This is the second in a series of regional studies of crop pest importance carried out by the Natural Resources Institute (NRI). The aim of this study was to assess the relative economic importance of crop pests in the cropping systems of South Asia (defined as India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Pakistan). The area was divided into 30 different cropping system zones and the study provides guidance on which pests are important in each zone and on the zones which are important for particular pests
