Advances in Biological Pest Management

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Advances in Biological Pest Management Emerging Innovations for Sustainable Crop Protection By Ms. Sowjanya V., Mr. Shivaram U., Dr. Vidyashree A.S., Ms. Tania Roy, Ms. Deepika Sorahia, CONTENTS : 1. Foundations and Evolution of Biological Pest Management 2. Predators and Parasitoids in Sustainable Pest Control 3. Microbial Biocontrol Agents: Bacteria, Fungi, Viruses and Nematodes 4. Botanical Biopesticides and Plant-Derived Pest Management Strategies 5. Semiochemicals and Behavioral Manipulation of Insect Pests 6. RNA Interference (RNAi) and Gene-Based Biological Control Technologies 7.Conservation Biological Control through Habitat Management 8. Biological Pest Management in Protected Cultivation Systems 9. Integration of Biological Control in Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Programs 10. Future Perspectives: AI, Microbiome Engineering and Precision Biological Pest Management