Ladybird Beetles: As Bio Security Force, 9788194276005

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Ladybird Beetles: As Bio Security Force

Ponnusamy N (Author) Nagendra Kumar (Author) Anil Kumar (Author)

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Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. General Morphological Characters of Ladybird Beetle. 3. Life Cycle of Coccinellids. 4. Mating and Reproduction. 5. Classification and Ladybird Species Distribution in South and East Asia. 6. Nature of Ladybird Beetle. 7. Semiochemicals and Ladybird Beetles. 8. Prey Specificity of Coccinellids. 9. Ladybird Beetles in Predatory Guilds. 10. Important Coccinellid Predators in different Ecosystems. 11. Ladybird Beetle as a Biocontrol Agent. 12. Conservation of Ladybird Beetles. 13. Mass Culturing of Ladybird Beetles. 14. Enemies of Ladybird Beetles. 15. Authors Identified Coccinellids in India. References. Index. Colour Plate. This book deals with the significance of predatory coccinellids in pest control. It consist morphology, life cycle, taxonomy and distribution, mating and reproduction, communication, prey specificity, predatory guilds, conservation techniques, mass culturing and natural enemies of coccinellids. This book will be useful for students, teachers and farmers.

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About the authors

Nagendra Kumar

Dr. Nagendra Kumar had his higher education at the Banares Hindu University where he obtained first class both at B.A. (Hons.) and M.A. (English) examinations, an achievement in conformity with his remarkably brilliant academic career. He obtained a Doctorate in English from his alma mater in 1998. His research papers from part of several anthologies as independent chapters and have also appeared in several reputed Journals. His areas of interests include contemporary critical theory and post-coloniality in which he is presently carrying out a research project. Dr. Kumar is a Lecturer in English at the Arunachal University, Itanagar.

Anil Kumar

Dr. Anil Kumar, is Lecturer in the Department of Business Economics, Guru Jambheshwar University, Hisar in 2001. He has more than 10 years of teaching and research experience. 15 research papers have been published by him. He has already completed one minor research project financed by UGC and is presently working on one major research project financed by UGC. His areas of specialization include Industrial Economics, Human Resource Management and Entrepreneurship Development.

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