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The vegetable Pests Management Guide for farmers is intended to assist every farmer's need of an easy-to-use, and yet comprehensive , survey of all pests likely to be encountered in vegetable ecosystem. Keeping this sole target (farmers and their problems) in mind, sincere efforts have been made to make this guide a valuable treaty for the farmers, students , extension workers. Key Features Farmer’s guide lists the pest profiles of the diagnosis, nature and extent of damage and management of various insect pests of improtant vegetable crops and to initiate timely and better managemnt to save their produce, increase yields and to fetch good remuneration from their produce. Make the farming communities aware to about the identification and augmentation of natural enemies fauna to control insect pests in vegetable eco-system. Wherever required, black and white line drawing and color images (more than 300 photographs) have been portrayed for easy and accurate identification for better management decision. New chemicals/molecules, their safe waiting periods, sources of availability of IPM products, acquaint about the pest incidence methods and their nature of damage, data recording and proper record keeping have also been explained to help farmers to build strong and sound pest management knowledge. About the Authors Dr. Uma Shankar is a young, energetic and dedicated scientist. Currently, he is serving as Assistant Professor in Division of Entomology, Shere-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Jammu, India. Dr. Shankar has vast experience and expertise in Economic Entomology, Applied Entomology, Biological Control and Pest Management. He has delivered several lectures on Pest Managemet of Field crops, Vegetable crops and tropical and temperate Fruit crops to Junior Agriculture Officers, Field functionaries, Extension workers and farmers to promote and enhance the adoptability of Integrated Pest Management. He is also handling externally funded projects on vegetables. Dr. Satya Priya is a young and dynamic scientist. He has not only some reputed publications to his credit but has also delivered several lectures to the resource personel for disseminating the IPM modules and their implementation at farmer’s field condition. His ultimate aim is to convince and serve the farmers for adoption of the IPM modules for sustainable development of Indian Farming. Dr. Deepak Kumar who is an energetic and enthusiastic scientist has an excellent academic track records and has delivered many talks on radio and television on different aspects of Plant Pathology. He has worked with many Institutes in many capacities. He has to his credit many research papers in several journals of repute. Presently, he is serving as Assistant Professor in the Division of Plant Pathology, Shere-e-Kashmir University of Agriculture & Technology, Jammu. Dr. Kumar has vast experience and expertise in Integrated Disease Management and Biological Control. Table of Contents Introduction Economic importance of insects Identification of insect pests and their relatives Identification of natural enemies fauna in vegetable eco-system Integrated pest management (IPM) Pests management in vegetable nursery Pesticides groups Major insect pests of vegetables and their management Soil dwilling pests of vegetable crops Integrated diseases management for vegetable crops Major diseases of vegetables and their management Index