Insect Pests of Millets Systematics Bionomics and Management 1st Edition by Bhagwat 0128042850 9780128042854

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• ISBN 10: 0128042850
• ISBN 13: 9780128042854
• Author: Bhagwat

Insect Pests of Millets: Systematics, Bionomics, and Management focuses on protecting the cultivated cereals that many worldwide populations depend on for food across the semi-arid tropics of the world. Providing coverage of all the major cultivated millets, including sorghum, pearlmillet, finger millet, barnyard millet, prosomillet, little millet, kodomillet, and foxtail millet, this comprehensive book on insect pests is the first of its kind that explores systematics, bionomics, distribution, damage, host range, biology, monitoring techniques, and management options, all accompanied by useful illustrations and color plates.

Table of contents:

Chapter 1. Introduction

Millet Cultivation: History, Scope, Status, and Prospects

Insect Pests

Chapter 2. Systematics and Taxonomy

Shoot Flies

Borers and Caterpillars

Midges

Aphids

Bugs

Thrips

Beetles and Weevils

Grasshoppers

Termites, Wasps and Ants

Chapter 3. Biology, Behavior, and Ecology

Morphology and Anatomy

Physiology and Nutrition

Reproductive Behavior and Life History

Population Ecology

Chapter 4. Insect–Plant Relationships

Host Signaling and Orientation

Host Specialization

Pest–Host Evolutionary Relationship

Biogeography of Insects and Host Plants

Chapter 5. Pest Management Strategies and Technologies

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