The biopesticide industry in India is undergoing rapid change, reflecting increased global
trade in agricultural commodities, a changing regulatory environment and evolving …

Global food security is a critical challenge to fulfill the demands of an exponentially growing
population. To date, growers rely on chemicals; the broad-spectrum application of synthetic …

This chapter focuses on a group in the Family Rhabditidae that are called
entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs), which occupy the lethal extreme of this continuum. It …

Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) can be highly effective biocontrol agents, but their
efficacy can be reduced due to exposure to environmental stress such as from ultraviolet …

Introduction The entomopathogenic nematodes have been reported from all continents
(except Antarctica) and almost all regions of the world. Surveys of EPNs in India has resulted …

The almond moth, Ephestia cautella is a serious pest of stored food commodities including
dried figs, dates, raisins, cocoa beans. The control of E. cautella infestations in storage that …

Abstract Introduction Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) are important biocontrol agents
of insect pests. To increase the availability of locally adapted entomopathogenic nematode …

The insect pest nuisances in the agricultural industry are most likely as old as the agriculture
itself. Insects are the most ubiquitous and versatile among all living organisms and are …

The invasion of fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (JE Smith)(Lepidoptera: Noctuidae),
has threatened the researchers to develop an effective biological control strategy at the …

During a survey in agricultural fields of the sub-humid region of Meerut district, India, two
strains of entomopathogenic nematodes, labelled CS31 and CS32, were isolated using the …