ixAcknowledgements
The ICIS-2013 Secretariat thanks all those who have helped in organizing
and conducting ICIS-2013, a mega event, successfully. The honourable Vice
Chancellor, Dr. K. Narayana Gowda, the Members of the Board of Regents,
officers and Dr. M. A. Shankar, Director of Research, UAS, Bangalore, Dr.
B. S. Dhillon, honourable Vice Chancellor, PAU, Ludhiana and Dr. B. V.
Patil honourable Vice Chancellor, UAS® for their constant help, guidance
and encouragement, and the Life members particularly Dr. Balwinder Singh,
President and Professor and Head and Dr. Ramesh Arora, Secretary and Pro-
fessor of Entomology of Indian Society for the Advancement of Insect Sci-
ence (INSAIS), Punjab for their encouragement and support. I immensely
thank Dr. S. Ayyappan (DG), Dr. N. K. Krishna Kumar DDG (Hort.), Dr. Swa-
pan Kumar Dutta DDG (CC), Dr. T. P. Rajendran ADG (PP), Indian Council
of Agricultural Research, New Delhi. The Director of Education, Director
of Extension, Director of Students Welfare, Administrative Officer, Dean
(Agri.), Dean (PGS), UAS, GKVK, Bangalore who deserve our gratitude for
their constant help, guidance and encouragement. Dr. A. S. Siddu, Director,
IIHR, Bangalore and Mr. A. N. Yellappa Reddy, IFS helped immensely in
conducting ICIS-2013. I acknowledge all the foreign and Indian delegates
who have participated and sent manuscripts. Prof. Sunil Natuyal, ISEC, Dr.
H. Basappa, DOR, for untiring efforts for the success of ICIS-2013. I thank
the staff of Holiday Palm Hotel, Bangalore for their constant help and ser-
vices. The Secretariat, ICIS-2013 acknowledges the following for their valu-
able support: Agastya Foundation, Mr. Chandrashekar, Balur Estate, NBAII,
NCBS, BCRL, IIHR, Biofuel Board, Canara Bank, Coffee Board, Dhanuka,
DuPont, Excel Crop Care, Garuda Agrochemicals, Monsanto, NABARD,
Rallies Pvt. Ltd., State Department of Horticulture, Sumitomo, Syngenta,
IAT, Bangalore and Resolution Print Media. Staff & Students of Depart-
ment of Entomology and Entomologists of UAS, Bangalore. Postgraduate
students, faculty in particular Dr. N. G. Kumar, Dr. G. Govindaraj and sup-
porting staff from UAS, Bangalore, Dr. P. K. Mehta, HPKV Palampur, Dr. H.
C. Sharma ICRISAT and Dr. S. Sithanantham, Sun Agro Biotech, Chennai.
I greatly welcome the publication of ICIS-2013 proceedings in part by
International Springer Group, New Delhi.
A. K. Chakravarthy