Dr. Balwinder Singh is working as Professor-cum-Head, Department of Entomology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana. He did his Ph.D in Entomology with specialization in Insect Toxicology in 1984 from PAU, Ludhiana. He was Commonwealth Fellow at Rothamsted Research Harpenden, UK for six months. He has more than 28 years experience in teaching and research in the field of pesticide residues. He has handled many research projects funded by various international and national agencies. He has more than 200 publications to his credit. He has also edited three books and contributed 11 chapters in different books. He is President of the Indian Society for the Advancement of Insect Science and also the Vice-President, Society of Pesticide Science, India. He is acting as a reviewer for number of international journals related to field pesticide residues. He is associated with a number of professional societies at the National level.