Integrated Pest Management In The Tropics - Part I & II / edited by Dharam P. Abrol

Part I : 1. Introduction 2. Emerging pest problems in tropics 3. Biological control of crop pests in the tropics 4. chemical control of insect pests in the tropics 5. cropping systems and integrated pest management 6. Climate change and pest management in tropics 7. Emerging technologies for tropical pest management 8. Integrated pest management in tropical vegetable crops 9. Integrated pest management in tropical vegetable crops 9. Integrated pest management in tropical cereal crops 10. Pest management in grain legumes: potential and limitations 11. Integrated pest management in tropical root and tuber crops. 12. Integrated pest management in banana 13. Integrated pest management in citrus 14. Integrated pest management (IPM) in sugarcane 15. Integrated pest management in cocoa, coffee, and tea.

Part II : 16. Integrated pest management(IPM) of palms pets 17. Integrated pest management in cotton 18. Integrated pest management in plantation crops-cashew and rubber 19. Insect sex pheromones in integrated pest management 20. Chemical ecology in pest control 21. Plant chemicals in insect-plant interactions 22. Ecology of pest management in tropics 23. Cultural and physical methods for integrated pest management in tropics. 24. Taxonomy as a tool for successful future of integrated pest management 25. Statistical techniques for insect-pest management 26. Future of integrated pest management in tropics- A critical analysis

Part I & II - The implementation of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) has been a great success in temperate areas, but its role in tropical regions is less known. The tropics face specific challenges, namely weather that impacts insect life cycles and pesticide application. Beginning by reviewing the current state of pests, biological and chemical control and emerging technologies, this book then addresses specific crops, providing an up-to-date, research-oriented overview of IPM in tropical regions. This book will be a useful resource to entomologists, agronomists, horticulturists, and environmental scientists, nature conservation in tropics. The book is aimed to serve as reference book for students, teachers, researchers, extension functionaries and policy planners associated with insect pest management in tropics. This book can also be used as supplementary reading material in graduate and post graduate courses.