Insects, diseases, and invasive weeds threaten the natural environments as well as homes, gardens, and agriculture. This book contain pictures, description, identity, taxonomic hierarchy, distribution, habitat, and control, and other information prepared on topics related to about 150 species in natural environments. The book describes the crop’s growth and development, important natural enemies as well as other pest management alternatives, and effects of cultural and production practices on pests, presenting an ecosystem approach to pest management. The book is indispensable for ecologists, growers, consultants, and pest management scientists. researchers, and students.

Dr. (Ms) Alka Kushwaha, B.Sc, M.Sc. and Ph.D. (P.P.N. College, Kanpur) from C.S.J.M. University, Kanpur (U.P). She worked as Asstt. Professor in D.G. College, Kanpur during 2005-2009 and then joined D.A.V. College, Kanpur on regular basis, teaching Botany subject at Graduate level. Published 15 research papers, 25 abstracts in various National and International Symposia and 2 chaptersin edited books. Also co-organised two National Conferences in D.G. College, Kanpur. She was awarded Fellow of the Society of Plant Protection Sciences, New Delhi. Dr. D. Prasad (b. on 20-1-1948) retired as Prof. and Head, I.A.R.I., has more that 40 years of research and teaching experience in the field of nematology in particular and plant protection in general. He has published more than 146 research papers, 100 abstracts presented in symposia of national and international repute and 95 chapters in various books. Dr. Prasad is known for his research contributions in nematode management on groundnut and soybean and developed IPM nodule for root knot nematode on groundnut. He also worked on environmentally safe pesticides, developed and tested two new molecules for control of nematodes and hence sent to ICAR for Patening, and received HARDF Award for 1994, fellow of Several Societies won many prestigious award of Societies and Agril. Universities. Dr. Prasad has written/edited books namely Environment Pollution - Air, Water, Land, Radiation, Solid Waste, Thermal, Soil Environment & Pesticides, Potential IPM Tactics, Ecofriendly Pest Suppression, Crop Pest and Disease Management, Advances in Plant Protection Sciences, Crop Protection: Management Strategies, Sustainable Pests Management, Insect Pest and Disease Management, Sustainable Crop Protection Strategies (2 volumes) and Crop Protection, Conservation and Diversity (2 volumes) during the past few years. He founded a Society of Plant Protection Sciences in 1992 which publishes six monthly Journal "Annals of Plant Protection Sciences".