiences more than 36 years if undergraduate and 20 years of post-graduate teaching in the university if Rajasthan. He has also tried to share his rich experience of the subject, by his two text books dedicated to the undergraduate and post-graduate classes, respectively.
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