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Author:   Akshay Kumar Chakravarthy ,  Shakunthala Sridhara
Publisher:   Springer Verlag, Singapore
Imprint:   Springer Verlag, Singapore
Edition:   1st ed. 2016
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.053kg
ISBN:  

9789811015175

ISBN 10:   9811015171
Pages:   435
Publication Date:   02 December 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Impact of Climate Change on Arthropod Diversity N. R. Prasannakumar and K. P. Kumar 2. Bioprospecting Arthropod Biomolecules: Amalgamation of novel compounds with new approaches Anudita, V. Varunrajan and B. M. Deepa 3. Conservation of Arthropod parasites: Restoring Crucial Ecological Linkages M. Jayashankar, S. R. Amulya Prasad and Subhash B. Kandakoor 4. Diversity and Ecology of Scorpions:  Evolutionary success through venoms! Shakunthala Sridhara, A.K. Chakravarthy , V. Kalarani and D. Chandrasekhar Reddy 5. An Overview of Crustacean Diversity In Mangrove Ecosystem S. Murugan and D. Usha Anandhi 6. Phylogenetic Status, Diversity, Economic and Medicinal Importance of Crabs V. Kalarani, V. Sumathi, V. Sridevi and D.C. Reddy 7. Millipedes: Diversity, Distribution and Ecology Periasamy Alagesan 8. Spiders: Diversity, Distribution and Conservation Ganesh Wankhede, Priyanka Hadole and A. K. Chakravarthy 9. Brown Mite Fluctuation, Bryobia rubrioculus (Scheuten) (Acari: Tetranychidae) in Cherry Orchards in Hamedan, Western Iran Mohammad Khanjani 10. Coconut water as a promising culture media for Hirsutella thompsonii Fisher, a pathogen of coconut mite Chandrika Mohan, M. K. Radhika, A. Josephrajkumar, and P. Rajan 11. Cladocerans: Diversity, Distribution, Ecological Significance M. Karuthapandi and D. V. Rao 12. Diversity and Distribution of Sphecoid Wasps in Kerala, India: Bio-indicators of Habitat Quality Baaby Job and J. L. Olakkengils 13. Diversity and Distribution of Chalcid wasps in Kerala: KeyBiological control agents in Cultivated Ecosystems N. Preethi and P. Lakshmi Devi Menon 14. Diversity of Economically Important Indian Microgastrinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) with New Records from India Ankita Gupta 15. A Study on the Diversity and Distribution of genus Camponotus Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Kerala: Ecologically Significant Agents in Ecosystem Functioning Presty John and K. A. Karmaly 16. Diversity of Tephritid Flies in Sub-Himalayan Region of West Bengal: Baseline Data for developing rational Management Practices Nripendra Laskar, Dipak Kumar Sinha, Tapan Kumar Hath and Hirak Chatterjee 17. Diversity of Soft Scale Insects (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Coccoidea) in Sri Lanka U. G. A. I. Sirisena, G. W. Watson, K. S.  Hemachandra and H. N. P. Wijayagunasekara 18. Insect Conservation: A Synthetsis of management approaches RiteshInamke, Deepak Panpatte, Noushad Parvez, Leena Pathak, Ankit Patel, Kuldeep Khatri and Janardan Jani 19. Gaint moths and their conservation P. P. Mary, Vasudev Kammar, A. T. Rani and K. R. Yathish 20. Biological characteristics of Arrhenotokous and Thelytokous Trichogramma Riley: enhancing efficiency of Parasitization T. Prabhulinga, S. K. Jalali, Kumar K. P. and B. Doddabasappa 21. Faunal Composition of Scarab Beetles and their Hosts in Assam Mrinmoy Das, Badal Bhattacharya, D. Pujari and G Handique 22. Honey Bees and Beekeeping: the Global scenario D. P. Abrol, Uma Shankar, K. S. Nitin and G. Basana Gowda 23. Nominating the Bee Trees of Nandagudi / Ramagovindapura as a World Heritage Site Stephen Petersen and Muniswamyreddy Shankar Reddy 24.Requirements for Sustainable Management of Apis dorsata Fab. with Rafter Method Stephen Petersen and Muniswamyreddy Shankar Reddy 25. RNA interference: History, Mechanisms and Applications in Pest Management Subba Palli Reddy 26. Optimization of Fermentation Parameters and In Vitro Efficacy of native Bacillus thuringiensis Isolates against Spodoptera litura Rahul Amin, Kuldeep Khatri, Deepak Panpatte, Leena Pathak, Ankit Patel, Noushad Parvez, Harsha Shelat, Janardan Jani and Rajababu Vyas

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Dr. A.K.Chakravarthy, Head, Principal Scientist, Division of Entomology and Nematology is an author of many books and over 300 scientific papers and 25 chapters in Entomology and natural history. His interest includes Insects, birds, bats, rodents and mammals. With over three decades of experience of teaching, research and extension. Dr. Chakravarthy has been the investigator for over 30 research projects and has guided more than 20 students for post graduation. A PhD, from Punjab Agriculture University and Fellow from IARI, New Delhi, he is a member of several National and International scientific academia, an advisor, a panelist, a referee, reviewer, editor and he is associated with publication of several national and international journals worldwide. A field orientated, widely travelled biologist, he is actively working on novel approaches in Integrated Pest management, Host Plant Interaction, vertebrate pest management, Biodiversity and environmental conservation issues. Recently he has published a book entitled “New Horizons in Insect Science: Towards Sustainable Pest Management” with springer, the book will ready by January, 2015. Professor Shakunthala Sridhara obtained her B.Sc (1967)., M.Sc. (1969) and Ph.D.(1973) from Bangalore University, Bangalore. In late 1973 she joined the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore. From 1973 to 2007 she taught and carried out research on plant protection. After retiring as Professor and Head, Dr. Sridhara was selected as Emeritus Scientist of Indian Council of Agricultural research, New Delhi for a period of two years. (May 2007 to April 2009). Currently she is a consultant to pesticide companies and is also busy writing scientific books for reputed national and international publishers. During her 38 years of research, Dr. Sridhara has published 132 research papers, participated and presented 87 research papers in national and international conferences in United Kingdom, USA, Austria, Germany, Spain and  Hawai. So far she has published ten books on pest management in agricultural systems including arthropods.

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