A Textbook of Forest Entomology

AUTHOR: T. V. Sathe
PUBLISHER: Daya Publishing House
ISBN: 9788170355786
YEAR: 2006
PAGES: 234
SIZE: 14 X 22 X 1.5 cms.
BINDING: Hard
LANGUAGE: English

ABOUT THE BOOK: Insect pests, diseases and fire are the three worst enemies of forest. Amongst above insect pests rank first in causing damage to forest trees. The book contain 22 chapters. The introduction contain national and international status of forestry and historical account of forest entomology. Chapters 2 to 21 are devoted for description of insect pests with respect to distribution, marks of identification, life cycle, nature of damage, host plants and control measures on highly economically important 20 crops of forest viz., Teak, Deodar, Shisham, Asan, Rubber, Oak, Semul, Willow, Walnut, Silverfir, Mahogany, Poplar, Spruce, Pine, Bamboo, Sal, Babul, Subabul, Neem, Satinwood and others. Since pesticides lead several serious problems to man and environment, more emphasis is given on biological approaches while suggesting control measures of forest pests. The book is written in simple language with sketches and photo-graphs relevantly supportive for understanding the various concepts of pests and their management in forest.
This is unique book on forest pest management in the form of text book. The book will be stimulatory and helpful to students, teachers, researchers and silviculturists.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Dr. Sathe, Tukaram Vithalrao (M.Sc, Ph.D., Sangit Visharad, IBT (Sen.), F.I.S.E.C., F.S.E.Sc.) Professor in Entomology, Deptt. of Zoology Shivaji University, Kolhapur has teaching experience of 25 years in Entomology at University P.G. course. He is contributory teacher for P.G. Subjects, Agrochemicals and Pest Management and Sericulture since last 12 years. He has published 165 research papers and 24 books viz., "Preet Patangach" (Drama) (1981), Crop Protection from Insects (Marathi) (1991), Sericultural Crop Protection (1998), Biological Pest Control (2000), Cotton Pests and Biocontrol Agents (2001), Insect Pests Predators (2001), Sericulture and Pest Management (2001), Mosquitoes and Diseases (2002), Indian Pest Parasitoids (2003), Agrochemicals and Pest Management (2003), Insect Predators and Pest Management (2003), Shoot Feeding and Sericultural Trends (2004), Vermiculture and Organic Farming (2004), Practicals in Basic Entomology (2005), Fundamentals of Bee Keeping (2006), etc. He guided 15 Ph.D. students and completed 4 major research projects (from CSIR, DST and 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 TV programming of butterflies and moths. He published several popular articles in daily newspapers and delivered several talks through All India Radio. He got several prestigeous awards, "Environmentalist of the year-2003", "International Gold Star", "BharatJyotiAward-2006", "Life Time Education Achievement Award-2006", "Jewel of India", "Education Acumen Award" etc. He also got fellowships from several scientific societies.

CONTENTS:
1. Preface
2. Introduction
3. Pests of Teak
4. Pests of Deodar
5. Pests of Shisham
6. Pests of Rubber
7. Pests of Asan
8. Pests of Oak
9. Pests of Semul
10. Pests of Mahogany
11. Pests of Willow
12. Pests of Wallnut
13. Pests of Silverfir
14. Pests of Poplar
15. Pests of Spruce
16. Pests of Pine
17. Pests of Bamboo
18. Pests of Sal
19. Pests of Babul
20. Pests of Subabul
21. Pests of Satinwood and others
22. Pests of Neem
23. Bibliography
24. Index