Insects and Mite Pests of Fruit and Plantation Crops

authored by: Divender Gupta
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ISBN: 9789358875065 | Binding: Hardback | Pages: 300 | Language: English | Copyright: 2025
Length: 152 mm | Breadth: 10.84 mm | Height: 229 mm | Imprint: NIPA | Weight: 700 GMS
USD 230.00 USD 207.00
 
This book will be available from 17-Apr-2025

Keywords

insect pests, mite pests, fruit crops, plantation crops, pest management, identification characteristics, life history, nature of damage, symptoms, management, classroom teaching, stored fruits, insecticide labels, field concentrations, glossary

In this book titled “Insect and Mite Pests of Fruit and Plantation crops (Life History and Management)”,after a brief introductory chapter regarding pest management, the information on various insect and mite pests have been provided giving identification characteristics, life history, nature of damage, symptoms and management. The experiences gathered from farmers’ fields and during classroom teachings have also been incorporated to make it more useful for classroom teaching.The suitable photographs in plates have been given to have better understanding of the subject. A chapter on the pests of stored fruits and their products has also been given.In the last,glossary, information on insecticide labels and preparation of field concentrations of insecticides have been provided as three appendices.

Divender Gupta: joined the Dr Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan- India in 1990 as Assistant Entomologist and after completing 32 years of Service, retired as Professor and Head, Department of Entomology, in 2022. For a brief stint before joining the University, he served as scientist in the Indian Council of Agricultural Research. He also worked as Director of Extension Education in the University for about two years and as Librarian for few months. Dr Gupta worked in the Economic Entomology field and his major work was on fruit and vegetable pest management. He remained involved in UG and PG teaching, besides guiding 12 M. Sc. and 6 Ph.D. students. He is a recipient of “Bharat Shiksha Rattan Award” by the Global Society for Health and Educational Growth, New Delhi in 2018. He has published two manuals, 7 bulletins, 8 book chapters and 85 research papers, besides number of extension publications and newspaper articles.

A. Temperate Fruits

B. Sub Tropical and Tropical Fruits

C. Plantation Crops

D. Stored Fruits and their Products

 

 
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