The detrimental effects of pesticides on the environment and human health have motivated
the development of alternative pest control strategies. Pheromonal pest control is one …

The recent emergence of pink bollworm (PBW), Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders) has
posed serious ecological and economic implications for cotton production in India since …

The efficacy of five different insecticides was evaluated against bollworms under cotton
cultivated crop during the Kharif season, 2021. The insecticides namely; T1= Triazophos …

This chapter gives an insight to chemical ecology of insects and its role in insect–plant
interactions. Chemicals produced by insects can be broadly classified as semiochemicals …

This experiment used powder, wax, and talc-based pheromone lures to interrupt yellow stem
borer (Scirpophaga incertulas) mating in the rice environment. Although the powder …

Background The pink bollworm (PBW) of cotton, Pectinophora gossypiella Saunders is one
of the serious pests in the Bt cotton era of India. Development of resistance to insecticides …

Insect pests pose a serious threat to cotton cultivation across the globe. The current pest
management methods, which include the transgenic methods to combat the insect pests …

Cotton to me is a gift of nature to meet one of the three basic needs: food, cloth and shelter.
Presently, Punjab is facing a serious and mammoth challenge of depleting under ground …

Insect pests, diseases, nematodes and weeds constitute major biotic stresses in crop
production systems inflicting 15 to 25% or more yield losses. Adverse effects of pesticides …

Semiochemicals are naturally occurring, species-specific molecules exploited for inter and
intra specific communication between insect and its environment. In pest management these …