One of the major challenges to humankind is threat to food security due to emerging and
invasive pests. Increased global trade in agriculture has increased the chances of the …

As on date, a total of 32 insect pests have been reported as invasive pests in India, of which
20 species belong to the order Hemiptera, 4 species belong to Lepidoptera, 3 are from …

A climate directly affects the pests, but concomitantly also affects their host plants,
competitors, natural enemies and pest management strategies. As climate is an important …

Alien species are non-native or exotic organisms that occur outside their natural adapted
habitat and dispersal potential. Many alien species support out farming and forestry systems …

Available land for cultivation is shrinking day by day due to rapid urbanization and
industrialization. Conversely, the human population in the world is increasing at a sharp rate …

Humans have inhabited the earth for nearly 2 million years. For over 90 per cent of this
period, the maximum population numbered about 200,000 and the growth rate was only …

Field and laboratory experiments were conducted in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, during
2004-07 to study the seasonal incidence of serpentine leaf miner on cowpea (cv. C 152). A …

The genera comprising the Diglyphosematini Belizin (Hymenoptera: Figitidae: Eucoilinae)
are redescribed, all of the valid species are cataloged, and a key to all Diglyphosematini …

Serpentine leaf miner Liriomyza trifolii has become one of the devastating pests of tomato. At
the Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur during rabi 2017–18, efficacy of …

The present investigation was conducted at KRC College of Horticulture, Arabhavi,
Karnataka during kharif season of 2016 and 2017 to evaluate the bio-efficacy of different …