This book presents the most comprehensive guide to biological control agents ever made available to practitioners. The book helps you identify and understand the biology of predators, parasites, pathogens, competitors, and antagonists that help control specific insect, pathogen, nematode, or weed pests. This book helps you to combine cultural, physical and chemical methods with biological control, minimize pesticide impacts on natural enemies, release natural enemies and enhance their activity, identify and use natural enemies to control pests in almost every agricultural crop, garden, and landscape. Growers, pest control consultants, landscape professionals, gardeners, students and instructors of pest management or biological control will find this book an essential reference tool. Topics: Pesticides, Insecticides and Herbicides, Crop and Plant Production.

Dr. Gauri Mishra is working as an Associate Professor in Swami Shraddhanand College of University of Delhi. She completed her graduation from Ewing Christian College, Allahabad (UP). She has done her M.Sc and M.Phil from Department of Zoology, University of Delhi and Ph.D from University of Delhi jointly with Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS, DRDO). Her research is based on Cancer and Radiopharmaceuticals. She has more than a decade of teaching experience. She is also involved in curriculum development and other academic activities at National level (NCERT, CBSE and DST). She has more than 15 research publications in reputed International journals to her credit. She has also written many chapters at undergraduate and post graduate level for ILLL, University of Delhi and MHRD. She has received many awards and honors including Delhi state “Award for College Teachers” for the year 2018-19. Dr. Lokesh Chandra Mishra is working as an Associate Professor in Hansraj College, University of Delhi. He did his B.Sc from Ewing Christian College (An autonomous college of Allahabad University), Allahabad. He has done his M.Sc in Zoology and Ph.D in Molecular Parasitology from Department of Zoology, University of Delhi. He has more than 20 publications in form of research articles (International), chapters at various levels [ILLL (DU), MHRD, NSDL (NISCAIR)] and books. He is actively engaged in development of curriculum and other assignments with various organizations like NCERT, CBSE and DST. He has also received many awards at National and International levels. Dr. Satyam Ravi Dwivedi is working as an Assistant Professor in Bhaskaracharya College of Applied Science, University of Delhi. He completed his B.Sc (Hons.) from Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi. He has done his M.Sc, M. Phil. and Ph.D from Department of Zoology, University of Delhi. He has delivered several invited lectures at various institutes. He has presented his research work in various national and international seminars/conferences. He has also been awarded fellowship by Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India.