Ecofriendly Pest Management for Food Security

by Omkar Ph.D.

Overview

Ecofriendly Pest Management for Food Security explores the broad range of opportunity and challenges afforded by Integrated Pest Management systems. The book focuses on the insect resistance that has developed as a result of pest control chemicals, and how new methods of environmentally complementary pest control can be used to suppress harmful organisms while protecting the soil, plants, and air around them.

As the world’s population continues its rapid increase, this book addresses the production of cereals, vegetables, fruits, and other foods and their subsequent demand increase. Traditional means of food crop production face proven limitations and increasing research is turning to alternative means of crop growth and protection.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780128032657
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	02/18/2016
Pages:	762
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Prof. Omkar, FNASc, associated with teaching for more than 36 years and research for 45 years, is a Former Head, Department of Zoology, University of Lucknow, Lucknow-226007, Former Coordinator, UGC-SAP (DRS-II), DST-FIST, DST-PURSE, Centre of Excellence, Govt. of UP, programs. He has worked on 10 more projects of state/central funding agencies. He specializes in Environmental Toxicology and Entomology, with particular reference to the Insect Pest Management. He is Chief Editor, Journal of Applied Bioscience, Associate Editor, International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, Springer and President, International Society of Applied Biology.

Professor Omkar has Contributed following Books as Author/Editor (14 books by reputed international publishers): Concepts of Toxicology (2017), Pesticides, Man & Biosphere (1998), Prof. S. B. Singh Commemoration Volume (2002), Experimental Animal Physiology & Biochemistry (2003), Modern Approaches to Insect Pest Management(2010) Kin recognition and Oviposition Strategies in aphidophagous ladybirds (2012), Monitoring and Management of Mango fruitfly (2012), Predaceous Ladybirds of Uttar Pradesh (2013), Ecofriendly Pest Management for Food Security, Elsevier (2016) Industrial Entomology, Springer (2017), Pests and Their Management, Springer (2018), Sucking Pests of Crops, Springer (2020), Polyphagous Pests of Crops, Springer (2021), Molecular Approaches for Sustainable Insect Pest Management, Springer (2021), Microbial Approaches for Insect Pest Management, Springer (2021), Reproductive Strategies in Insects, CRC Press (2021), Insects As Service Providers, Springer (2023), Parasitoids in Pest Management, CRC Press (2023), Insect Predators in Pest Management CRC Press (2023), Commercial Insects CRC Press (2023), Mosquitoes, Springer (2024, p.422) Comprehensive Environmental Biology, Concepts of Environmental Biology, Environmental Pollution, Biodiversity Conservation (2023), Mosquitoes: Biology, Pathogenicity & Management, Springer Nature (2024); Flies: Agricultural & Public Heath Perspectives (2025, in Press), Vish Vigyan Ki Avadharnayein (2025, In Press), Aastha Publications, Delhi..

He is a receipient of several awards, like Saraswati Samman by the Department of Higher Education, Govt. of UP; Prof. T N Ananthakrishanan Foundation Award, Rescholar Award of Excellence in Agricultural Entomlogy by Association of Entomologists, Prof. G. S. Shukla Gold Medal by The Academy of Environmental Biology, Dr. S. Pradhan Memorial Lecture Award by The Division of Entomology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute & The Entomological Society of India, New Delhi, ACCLAIM and Uddeepan awards from University of Lucknow. He is a Fellow of The Entomological Society of India, Zoological Society of India, Society for Biocontrol Advancement and Fellow of The National Academy of Sciences India (FNASc), besides many others. He has 24 books to his credit. He has published 268 Research papers, 13 Reviews, 51 Reviews as Book chapters, 17 Popular Science articles. Prof. Omkar has guided 28 Ph. D. students. He has visited the School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia (2006) for three months and Department of Zoology, University of South Bohemia and Czech Academy of Sciences, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic (May 2016) under INSA Bilateral Exchange programs.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Insects and Pests

Chapter 2. Biocontrol of Insect Pests

Chapter 3. Aphids and Their Biocontrol

Chapter 4. Parasitoids

Chapter 5. Trichogrammatids

Chapter 6. Anthocorid Predators

Chapter 7. Reduviid Predators

Chapter 8. Syrphid Flies (The Hovering Agents)

Chapter 9. Ladybird Beetles

Chapter 10. Chrysopids

Chapter 11. Mite Predators

Chapter 12. Entomopathogenic Nematodes

Chapter 13. Insect Viruses

Chapter 14. Bacillus thuringiensis

Chapter 15. Entomopathogenic Fungi

Chapter 16. Plant Monoterpenoids (Prospective Pesticides)

Chapter 17. Antifeedant Phytochemicals in Insect Management (so Close yet so Far)

Chapter 18. Neem Products

Chapter 19. Semiochemicals

Chapter 20. Insect Hormones (as Pesticides)

Chapter 21. Integrated Pest Management

Chapter 22. Biotechnological Approaches

Chapter 23. GMO and Food Security

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Focuses on the insect resistance that has developed as a result of pest control chemicals, and how new methods of environmentally complementary pest control can be used to suppress harmful organisms while protecting the soil, plants, and air around them