Providing a critical evaluation of the management strategies involved in ecologically-based pest management, this book presents a balanced overview of environmentally safe and ecologically sound approaches. Topics covered include biological control with fungi and viruses, conservation of natural predators, use of botanicals and how effective pest management can help promote food security. In the broader context of agriculture, sustainability and environmental protection, the book provides a multidisciplinary and multinational perspective on integrated pest management useful to researchers in entomology, crop protection, environmental sciences and pest management.
This book is a useful resource to entomologists, agronomists, horticulturists, and environmental scientists.
0 Increased applied research at land-grant universities integrating biopesticides with chemicals and with other biopesticides. ... Biocontrol Files: Canada's Bulletin on Ecological Pest Management, january 2006, 5, 8.
Reardon , R. , McManus , M. , KolodnyHirsch , D. , Tichenor , R. , Raupp , M. , Schwalbe , C. , Webb , R. , Meckley , P. , 1987 . Development and implementation of a ... Willoughby , OH : Meister . 700 pp . 175. Smith , C. M. , 1989.
Practice. Principles and Methods of Integrated Pest Management Second Edition Newly revised and updated! This manual ... Other IPM Titles From the University of California NATURAL ENEMIES HANDBOOK “The best-ever practical guide to the ...
With more than 40 recognized experts, the book thoroughly details the rationale and benefits of employing an IPM plan and provides technical information on each aspect from cultural practices to choosing when and how to use chemicals.
Integrated control of pests was practiced early in this century, well before anyone thought to call it "integrated control" or, still later, "integrated pest management" (IPM), which is the subject of this book by Mary Louise Flint and the ...
This manual for growers and pest control professionals draws on the expertise of UC faculty, UC Cooperative Extension specialists, farm advisors, and pest control advisors to bring you the latest research and advice on pest management for ...
This manual is the ultimate guide to pest management for strawberries. Whether you’re a commercial grower or a home gardener, this manual is for you.
This book presents readers with the basic principles of integrated pest management as they apply to plant pathogens, weeds, nematodes, mollusks, arthropods, and vertebrates. It reinforces the wisdom and soundness...
A Textbook of Integrated Pest Management