1st Edition

Ground Beetles and Their Role in Management of Crop Pests

By Chitta Ranjan Satpathi Copyright 2022
220 Pages 16 Color & 110 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

216 Pages 16 Color & 110 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

This book discusses the role of ground beetles as biocontrol agents of different crop pests around the world. The photographs and illustrations of 70 different species of ground beetles are included. The rearing technique section in the book is meant to elaborate the predator rearing conditions, preferred food and the effect of different factors in mortality of different stages (egg, larva, pupa... Read more
1. Introduction 2. Economic Importance of Different Species of Ground Beetle 3. Mass Rearing of Ground Beetle  4. Appendices

Biography

Chitta Ranjan Satpathi is Professor, Agricultural Entomology at Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, West BEngal, India.