Pest Management In Horticultural Ecosystems

Table of Contents

• REVIEW ARTICLE

  Management of the giant African snail, Achatina fulica (Bowdich) (Stylommatophora: Achatinidae) in India

  • Author: M. Jayashankar, V. Sridhar, Abraham Verghese

• RESEARCH ARTICLE

  Germplasm evaluation of mango for preference of the mango hopper, Idioscopus nitidulus (Walker) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae): The first step in understanding the host plant resistance

  • Author: S. Devi Thangam, Abraham Verghese, M. R. Dinesh, C. Vasugi, P. D. Kamala Jayanthi

• Genetic analysis of fruit and shoot borer (Earias vittella Fab.) resistance in okra (Abelmoschus spp.)

  • Author: Divya Balakrishnan, E. Sreenivasan

• Comparative efficacy of neem products, essential oils and synthetic insecticides for the management of onion thrips, Thrips tabaci Lindeman

  • Author: P. N. Krishna Moorthy, K. Shivaramu, N. K. Krishna Kumar, H. R. Ranganath, S. Saroja

• Efficacy of botanicals against major insect pests of cabbage (Brassica oleracea var capitata)

  • Author: N. R. Prasannakumar, P. N. Krishna Moorthy, S. Saroja

• Behavior of oxydemeton-methyl in/on citrus fruits and soil in the hilly zone of Karnataka, India

  • Author: M. Deepa, Soudamini Mohapatra

• Management of nematodes in banana through bio-rationale approaches

  • Author: N. Seenivasan, S. K. Manoranjitham, J. Auxilia, K. Soorianathasundaram

• Identification of Alternaria species associated with leaf blights of fruit, vegetable and oil seed crops based on protein and multi-locus enzyme finger prints

  • Author: P. Chowdappa, M. Jyothi Lakshmi

• Bioefficacy of Azoxystrobin 25 SC along with bioagents against chilli anthracnose diseases under field conditions

  • Author: P. Ahiladevi, V. Prakasam

• Bio-efficacy of endophytic actinomycetes for plant growth promotion and management of bacterial wilt in tomato

  • Author: S. J. Sreeja, K. Surendra Gopal

• Strategic approaches for the management of pea nut bud necrosis virus disease of tomato

  • Author: G. Thiribhuvanamala, M. Murugan, V. Jayalakshmi, S. K. Manoranjitham, P. Renuka Devi, R. Rabindran

• Molecular characterization of tobacco curly shoot virus infecting tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) in India

  • Author: P. Swarnalatha, S. Kanakala, M. Manasa, Salil Jalali, M. Krishna Reddy

• SPECIAL ARTICLES

  Invasive alien species: Problems and the way forward

  • Author: N. Sathyanarayana, K. Satyagopal

• SHORT NOTE

  Effect of organic manures on the incidence of Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri Kuwayama

  • Author: C. N. Rao, V. J. Shivankar, Sandnya Deole, V. N. Dhengre

• Population dynamics of sapota fruit mite, Tuckerella kumaoensis Gupta (Acari:Tuckerellidae) in Gujarat, India

  • Author: Abhishek Shukla, G. G. Radadia, K. A. Patel, K. G. Patel

• Occurrence of rhinoceros beetle, Oryctes rhinoceros (L.), on banana cultivars in Kerala

  • Author: T. Sivakumar, Chandrika Mohan

• Management of spiraling whitefly, Aleurodicus dispersus (Russel) in guava, Psidium guajava L.

  • Author: Gundappa , P. D. Kamala Jayanthi, Abraham Verghese

• Host range of invasive Jack Beardsley mealybug, Pseudococcus jackbeardsleyi Gimpel and Miller in Karnataka

  • Author: A. N. Shylesha

• Oviposition preference of red palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) to date palm cultivars

  • Author: Mansour Al-Bagshi, Abdullah Al-Shagag, Sami Al-Saroj, Salim Al-Bather, Abdul Moneim Al-Shawaf, Abdel Moneim Al-Dandan, Yasser Al-Suleiman, Emad Al-Abdallah, Abdallah Ben Abdallah

• Efficacy of different biopesticides and insecticides against mealy bugs on custard apple

  • Author: S. R. Kulkarni, S. K. Patil

• Effect of vegetable oils on pulse beetle, Callosobruchus chinensis L. (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) infestation and germination of pea seeds (Pisum sativum)

  • Author: Anuja Bhardwaj, S. C. Verma

• Evaluation of sticky colour traps against coffee berry borer, Hypothenemus hampei (Ferrari)

  • Author: P. Abdul Rahiman, M. S. Uma, B. V. Ranjeeth Kumar, P. K. Vinod Kumar, N. Ramamurthy

• Natural enemy complex of Thrips tabaci Lindeman in onion and garlic

  • Author: B. R. Jayanthi Mala, Pratibha Nighot

• Newer insecticides for the management of aphid, Aphis gossypii Glov. in gherkins (Cucumis anguria L.) and their effect on the predator, Coccinella septempunctata L.

  • Author: H. P. Misra

• BOOK REVIEW

  Book Review