Author : R. K. Upadhyay
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 50,17 MB
Release : 2003-01-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780306474910
This book describes new approaches in insect pest management using entomopathogenic microbes (bacteria, viruses, fungi, nematodes) and includes details of the molecular biology, genetic engineering, exploitation, management and mathematical models of biocontrol. It will be of interest to post-graduate students, research fellows and all those working in insect pest management.
Author : Joop C. van Lenteren
Publisher : CABI
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 25,57 MB
Release : 2019-12-21
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1789242436
The book summarizes the history of biological control in Latin America and the Caribbean. Few publications provide historical detail and the records are, therefore, fragmented until now. By bringing information together in this book, we offer a more complete picture of important developments in biological control on this continent. There are a wealth of text, tables and references about the history of such projects, and which were succesful and which failed. This will help plan future biocontrol projects. An overview is provided of the current situation in biological control for many Latin American and Caribbean countries, revealing an astonishing level of practical biological control applied in the regio, making it the largest area under biological control worldwide. The final part describes new developments and speculates about the future of biological control in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Page : 592 pages
File Size : 12,2 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Arthropod pests
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Publisher : Bib. Orton IICA / CATIE
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 12,66 MB
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Author : Jorge E. Peña
Publisher : CABI
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 22,12 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1845938291
Invasive arthropods cause significant damage in agricultural crops and natural environments across the globe. Potentially threatened regions need to be prepared to prevent new pests from becoming established. Therefore, information on pest identity, host range, geographical distribution, biology, tools for detection and identification are all essential to researchers and regulatory personnel. This book focuses on the most recent invasive pests of agricultural crops in temperate subtropical and tropical areas and on potential invaders, discussing their spread, biology and control.
Author : C.B. Huffaker
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 811 pages
File Size : 45,43 MB
Release : 2012-12-02
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0323142443
The Theory and Practice of Biological Control covers conventional biological control achievement in the major crop types and in public health problems. Composed of five sections encompassing 28 chapters, this book discusses the basic information concerning developments in other biologically based alternatives to chemical pesticides. The first two sections discuss the philosophy, theory, scope, history, and the biological and ecological bases of biological control. These sections also deal with the impact of predators and the host relationships of parasitoids and pathogens. The following section presents the methodological aspects of biological control. Discussions on the variability of natural enemies as encountered in biological control work; the fitness of individuals and populations; the ways fitness is being or can be influenced by importation procedures; and the ability of imported natural enemies to adapt to the new environment are included. The fourth section outlines the accomplishments of conventional biological control in various types of crops, forests, and public health areas. Lastly, the various components of integrated pest control other than conventional biological control that forms the essential ways used in the integrated control approach are covered in the last section of the book. This book is an ideal source for plant pathologists and researchers, microbiologists, parasitologists, and public health professionals.
Author : Curtis Paul Clausen
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Page : 560 pages
File Size : 25,57 MB
Release : 1978
Category : Agriculture
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Author : T. W. Fisher
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 1073 pages
File Size : 33,22 MB
Release : 1999-09-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 0080533019
For many years the use of chemical agents such as pesticides and herbicides has been effective in controlling the many varieties of pests that infest both agricultural crops and backyard gardens. However, these pests are gradually becoming resistant to these agents, because the agents themselves are acting as selective factors making the pests better and better able to resist and persist. As a result, the use of biological controlling agents is increasing. This book is a comprehensive and authoritative handbook of biological control.
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Publisher : IICA
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 18,3 MB
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Author : A. Rami Horowitz
Publisher : Springer
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 43,78 MB
Release : 2016-08-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 3319318004
This book covers advanced concepts and creative ideas with regard to insect biorational control and insecticide resistance management. Some chapters present and summarize general strategies or tactics for managing insect pests such as the principles of IPM in various crop systems and biorational control of insect pests, advances in organic farming, alternative strategies for controlling orchard and field-crop pests. Other chapters cover alternative methods for controlling pests such as disruption of insect reproductive systems and utilization of semiochemicals and diatomaceous earth formulations, and developing bioacoustic methods for mating disruption. Another part is devoted to insecticide resistance: mechanisms and novel approaches for managing insect resistance in agriculture and in public health.
