they fit as ideal components in integrated pest
management (IPM) and also in organic farming
systems. However, these biocontrol agents are
reported to be slow in action or kill rate and sensitive
to the environment, which lead to the inconsistent
and poor success rate in the field. To overcome these
problems, attempts are made to identify highly
efficient and aggressive strains to improve the field
efficacy and to develop suitable formulation
technologies for increased field persistence and to
withstand harsh environmental factors of radiations
and dry weather conditions. In this paper, a review is
made on the prospects of utilization of insect
pathogens in pest management worldwide and in
India.