Introduction -- World-wide Pesticide Use -- Pesticide Application in India -- Food Contamination and Wastage by Insects -- Pesticide Formulations -- Trends and Limitations in Chemical-based Pest Management -- Biological Control of Insect Pests -- Management of Insect-pests Using Nanotechnology as Modern Approaches -- A Brief Overview of Nanotechnology -- Nanoparticulate Delivery Systems -- Nanoparticulate Formulations for Pesticide Applications -- Characterization and in vitro Release Techniques for Nanoparticulate Systems -- Reference.