Elements of Economic Entomology

The most essential book on Entomology and its allied field is back this year with it's comprehensive 8th Edition. The series since its inception has been the first choice of all Entomologists, Zoologists, Horticulturalists and Crop Protectionists for their reference. It has been a crucial textbook for students appearing in the ICAR AIEEA examination covering 13 of the 18 major points of the syllabus. The beneficial and harmful aspects of insects are elaborated herein with examples in a systematic manner. The current requirements of Applied Entomology are here updated and in an accurate mode The basics of applied Entomology are here in a thorough and simplest mode enabling a beginner to imbibe all aspects together in the easiest route is the mark of this series. Suitable for researchers, professors and students in the fields of Entomology, Plant & Crop Protection, Pest Management, Horticulture, Forestry, Apiculture, Sericulture, Zoology. Contents: 1. General • History of Entomology in India • Economic Importance of Insects 2. Beneficial Insects • Productive Insects • Helpful Insects 3.Harmful Insects • Insects - Their Activities and Balance of Life • Pests of Field, Horticultural Crops and Plantations • Locusts • Pests of Stored Products • Insects in Relation to Plant Diseases • Invasive Pests • Pests of Forest Trees • Pests of Domestic Animals • Pests of Public Health and Household 4. Non-Insects Pests • Plant Mites • Plant Nematodes • Rats • Other Non-Insect Pests 5. Pest Control • Methods and Principles • Pesticides • Appliances and Devices in Pest Control