xxviiDr. A. K. Chakravarthy is Professor, Univer-
sity of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Banga-
lore. With over three decades of experience of
teaching, research and extension, Dr. Chakra-
varthy has been the investigator for over 30
research projects and has guided more than 20
students for post graduation. He has received a
Ph.D. from Punjab Agricultural University and
is a Fellow from IARI, New Delhi. He is a mem-
ber of several National and International scien-
tific academia, an advisor, a panelist, a referee,
reviewer, editor and is associated with publica-
tion of 30 national and international journals worldwide. A field oriented,
widely travelled biologist, he is actively working on novel approaches in
Integrated Pest Management, Host Plant Interaction, Vertebrate Pest Man-
agement, Biodiversity and environmental conservation issues.