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Synopsis Rice insect management system is a subject of crucial importance today in the regions of tropical Asia, Africa and South America. This book aims at fulfilling the need for a comprehensive treatment of rice entomology under one cover. The contributors to this book, drawn from various related disciplines, discuss the fundamentals of rice entomology, the biology and ecology of rice insects and the various techniques of rice insect control, namely, host plant resistance, cultural, mechanical and physical controls, predators and parasitoids, pathogens and insecticides. This book also traces the development and implementation of rice insect management systems designed for Japan and Latin America. Effective rice insect management programmes being inter-disciplinary in nature, this book will be a valuable resource for rice breeders, plant physiologists, plant biochemists, soil scientists, plant pathologists and entomologists.