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India has a vast potential for microbial pesticides, as our economy is agriculture based; however, its adoption needs education for their maximum gains. The scientists should also explore all the possibilities for popularization and constraints in this emerging field. Extensive and inappropriate pesticide use has caused pest resistance to major groups of pesticides, resurgence of secondary pests, high pesticide residue in the produce and decimation of natural enemies. Their excessive use has caused adverse effects on human beings and environment. An eco-friendly alternative to chemical pesticides is biopesticides, which falls into three classes. These include microbial pesticides, plant-incorporated protectants (PIPs) and biochemical pesticides. The microbial pesticides comprise of bacteria, fungi, protozoans and viruses. This chapter also includes the genetic improvement of microbial pesticides, use of microbial pesticides in India, role of microbial pesticides in bio-intensive integrated pest management (IPM) and their advantages and disadvantages. |
