Sustainable Pest Management Practices: Harnessing Green Technologies is a comprehensive and forward-looking resource that addresses modern challenges in crop protection through eco-friendly and technology-driven approaches. The book presents a systematic understanding of sustainable pest management (SPM), emphasizing the balance between effective pest control and environmental conservation. It integrates principles of agroecology, biodiversity enhancement, and reduced reliance on chemical pesticides to promote long-term agricultural sustainability.

Organized into five well-structured sections, the book covers foundational principles, innovative tools and techniques, the role of biomolecules, ecosystem-based pest management strategies, and non-chemical control methods. It highlights advanced interventions such as artificial intelligence, IoT, nanotechnology, and green technologies that are transforming pest management practices.

The book also includes practical insights into managing pests across diverse cropping systems such as fruits, vegetables, plantation crops, and field crops. Case studies and research contributions from global experts make it both scientifically rich and application-oriented.

Designed for students, researchers, policymakers, and practitioners, this book serves as an essential guide for developing sustainable, efficient, and environmentally responsible pest management strategies in modern agriculture.

Dr. A.K. Chakravarthy, Head and Principal Scientist (Retd.), Division of Entomology and Nematology, is an author of numerous books, over 404 scientific papers, and 60 book chapters in Entomology and Natural History. His research interests include insects, birds, bats, rodents, and mammals. With nearly four decades of experience in teaching, research, and extension, he has been the principal investigator for over 40 research projects and has guided more than 28 postgraduate students. Recently, he has published several notable books, including Innovative Pest Management Approaches for the 21st Century, New Horizons in Insect Science: Towards Sustainable Pest Management, Economic and Ecological Significance of Arthropods in Diversified Ecosystems, Arthropod Diversity and Conservation in the Tropics and Sub-tropics, The Black Spotted Yellow Borer, Experimental Techniques in Host Plant Resistance, Animal Behaviour in the Tropics: Vertebrates, and Endophytes: Nurturing Crop Health and Sustainable Agriculture.

Dr. K.V. Prakash began his career as an Entomologist at the Spices Board, Government of India, at the Indian Cardamom Research Institute, Regional Station, Sakleshpur, Karnataka, where he served for nine years. Currently, he is a Professor of Agricultural Entomology at the ICAR–All India Network Project on Soil Arthropod Pests, Department of Agricultural Entomology, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru, Karnataka. He specializes in root grubs, notorious pests of plantation and commercial crops of national importance. He is a highly sought-after taxonomist for the identification of root grubs in India and abroad. A field-oriented entomologist with extensive practical experience in root grub management, he has authored over 25 research papers in peer-reviewed journals and more than 25 popular articles for farmers and policymakers.

Dr. Pramod Katti is a Professor of Agricultural Entomology at the University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur, Karnataka, and is presently on deputation as Director (Research) at the Environmental Management and Policy Research Institute, Bangalore, under the Ministry of Forest, Ecology and Environment, Government of Karnataka. He served for 15 years as Scientist (Entomology) in AICRP (Sunflower) at MARS, Raichur, contributing to the release of 20 farmer-adopted technologies. He has handled 21 projects as PI and Co-PI worth ₹1482 lakhs and has published over 95 research papers. With 30 years of experience in teaching, research, extension, publication, and administration, he has guided 14 M.Sc. and 4 Ph.D. students in insect pest management. He is the Founder Editor of the University Publication Centre and initiated the Kannada quarterly magazine Krishi Pradeepike, with over 2500 subscribers. He has held key administrative roles, including Public Relations Officer, Administrative Officer, Director (IQAC), Finance Officer, and Nodal Officer (ICAR), and contributed to NAAC, UGC (12B & 2F), and ICAR accreditations, as well as the establishment of a Community Radio Station. He has received numerous awards, is a life member and Fellow of several professional societies, and has represented India in international forums, including visits to Israel, UAE, and the Czech Republic.

Dr. Pathour Rajendra Shashank is a Senior Scientist in the Division of Entomology at ICAR–Indian Agricultural Research Institute. His research focuses on insect taxonomy, biodiversity, molecular diagnosis, and invasive insect pests. He has described 25 new species, three new genera, reported 15 new records to India, 25 new host records, and 185 new range records, along with authoring one monograph and seven checklists for Lepidoptera and Cicadellidae groups. His expertise in DNA barcoding has generated over 750 barcodes for accurate identification of domestic and invasive insects. He manages the Lepidoptera collection at the IARI National Pusa Collection and has provided diagnostic services by identifying over 2,650 specimens for more than 45 national institutes and universities between 2013 and 2025. With 13 years of experience in teaching, research, and extension, he is a recipient of the DST INSPIRE Fellowship, DST Start-Up Research Grant (Young Scientist), NAAS Associateship, and ESI Young Entomologist Award. He has published about 95 research articles in peer-reviewed journals and serves as the conceiver and Managing Editor of Indian Entomologist and Editor-in-Chief of Hexapoda, the journal of the Entomological Society of India, actively contributing to the advancement of insect science.

Chapter 1. Sustainable Pest Management Practices: Principles
A.K. Chakravarthy, P.R. Shashank, K.V. Prakash, B. Tambat and Pramod Katti

Chapter 2. Prospects for Sustainable Management of Select Pest Situations
A.K. Chakravarthy, P.R. Shashank, B. Tambat and A. Usha Nandini

Chapter 3. Role of Pheromones in Integrated Pest Management
Swetha V.P., Sainath G. Anil Kumar and Subba Reddy B.V.

Chapter 4. Toxicity and Enzymatic Inhibitory Activity of Cyanobacterial Extracts of Spirulina sp. and Nostoc muscorum in Spodoptera frugiperda
Sharanappa C.H., Bheemanna M., Prabhuraj A., Harischandra Naik R., Nagaraj M. Naik and Saroja N. Rao

Chapter 5. Significance of Internet of Things (IoT) in Crop Protection: Scope and Challenges
Nitin K.S., Somu R. and Chirag Reddy M.

Chapter 6. Nanotechnology Driven Solutions for Insect Pest Management
Bharati Jambunatha Patil, Pramod Katti and G. Sham Supreeth

Chapter 7. Ecological Engineering and Sustainable Pest Management
Suraj Sarkar and Suprakash Pal

Chapter 8. Polyphenols in Plant Defence against Insects
Sateesh Reddy Kaluvai, Harshita Srinivas Thota, Alamuru Krishna Chaitanya, Sangya Onkara Naik and Sunil Kumaraswamy

Chapter 9. Pest Management through Plant Nutrition
Ashwathnarayana Reddy

Chapter 10. Non-Chemical Methods of Pest Management in Cashew
K. Vanitha, H. Rajashekara and T.N. Raviprasad

Chapter 11. Chemical-Free Integrated Methods for the Management of Legume Pests
M. Revathi and V. Selvanarayanan

Chapter 12. Non-chemical Practices of Pest and Disease Management of Major Crops in Vietnam
H.T. Loc, D.T. Linh, L.Q. Dien and A.K. Chakravarthy

Chapter 13. Management of Stored Grain Pests without Chemicals
Kariyanna B., Sunil Kumaraswamy, Chaitanya B., Police-Patil and Sai Pooja

Chapter 14. Termites: Pest of Tea Gardens in South East Asia and Ecofriendly Management Strategies
Debrishi Modak, Sourajit Bayen, Somnath Roy, Kaushik Chakraborty, Azariah Babu and Ananda Mukhopadhyay

Chapter 15. Zero Chemical Tools for the Suppression of Pink Bollworm (Pectinophora gossypiella) on Cotton
Kariyanna B., Swetha V.P. and Akshatha G.

Chapter 16. Artificial Intelligence Based Smart Integrated Pest Management
A.K. Chakravarthy, ShivaKumar Veerlapati, Basavaraju B.S., A. Usha Nandini and B. Tambat

Chapter 17. Biological Practices for the Suppression of Notorious Pest Leucinodes orbonalis in Brinjal Ecosystem
Kariyanna B., Arun Kumar K.M. and Eurekha Savadatti

Chapter 18. Non-pesticidal Methods and Tools for White Grubs Management in Tropics
K.V. Prakash and D. Rajanna

Chapter 19. Light Traps: An Effective IPM Tool
V. Sridhar, S. Onkara Naik and K. Sunil

Chapter 20. Eco-Friendly Management of Insect Pests in Fruit Crops
Sandeep Singh et al.

Chapter 21. Biocontrol of Pests Using Predaceous Coccinellids
Ahmad Pervez and Meena Yadav

Chapter 22. Use of Insect Acoustic Signals for Pest Management
GKMMK Ranaweera, ADNT Kumara, Basana Gowda G. and ANM Mubarak