Biological Pest Cantrol Through Ichneumonids
by Sathe T V
ISBN: 9789351307624
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Imprint : DAYA
Year : 2021
Price : Rs. 11995.00
Biblio : x+117p., figs., tabls., bib., ind., 25 cm
Author Profile
Dr. Sathe Tukaram Vithalrao [M.Sc., Ph.D., Sangit Vishard, IBT (Seri.), F.I.S.E.C., F.S.E.Sc., F.S.L.Sc., F.I.C.C.B., F.S.S.I., FHAs] is presently working as Professor and Head, Department of Zoology, Shivaji University, Kolhapur. He has teaching experience of 29 years in Entomology at University PG department and 15 years in Agrochemicals and Pest Management. He has written 30 books and published 255 research papers in national and international journals of repute. He guided 20 Ph.D. students a
About The Book
Ichneumonids are potential biocontrol agents of insect pests and widely used in biological pest control programs in the world. Therefore, this book contains following chapters on Ichneumonids, Prestomerus testaceous, Charops obtusus and Diadegma fenestralis. <BR> 1. General introduction <BR> 2. Methods of rearing of Ichneumonids and pests <BR> 3. Collection, identification and abundance <BR> 4. Life cycles <BR> 5. Host age selection <BR> 6. Host density <BR> 7. Intrinsic rates of increase <BR> 8
Table of Contents
1. General Introduction 1 <BR> 2. Materials and Methods 10 <BR> 3. Collection, Identification and Abundance of Ichneumonids 23 <BR> 4. Life History of Parasitoids 30 <BR> 5. Host Age Selection 45 <BR> 6. Host Density 54 <BR> 7. Fecundity and Intrinsic Rate of Increase 60 <BR> 8. Ecobiology: Effect of Temperature on Development <BR> and Survival 74 <BR> 9. Behavioural Aspects 81 <BR> 10. Diapause in Ichneumonids 85 <BR> 11. Methods of Biological Control 89 <BR> 12. Research Papers 92 <BR> Bibl
