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Synopsis The book maintains the classical touch of entomology by including chapters on anatomical and physiologicals aspects such as r9ole of endocrines and ethological study such as acoustic communications in insects. While dealing with the insect pests, the book takes you from the North-East of India’s hills to the lesser known depths of Indian Ocean. Where on one hand, the chapter on IPM for cashew throws light on pest control for a high end cash crop, there are chapters on pests of rather there are chapters common crops such as Mustard Aphid and leaf Roller, also. It introduces you to comparatively lesser documented ‘biocontrol of weeds in India’, and it also encompasses a study on ‘effect of fungicide and insecticide in entomogenous fungus’. The former is an ingenious view of maximizing the prospects of bio-control of insects. Coming away from the hervioure insects pests, the preset book showcases a state of the art study on relationship of immune response and vector competence in Mosquito, singularly the most important insect pest of, we the poor Men. The book weaves through yet another important facet of the insect pest control and that is the strategical theories and IPM planning. The chapters referring ‘IPM at crossroads with realistic approach’ and ‘role of IPM in India for sustainable agriculture’ shall actually impart an insight to agriculture’ shall actually impart an insight to agriculture and IPM planners, as well. The efforts has thus been to impart a mosaic-like structure to the book wherein there are independent units on diverse topics, nevertheless, put together, they stand for one unified objective of insect pests control. This book will be useful for PG and research students of zoology and agricultural science.