20 Mar Insect Pest of Pulses in North Eastern Himalaya and Rationale for Their Management
उत्तर पूर्वी हिमालय क्ष्ोत्रो में दालों के कीट पतंग व उनका प्रबंधन Insect pests inflict enormous losses to the agricultural production system. Anecdotal evidences also indicates rise in losses, despite increasing use of chemical pesticides. At the same time, there is rising public concern about the potential adverse effect of chemical pesticides on human health, environment and biodiversity. The intensity of these negative externalities though cannot be eliminated altogether, but that could be minimized through IPM techniques. The North Eastern Hill (NEH) region of India is characterized by inaccessibility, fragility and marginality with rich biodiversity, ethnicity and societal set up. It has wide range of agro-climatic conditions with high rainfall and low productivity....