Crickets and Household Pests

AUTHOR: T. V. Sathe and Manisha R. Awate
PUBLISHER: Daya Publishing House
ISBN: 9788170356103
YEAR: 2009
PAGES: 179
SIZE: 14 X 22 X 1.5 cms.
BINDING: Hard
LANGUAGE: English

ABOUT THE BOOK: Household pests such as mosquitoes, sand flies, ratflea, housefly, eye flies, bed bugs, cockroaches, etc. play an important role in transmitting fatal diseases to humans and domestic animals. Similarly, other pests like carpet beetles, powdered post beetle, clothes moths, silverfishes, book louse, ants, etc. cause considerable losses to household properties. Hence, in the present text information is given on international status, distribution, identification, life cycle, hosts and epidemiological role and control of 45 household pest species. Special emphasis is given on crickets, 9 new species are described in this book. The book covers maximum household pest insects as a unique attempt and useful to common person, students, teachers, scientists and consultants in the field of Household Pest Management.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
1. Dr. Sathe Tukaram Vithalrao [M.Sc., Ph.D., Sangit Visharad, IBT (Sen.), F.S.E.Sc., F.I.S.E.C.] is presently working as selected Professor in Entomology, Department of Zoology, Shivaji University, Kolhapur. He has teaching experience of 25 years in Entomology and 13 years in Agrochemicals and Pest Management at P.G. Level. He has written 26 books and published 195 research papers in journals of national and international repute. He has completed 4 major research projects and guided 15 Ph.D. students. 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 prestigious journals. He delivered several talks through All India Radio and involved in TV. programmes on biodiversity of moths and butterflies. He published more than 25 popular articles in daily newspapers on insects and sericulture. He got several prestigious awards "Environmentalists of the Year-2003", "Bharat Jyoti", "Jewel of India", "International Gold Star", "Eminent Citizen of India", "Education Acumen", Best Educationalist", Lifetime Education Achievement", "Lifetime Achievement" and "Eminent Scientist of the Year-2008". He has been also awarded several fellowships from different scientific societies.

2. Mrs. Manisha Radhunathrao Awate (M.Sc., M.Phil) is Research Scientist in Entomology, Department of Zoology, Shivaji University, Kolhapur. She has Published 5 research papers in reputed journals. She has participated and presented several research papers in national and international conferences. Her research area is biodiversity of crickets.

CONTENTS:
Preface
1. Cricket Diversity and Control
    (i) Introduction
    (ii) Review of Literature
    (iii) Material and Methods
    (iv) Diversity of Crickets
        Family: Gryllotalpidae
        Genus: Gryllotalpa Latreille
    i. Gryllotalpa indica sp.nov.
    ii. Gryllotalpa vestigi sp.nov.
    iii. Gryllotalpa shivajiensis sp.nov.
    iv. Gryllotalpa micromi sp.nov.
        Family: Gryllidae
        Subfamily: Gryllinae
        Genus: Gryllus Linnaeus
    v. Gryllus ovali sp. nov.
    vi. Gryllus mirroriquadri sp. nov.
    vii. Gryllus indica sp. nov.
    viii. Gryllus pentagoni sp.nov.
    ix. Gryllus lanceolati sp.nov
2. Household Pests
Bibliography
Index