ABSTRACT
Grain legumes are damaged by several numbers of insect species in the field and storage. The indiscriminate use of insecticides causes environmental health hazards and insect resistance. Therefore, there is a need to adopt eco-friendly management practices, manipulation of the crop environment to encourage the activity of natural enemies, use of natural plant products and bio-pesticides alone or in combination with synthetic pesticides, can be exploited for pest management in food legumes
