Dragonflies Production Technology

by Sathe, T. V.

ISBN: 9789351301349
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Imprint : Daya Publishing House
Year : 2021
Price : Rs. 4495.00
Biblio : ix+102p.,col.,plts.,figs.,tabls., 23 cm

Author Profile

Dr. Sathe Tukaram Vithalrao [M.Sc., Ph.D., Sangit Visharad, IBT (Seri.), F.S.E.Sc., F.I.S.E.C.], Professor in Entomology, Department of Zoology, Shivaji University, Kolhapur has teaching experience of 22 years in entomology. He is contributory teacher for M.Sc. courses in Department of Agrochemicals and pest management and sericulture. He has published 160 research papers and 22 books viz., Preet Patangachi (drama, 1981), Crop Protection from Insects (Marathi), Sericultural Crop Protection (1998), Biological Pest Control (2000), Cotton Pests and Biocontrol Agents (2001), Insect Pest Predators (2001), Sericulture and Pest Management (2001), Agrochemicals and Pest Management (2003), Insect Predators and Pest Management (2003), Vermiculture and Organic Farming (2004), Basic Entomology (2005), Fundamentals of Beekeeping (2006), Forest Entomology: A Textbook (2007), etc. He guided 145 Ph.D. students, completed 4 major research projects (from CSIR, UST, UGC). He visited Canada (1988), Japan (1988), Thailand (2002, 2004), Spain (2005), France (2005), South Korea (2006), Nepal (2007) for academic work. He is member of editorial board of several journals in India and involved in T.V. programming of butterflies and moths. He published several popular articles in daily newspapers and delivered talks through All India Radio. He got several prestigious awards “Environmentalists of the Year-2003”, “Bharat Jyoti Award-2006”, “Jewel of India Award-2006”, Lifetime Education Achievement Award-2006”, “Lifetime Achievement Award-2007”, “International Gold Star Award-2007”, “Eminent Citizen of India Award-2007” etc. He also got fellowship from several scientific societies.

About The Book

Dragonflies are very good biocontrol agents of mosquitoes, jassid and several lepidopterous pests. Hence for the utility of dragonflies on biological pest control, production techniques are given. The book contains <BR> Introduction <BR> National and international status of dragonflies as <BR> biocontrol agents <BR> Methodology for rearing <BR> Mass production techniques for dragonflies <BR> Mass production techniques for mosquitoes <BR> Mass production techniques for paramecium <BR> Mass production techniques for daphnia <BR> Discussion <BR> Bibliography

Table of Contents

Acknowledgment v <BR> Preface vii <BR> 1. Introduction 1 <BR> 2. National and International Status 5 <BR> 3. Project Profile 8 <BR> 4. Methodology 10 <BR> 5. Experimental Results 35 <BR> 6. Publications 86 <BR> Bibliography 91 <BR> Species Index 99