Tomato is pre-requisite of domestic dishes in Pakistan as there is hardly any recipe that does not include tomatoes. It is an essential ingredient of urban cuisine devoid of any seasonal factors.Tomato fruit worm (TFW), Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), is a highly polyphagous pest that attacks over 100 plant species of economical importance as cotton, maize, tobacco, pigeon pea and chickpea along with tomato. Helicoverpa armigera cause a widespread damage to tomato plant regarding quality and quantity throughout Asia.

The newly enhanced diatomaceous earth formulation and Metarhizium anisopliae was evaluated for its insecticidal efficacy against stored grain pests. For this validation 1 kg lot of all grains were treated with three dose rates 50, 100 and 150 ppm of DE. Samples were taken at the day of 1st storage and each 45 d until the end of a 180 day era of storage. Mortality of adults after 14 days of disclosure was >80% on wheat at the beginning of storage than rice, maize and sorghum. During the first 90 days, adult mortality was increased and progeny emergence was less in the beginning of storage....

Date palm, Phoenix dactylifera L. (Arecales: Arecaceae), is an important palm species cultivated in the arid regions of the world since pre-historic times and traditionally associated with the life and culture of the people in the Middle-East and North Africa which are the pre-dominant date palm growing regions worldwide. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN estimates that there are over 100 million date palms with an annual production of over 7.5 million tonnes

A recent report on the arthropod fauna of date palm, enlists 112 species of insects and mites associated...

Sustainable Management of Arthropod Pests of Tomato provides insight into the proper and appropriate application of pesticides and the integration of alternative pest management methods.

The basis of good crop management decisions is a better understanding of the crop ecosystem, including the pests, their natural enemies, and the crop itself. This book provides a global overview of the biology and management of key arthropod pests of tomatoes, including arthropod-vectored diseases. It includes information that places tomatoes in terms of global food production and food...