MANAGEMENT OF INSECT PESTS IN VEGETABLE CROPS CONCEPTS AND APPROACHES (HB 2020) Hardcover

This recently published book provides detailed and valuable strategies for the sustainable management of insect pests that affect important vegetables. It emphasizes environmentally friendly technologies and approaches to reduce the damage caused by these pests, with a specific focus on newer insecticides. The book's chapters begin with an introduction to vegetable entomology and then present extensive research on sustainable and eco-friendly pest management strategies for various vegetable categories, including root vegetables, spice crops, and tuber crops. Vegetable crops are susceptible to numerous insect pests from the seedling stage to harvest, resulting in significant crop losses. Considering that agricultural pests are estimated to destroy up to 40 percent of global crops annually, new research on effective management strategies is crucial. The valuable information in this book will be highly beneficial for faculty, advanced students, scientists, researchers, policymakers, and other professionals involved in pest management for vegetable crops.