The world population has been galloping upwards at an unprecedented rate during the last
50 years. So far, the modern agricultural technology has enabled us to largely keep pace …

Insect pest problems in agriculture have shown a considerable shift during first decade of
twenty-first century due to ecosystem and technological changes. While there has been an …

The global losses due to insect pests have declined from 13.6% in post-green revolution era
to 10.8% towards the beginning of this century. In India, the crop losses have declined from …

Insect predation problem in agriculture and forestry has challenged researchers worldwide
to identify newer eco-friendly insecticides. Among them Bacillus thuringiensis δ-endotoxin …

Abstract An International Symposium on Pests of Grain Legumes was held in Nigeria in
November 1976. Its main objectives were to collate information on pests of grain legumes to …

Worldwide, integrated pest management (IPM) is the policy decision for pest management. It
has been five decades since the development of threshold theory and harmonious control …

Intercropping is one of the important cultural practices in pest management and is based on
the principle of reducing insect pests by increasing the diversity of an ecosystem. On—farm …

The losses incurred due to pests and diseases have been a consistently reported feature.
Changes in cropping patterns including the cultivation of high yielding varieties and hybrids …

In India, agricultural productivity of food and other crops has grown tremendously since the
advent of the Green Revolution. Pesticides have been one of the drivers behind this growth …

Sažetak Imidacloprid (Confidor 200 SL) was evaluated either alone or with a fungicide (Tilt
0.01%) against wheat aphids. There were seven different treatments, including an untreated …