Introduction to Course Contents and Objectives

Ent-306           AGRICULTURAL PESTS AND THEIR MANAGEMENT             4(3-1)  

Learning outcomes

To provide the concept of pest distribution, host plants, biology, nature of damage and management of insect and mite pests of field crops, vegetables and orchards, brief introduction of other important vertebrate and invertebrate pests.

Theory

Introduction; identification, distribution, host plants, biology, damage and control of insect and mite pests of field crops, vegetables and orchards; other important vertebrate and invertebrate pests; concepts of IPM technology.

Practical

damage and management of insect and mite pests of field crops, vegetables and orchards; other important vertebrate and invertebrate pests

Books Recommended

  1. Agarual, S. 2009. Insect Pests of Cereals and their Management. Oxford Book Co. India

2. Atwal, A.S. and Bains, S.S. 2005. Agricultural Pests of South East Asia and their Management. Kalyani Publishers, Ludhiana.

3. Awasthi, V.B. 2007. Agricultural Insect Pests and their Control. Scientific Publishers (India) Jodhpur.

4. Fenemore, P.G. 2006. Applied Entomology. New age International, Publication.

5. Fernald, H.T. 2008. Applied Entomology, An Introductory Textbook of Insects in their Relation to Man. Kessinger Publishing (Amazon).

6. Gurr, G.M. Wratten, S.D. and Alteri, M.A. 2004. Ecological Engineering for Pest Management: Advances in Halritat Mani Publication for Arthropods. CSIRO, Australia

7. Hashmi, A.A. 1994. Insect Pest Management. Vols. I, II and III. Pakistan Agriculture Research Council, Islamabad, Pakistan.

8. Hill, D. S. 1993. Agricultural Insect Pests of the Tropics and their Control. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge,

9. Lohar, M. K. 2001. Applied Entomology. 2nd Ed. Kashif Publications, Hyderabad, Pakistan.

10. Maredia, K.M. Dakouo, D. and Mota-Sanclez, D. 2003. Integrated Pest Management in the Global Arena. CABI publishing UK.

11. Pedigo, L.P. 2007. Entomology and Pest Management. 5th Ed. Prentice and Hall, Intl., London.

12. Shah, H.A. and Saleem, M. A. 2000. Applied Entomology. 2nd Ed. Izharsons Printers, Lahore.

Objectives

To provide the concept of agricultural pests and their management.

Theory

  1. Introduction
  2. Concepts of IPM technology
  3. Identification
  4. Distribution
  5. Host plants, biology, damage and management of mites and insect pests of field crops, vegetables and orchards
  6. Brief introduction to important vertebrate pests

Practical

  1. Collection
  2. Identification
  3. Distribution, host plants, biology
  4. Nature of damage and management of insect and mite pests of field crops, vegetables and orchards
  5. Other important vertebrate pests

Recommended books

  1. Agarual, S. 2009. Insect Pests of Cereals and their Management. Oxford Book Co. India
  2. Atwal, A.S. and G.S. Dhaliwal, 2005. Agricultural Pests of South East Asia and their Management. Kalyani Publishers, Ludhiana.

Suggested Books

  1. Awasthi, V.B. 2007. Agricultural Insect Pests and their Control. Scientific Publishers (India) Jodhpur.
  2. Brooks, J.E., Ahmad, E., Hussain, I., Munir S. and Khan A. A. 1990. A training manual on Vertebrate pest management. 1st Edition, Publishers Pan graphics Islamabad.
  3. Fenemore, P.G. 2006. Applied Entomology.  New age International, Publication.