Course

Syllabus

Theory

General description on nature and type of damage by different arthropod pests; Scientific name, order, family, host range, distribution, biology and bionomics; Nature of damage and management of major insect pests of various field crops, vegetable crops, fruit crops, plantation crops, ornamental crops, spices and condiments. Structural entomology and important household pests, their nature of damage and management. Factors affecting loss of stored grains. Insect pests, mites, rodents, birds and microorganisms associated with stored grains and their management. Storage structures and methods of grain storage and fundamental principles of stored grains management. Management of non insect pest of mites, snails and slugs, Concept of IPM, Practices, scope and limitations of IPM. Classification of insecticides, toxicity of insecticides and formulations of insecticides, Biorational pesticides including insect repellents, antifeedants, Use of drones and AI in pest management.

Practical

Field visit, identification of major insect pests and their damage symptoms. Collection and preservation of major insect pests; collection of damage samples, their identification and herbarium preparation. Methods of monitoring of pest incidence in situ. Management strategies of insect pests of different crops. Study on structural entomology and household pests. Storage structures and methods of grain storage. Spraying techniques for selected field and horticultural crops. Vertebrate pest management, Mass multiplication of NPV and entomopathogenic nematodes

Objectives

1. Diagnosis and management of major insect and non- insect pests of crops in field and storage

Course Outcome:

Any student who has undergone the course shall be able to:

Suggested Readings

1. Athwal A S. 1986. Agricultural Pests of India and South-East Asia. Kalyani Publishers.

2. Dhaliwal G S and Arora Ramesh. 2022. Integrated pest Management Concept and Approaches. (3rd Edn.). Kalyani Publishers.

3. Prakash Rambhat Thalya and Ravi Chandra. 2022. Essentials of Pest Management: Key Information on Pest Identification and its Management. Wings Publication.

4. Sen Somnath and Mohd. Sameer. 2021. A Textbook of Insect Pest and Disease Management. S. Kataria & Sons publish.

5. Srivastava K P and Dhaliwal G S. 2010. A Textbook of Applied Entomology. Kalyani Publishers.

6. Tarique Hassan Askary. 2022. Pest Management: Methods, Applications and Challenges. Nova Science Publishers.

7. Manisegaran, S. and R.P. Soundararajan. 2010. Pest Management in Field Crops- Principles and Practices. Agrobios, Jodhpur, India. 316p. {ISBN(10):81-7754-321-0}

8. David, B.V. and V.V. Ramamurthy. 2011. Elements of Economic Entomology, Namrutha Publications, Chennai. 386 p. {ISBN: 978-81-921477-0-3}

9. Regupathy, A. and R. Ayyasamy. 2016. A Guide on Crop Pests. Namrutha Publications, Chennai. 368p. {ISBN: 978-81-921477-1-0}