Entomology: Insect Ecology and Concepts of IPM

This book examines applied entomology principles covering insect classification, economic importance, and pest management strategies. It studies honey bee significance, apiary management, and pollination roles alongside insect ecology principles and population dynamics. Investigation covers integrated pest management techniques incorporating cultural, biological, and chemical control methods, and includes:

• Comprehensive introduction to entomology covering fundamental principles, economic classification of insects, and contributions of key scientists in the field
• Detailed examination of applied entomology principles including beneficial and harmful insects with emphasis on crop pests, pollinators, and disease carriers
• Investigation of honey bee significance covering apiary management, cross-pollination roles, bee products, and impact of agricultural inputs on bee activity
• Analysis of insect ecology principles including abiotic and biotic factors, population dynamics, pest surveillance techniques, and forecasting methodologies
• Study of integrated pest management strategies incorporating cultural, mechanical, biological, and legislative control methods with host plant resistance mechanisms

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Anup Chandra is currently working as Senior Scientist in the Division of Crop Protection, ICAR-Indian Institute of Pulses Research, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. He completed his Ph.D. in Entomology from the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi. He is a Life Fellow of the Entomological Society of India, New Delhi, and recipient of IAHF-Young Scientist Award-2017 and Best Team Award-2023 (ICAR-IIPR Kanpur).

Pradeep Natthuji Dawane is engaged in research at the Department of Agriculture Entomology, Regional Fruit Research Station Katol, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, India. He also completed his Ph.D. in Agricultural Entomology in 2013 from Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, India. He was recently awarded with the Distinguished Scientist Award-2023 and Eminent Scientist Award-2023.

Arshad Ali is Assistant Professor at the Department of Zoology, Gandhi Faiz-e-Aam College, Shahjahanpur, India. He received his Ph.D. in Agricultural Entomology from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. He also is a recepient of the Dr. D.S. Kothari's Postdoctoral Fellowship from UGC, New Delhi, India.

M. C. Debnath is Senior Scientist and Head at Krishi Vigyan Kendra, East Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh, India. He completed his Ph.D. in Agricultural Entomology from Assam Agricultural University, India in 1997.

Rajesh Kumar is Assistant Professor in the Department of Zoology, Gandhi Faiz-e-Aam College, Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. He completed his Ph.D. from Babasaheb Bhim Rao Ambedkar University (BBAU), Lucknow, india and received a Postdoctoral Fellowship from the UGC, New Delhi, India.

Mahesh Pathak is Professor of Entomology and Incharge School of Crop Protection, College of Post Graduate Studies in Agricultural Sciences, Central Agricultural University (Imphal), Umiam, Meghalaya, India. He obtained his Ph.D. in Plant Protection from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India in 2008. He is Fellow of the Entomological Society of India and recipient of Young Scientist Award and Eminent Scientist Award.

Wajid Hasan is Subject Matter Specialist in Entomology at KVK Jehanabad, Bihar Agricultural University, Bihar, India. He holds a Ph.D. in Agricultural Entomology from GB Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar, India, and was awarded Dr. DS Kothari UGC-Post Doctoral Fellowship in 2010.