Complete Guide on Beneficial Insects: For ICAR ARS NET JRF SRF SAU`s AIEEA PG UPSC Civil Services and Other Allied Examinations

by Deepak Kumar Mahanta, J Komal, Tanmaya Kumar Bhoi, Ipsita Samal

ISBN: 9789371709262
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Imprint : Astral Cracker
Year : 2026
Price : Rs. 7960.00
Biblio : x+174p.

Author Profile

Mr. Deepak Kumar Mahanta, presently pursuing his Ph.D from Dr. RPCAU, PUSA, Bihar in the Department of Agricultural Entomology. He has completed his graduation from ANGRAU, Bapatla, A.P . He got All India Rank-05 in JRF-2019 and completed his M.Sc. (Ag) in the Department of Entomology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi. He has bagged best M. Sc thesis award 2022 at a national conference organized by the well renowned Society of Plant Protection Sciences (SPPS). He has qualified ICAR-NET in the year 2021 also qualified SRF-2021. Mr. Tanmaya Kumar Bhoi is currently working as Scientist-B at Arid Forest Research Institute (ICFRE-AFRI), Jodhpur, Rajasthan. He has obtained his M.Sc. degree from IARI and did his graduation from college of Agriculture, Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT), Bhubaneswar, Odisha. His field of specialization is Integrated pest management (IPM), host plant resistance and pheromone-based insect pest control. He has published several national and international publications to his credit. He also qualified ICAR-JRF, ICAR-SRF, IARI-Ph.D, ICAR-NET and many more competitive exams. Ms. J. Komal, presently pursuing her Ph.D. from Navsari Agricultural University in the field of Agricultural Entomology. She had graduated with distinction from Agricultural college, Aswaraopeta (PJTSAU) in 2019. She has got University Silver Medal for highest O.G.P.A in Plant Protection. She had secured all India 3rd rank in Entomology and awarded with JRF by ICAR and completed her Master's in Entomology from ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute. She has secured prestigious IARI gold medal. She has bagged best M. Sc thesis award 2022 at a national conference organized by the well renowned Society of Plant Protection Sciences (SPPS). Later, secured all India 15th rank in SRF Crop sciences exam by ICAR. She also qualified ICAR-NET. Dr. Ipsita Samal is currently working as Assistant Professor (Entomology) at Sri Sri University, Cuttack, Odisha, India. She completed Ph. D from Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi. She has obtained her M. Sc. degree from IARI and did her graduation from College of Agriculture, Bhawanipatna, OUAT, Odisha. Her scientific interests are in field of Entomology and host plant resistance. She is an awardee of ICAR-JRF, ICAR-NET and IARI- Ph.D in Entomology. She has published few articles, research papers and book chapters and presented her work in various national and international conferences

About The Book

Agriculture, as the backbone of our society, draws a lot of attention to a new revolution of its sort, and it is the responsibility of the next generation to take agriculture to new heights. The epidemic covid-19 brought to mind Jawaharlal Nehru's remark, "Everything can wait, but not agriculture." Entomology is an important discipline in agriculture that provides a comprehensive understanding of the harms and advantages produced by various insects. Beneficial insects are very important to mankind for upliftment of their social and economical status. This book focuses mostly on the insects that are useful to humans in several aspects. This book covered theory as well as multiple choice questions in several aspects of beneficial insects that will be helpful for ICAR-JRF, ICAR-NET, ICAR-ARS, ICAR-SRF, Ph.D, UPSC and different state level competitive exams.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgement v Preface vii 1. Sericulture 1 2. Objectives on Sericulture 52 3. Apiculture 80 4. Objectives on Apiculture 92 5. Lac Culture 103 6. Objectives on Lac Culture 107 7. Insects as Pollinators 112 8. Objectives on Insects as Pollinators 115 9. Insects as Parasites, Parasitoids and Predators 120 10. Objectives on Insects as Parasites, Parasitoids and Predators 125 11. Insects as Weed Killers and Scavengers 132 12. Objectives on Insects as Weed Killers and Scavengers 135 13. Insects of Aesthetic and Scientific Value 139 14. Objectives on Insects of Aesthetic and Scientific Value 142 x 15. Insects as Food 147 16. Objectives on Insects as Food 151 17. Insects in Forensic Science 155 18. Objectives on Insects in Forensic Science 158 19. Insects as Ecological and Biological Indicator 162 20. Objectives on Insects as Ecological and Biological Indicator 166 21. Genetically Modified Insects 169 22. Objectives on Genetically Modified Insects 171