Pest Management of Horticulture Crops

Classification of insect-pests. Dynamics of EIL and ETL. Methods of pest control - host plant resistance, cultural, mechanical, physical, legislative, biological and chemical control. Recent technologies for insect-pest management. Insecticides, classification, formulations, first aid and antidotes. IPM – importance and principles. Scientific name, order, family, host range, distribution, biology, ecology, nature of damage and management of important insect- pests of various fruit (tropical, sub-tropical and temperate), vegetable, ornamental, plantation, spice, medicinal, aromatic crops and under protected conditions. Pest surveillance. Storage insects – Scientific name, order, family, host range, distribution, biology, ecology, nature of damage and management of important insect-pests attacking stored fruit, vegetable, plantation, ornamental, spice, medicinal and aromatic crops’ produce and their processed products. Insecticides residue problems in fruit, vegetable, plantation, ornamental, spice, medicinal and aromatic crops and their maximum residue limits (MRLs). Waiting periods for insecticides on various crops.