Insect pests cause considerable direct and indirect damage to major horticultural crops. A thorough knowledge about pest species, extant of damage, damaging stage, vulnerable stage of pest and its life cycle is necessary for their effective management. This book contains necessary scientific information useful for the identification and description of the pests infesting horticultural crops along with the integrated management strategies. Pest problems in horticulture has increased many times during the last four decades due to highly use of pesticides. Some of the minor pests have assumed the status of major pests and several pests have developed resistance to most commonly used pesticides. The book has been prepared keeping in view to fullfill the requirements of B.Sc. (Hons) and PG students of agriculture, horticulture and allied science. An effort has been made to mix the ecological principles with integrated technologies to suggest pest management programmes. In each chapter, there is a brief description of major and minor pests associated with particular crop in the text as well as in the tabular form. Emphasizing upon the fact that every part of a plant is apt to be attacked by one or more species of insect or related pests. The major portion of book is divided into three subparts like vegetable, ornamental and spices insect pests.
Dr. Suresh Kumar Jat Assistant Professor(Entomology) College of Horticulture and Forestry, Jhalawar Agriculture University, Kota, Rajasthan-326023.
Dr. Anchal Sharma Assistant Professor(Wildlife Science) College of Horticulture and Forestry, Jhalawar Agriculture University, Kota, Rajasthan-326023.
Dr. Lekha Associate Professor(Entomology) Agriculture Research Sub Station, Sumerpur Sumerpur-Pali, Agriculture University Jodhpur, Rajasthan-306902.
1. Principles of Applied Entomology ................................................. 1
2. Economic Classification of Insects and Ecology.......................... 3
3. Types of Damage Cause by Insect or Damage Symptoms ...... 13
4. Pests Categories and Causes for Outbreak of Pests .................. 17
5. Methods of Pest Control and IPM ............................................... 21
6. Biological Control in Pest Management ..................................... 27
7. Pest surveillance and Methodology for Surveillance ............... 31
8. Insect Pests of Cruciferous Cole Crops ....................................... 39
9. Insect Pests of Tomato .................................................................... 51
10. Insect Pests of Egg Plant ................................................................ 59
11. Insect Pests of Chillies .................................................................... 65
12. Insect Pests of Okra ........................................................................ 71
13. Insect Pests of Cucurbits ................................................................ 77
14. Insect Pests of Peas & Beans.......................................................... 83
15. Insect Pests of Onion, Garlic and Taro ....................................... 89
16. Insect Pests of Leafy Vegetables ................................................... 93
17. Polyhagous Insect Pests ................................................................. 97
18. Insect Pests of Potato ....................................................................109
19. Insect Pests of Rose .......................................................................113
20. Insect Pests of Carnation .............................................................117
21. Insect Pests of Chrysanthemum .................................................119
22. Insect Pests of Gladiolus ...............................................................121
23. Insect Pests of Other Ornamental Crops ..................................123
24. Insect Pests of Cardamom and Large Cardamom .................129
25. Insect Pests of Ginger and Turmeric .........................................135
26. Insect Pests of Coriander .............................................................141
27. Insect Pests of Black Pepper ........................................................145
28. Insect Pests of Cinnamon ............................................................149
29. Insect Pests of Stored and Processed Vegetables,Ornamentals and Spices ..............................................................153
30. Pesticide Application Methods ...................................................159
