Author : Ernest S. Delfosse
Publisher :
Page : 678 pages
File Size : 31,48 MB
Release : 1981
Category : Weeds
ISBN :
Principles and application; Section; Exploration and discovery; Quality control in rearing; Use of the grass carp in aquatic weed control; Evaluation; Reports; Poster displays.
Author : Peter G. Mason
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 645 pages
File Size : 22,92 MB
Release : 2021-10
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1486309356
Biological Control: Global Impacts, Challenges and Future Directions of Pest Management provides a historical summary of organisms and main strategies used in biological control, as well as the key challenges confronting biological control in the 21st century. Biological control has been implemented for millennia, initially practised by growers moving beneficial species from one local area to another. Today, biological control has evolved into a formal science that provides ecosystem services to protect the environment and the resources used by humanity. With contributions from dedicated scientists and practitioners from around the world, this comprehensive book highlights important successes, failures and challenges in biological control efforts. It advocates that biological control must be viewed as a global endeavour and provides suggestions to move practices forward in a changing world. Biological Control is an invaluable resource for conservation specialists, pest management practitioners and those who research invasive species, as well as students studying pest management science.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 24,30 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Arthropod pests
ISBN :
Author : W. Gerald Tremewan
Publisher :
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 46,12 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Nature
ISBN :
Author : G. Gurr
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 21,88 MB
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9401140146
As well as examining successful biological control programmes this book analyses why the majority of attempts fail. Off-target and other negative effects of biological control are also dealt with. Chapters contributed by leading international researchers and practitioners in all areas of biological control afford the book a breadth of coverage and depth of analysis not possible with a single author volume. Combined with the use of other experts to review chapters and editorial oversight to ensure thematic integrity of the volume, this book provides the most authoritative analysis of biological control published. Key aspects addressed include how success may be measured, how successful biological control has been to date and how may it be made more successful in the future. With extensive use of contemporary examples, photographs, figures and tables this book will be invaluable to advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as being a `must' for all involved in making biological control successful.
Author : R. Sforza
Publisher : CABI
Page : 768 pages
File Size : 11,14 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Weeds
ISBN : 1845935071
Covering the research findings in various aspects of weed biocontrol, this volume explores weed biology and ecology and the economic impacts, effectiveness and practical implications of weed management strategies. It is of interest to researchers and students in plant and environmental sciences.
Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 26,53 MB
Release : 2023-01-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 9251374147
Increasing concerns about the impact of pesticide use on biodiversity and human health, and increasing demand for products from biodiversity-friendly production systems, including organic systems, have led to increasing interest in alternative methods of pest control, including the use of biological control agents. This paper presents an overview of the current status of BCAs and biostimulants (focusing only on micro-organisms and invertebrates) and their management, needs and challenge in termsof improving their management and potential opportunities for the Commission and its Members to contribute to efforts to address these needs and challenges. The scope covers all the sectors of agriculture as defined by FAO, i.e. crop and livestock production, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture.
Author : Rangaswamy Muniappan
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 509 pages
File Size : 19,12 MB
Release : 2009-03-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0521877911
This book discusses the biological control of weeds using arthropods, providing ecological management models for use across the tropical world.
Author : Michael J. Brewer
Publisher : CABI
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 25,2 MB
Release : 2024-08-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 1800622759
For large-scale agroecosystems, patterns of pest population increases (graded increases or abrupt outbreaks) and declines (graded suppression or abrupt crashes) vary considerably and are influenced by factors within crop fields and across broader landscape scales. Better understanding of pest population dynamics and the implications of spatial interactions on the function and development of pest management approaches are the main themes of this important book. The book builds from a 60+ year history of field-based pest management by focusing on the drivers of pest management in large-scale agroecosystems and the landscape-scale processes that affect these drivers and contribute to variation in pest outbreaks and suppression. These drivers include abiotic and biotic influences such as weather, spatial composition and arrangement of landscape elements, and widely applied managed inputs such as planting and crop rotation schedules, crop varietal selection, and land and soil conservation efforts. The book introduces general concepts, opportunities, and challenges of arthropod management in large-scale agroecosystems. The book is essential reading for researchers in applied entomology and ecology and for pest management practitioners.
Author : T. W. Fisher
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 1073 pages
File Size : 48,34 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.
