New Horizons in Insect Science Towards Sustainable Pest Management

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Part V Insect Molecular Biology

Molecular Approaches for the Improvement of Bacillus

thuringiensis Against Pests .................................................................... 179

Ankit Patel, Leena Pathak, Noushad Parvez, Deepak Panpatte,

Kuldeep Khatri and Janardan Jani

Diapause-Related Gene Expression in Eggs of Multivoltine

Bombyx mori L. Silkworm Races .......................................................... 187

Kangayam M. Ponnuvel, Sirigineedi Sasibhushan,

N. Murthy Geetha and CGP Rao

Role of RNA Interference in Pest Management .................................. 199

R. Asokan, Prakash M. Navale, N. K. Krishna Kumar and M. Manamohan

Molecular Characterization and Management of Shoot

and Fruit Borer Conogethes punctiferalis Guenee (Crambidae:

Lepidoptera) Populations Infesting Cardamom,

Castor and Other Hosts ........................................................................... 207

P. R. Shashank, B. Doddabasappa, Vasudev Kammar,

A. K. Chakravarthy and Hiroshi Honda

Part VI Insect Semiochemicals

Use of Insect Pheromones in Vegetable Pest Management:

Successes and Struggles ......................................................................... 231

R. Srinivasan, M-Y Lin, F-C Su, Sopana Yule, Chuanpit Khumsuwan,

Thanh Hien, Vu Manh Hai, Le Duc Khanh and K.R.M Bhanu

Glimpses of Semiochemical Research Applications

in Indian Horticulture: Present Status and Future Perspectives ...... 239

Kamala Jayanthi PD, Ravindra Mahadappa Aurade,

Vivek Kempraj, A. K. Chakravarthy and Abraham Verghese

Part VII Insect Pest Management: Using Host Plant

Resistance, Biological Control

Impact of Gall Midge, Orseolia Oryzae (Wood-Mason) Infestation

on Total Phenols, Proline and Indole Acetic Acid in Paddy

( Oryza Sativa Linn.) Genotypes ............................................................ 261

Vijay Kumar Lingaraj, A. K. Chakravarthy

and Siddanagowda Ujjanagowda Patil

Antixenosis and Antibiosis Component of Rice Resistance

to Asian Rice Gall Midge, Orseolia oryzae (Wood-Mason) ................. 269

Vijay Kumar Lingaraj, A. K. Chakravarthy

and Siddanagowda Ujjanagowda Patil