Abstract
Insect pest management is important to save the crop from yield losses and increase productivity. In India, about 33% of the crop loss occurs due to insect pests and is worth of about ` 200 thousand crores annually. In additionsubstantial volume of agricultural exports is rejected every year due to pesticide residues. The pesticides are unsafe for environment and human health; their misuse by farmers further aggravates the problem. Therefore, sustainable and eco-friendly pest management practices are needed. In thisarticle, I share my personal experiences during the two-decade sojourn, marked by struggles and breakthroughs, which culminated in a successfully commercialized biocontrol technology that has reached the farmers.
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