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Another novel and noble means of pest suppression has been through biocon-
trol agents. Ballal and Verghese have reviewed role of parasitoids and preda-
tors in pest management. Venkatesan and Jalali have gone a step further in
improving efficiency of egg parasitoid Trichogramma chilonis against crop
pests. Similarly, Srinivasmurthy et al. have dealt with reproductive altera-
tions by Wolbachia in a braconid wasp. Magar and coworkers have addressed
influence of herbivores on the biology of Chrysoperla carnea. There are six
chapters in this book on insect pest management. Areawide integrated pest
management in pigeonpea has come from Bhede and others. IPM for coconut
pests has been addressed by Kumara and others. Sustainable management of
tea mosquito bug on cashew is the issue dealt by Manja Naik and others. IPM
for reducing pesticide residues in crops and natural resources has been the
topic of Ranga Rao and others from ICRISAT, Hyderabad, India. One of the
most important topics of interest today is climate change and the biological
consequences of it on arthropod biodiversity and pest management has been
discussed at length by H. C. Sharma from ICRISAT.