Urban Pest Management of Ants in California
Author : John H. Klotz
Publisher : UCANR Publications
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 29,72 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Ants
ISBN : 1601076649
Author : John H. Klotz
Publisher : UCANR Publications
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 29,72 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Ants
ISBN : 1601076649
Author : John H. Klotz
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 19,78 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Ants
ISBN : 9780801474736
Ants that commonly invade homes, damage structures, inflict painful bites, or sting humans or their pets are considered pest ants. This illustrated identification guide highlights forty species of ants that pose difficulties in urban settings. Included are well-known invasive troublemakers such as the red imported fire ant and Argentine ant, as well as native species. After an introductory chapter on the evolution, biology, and ecology of pest ants, the book follows a taxonomic arrangement by subfamily. Each subfamily chapter includes separate illustrated keys to both the genera and species of that group to enable entomologists and pest control professionals to identify pest ants correctly. The species accounts cover biology, distribution, and methods for excluding and/or removing ants from human structures and landscapes. The authors focus on the ants' biology and nesting behavior, life cycles, and feeding preferences; an intimate understanding of these factors enables the implementation of the least toxic control methods available. A chapter on control principles and techniques encompasses chemical strategies, habitat and structural modifications, biological control, and integrated pest management methods. Urban Ants of North America and Europe also contains valuable information on the diagnosis and treatment of human reactions to ant stings and bites. This comprehensive reference work on these economically significant ants includes the scientific, English, French, Spanish, and German names for each species and a summary of invasive ant species in the United States and Europe.
Author : Ronald Lamar Knight
Publisher :
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 44,30 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Ants
ISBN :
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Publisher :
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 33,7 MB
Release : 1981
Category : Household pests
ISBN :
Author : National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Urban Pest Management
Publisher : National Academies
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 12,92 MB
Release : 1980
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN :
Author : Walter Ebeling
Publisher : Division of Agricultural Sciences University of California
Page : 716 pages
File Size : 17,36 MB
Release : 1975
Category : Science
ISBN :
Author : Jay Sundu
Publisher :
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 34,62 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Pests
ISBN :
Author : William Olkowski
Publisher :
Page : 508 pages
File Size : 13,53 MB
Release : 1980
Category : Pests
ISBN :
Author : Elisa Lynch
Publisher :
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 48,77 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Urban pests
ISBN :
Author : Xavier Bonnefoy
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 11,67 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9289071885
The second half of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century witnessed important changes in ecology, climate and human behaviour that favoured the development of urban pests. Most alarmingly, urban planners now face the dramatic expansion of urban sprawl, in which city suburbs are growing into the natural habitats of ticks, rodents and other pests. Also, many city managers now erroneously assume that pest-borne diseases are relics of the past. All these changes make timely a new analysis of the direct and indirect effects of present-day urban pests on health. Such an analysis should lead to the development of strategies to manage them and reduce the risk of exposure. To this end, WHO invited international experts in various fields - pests, pest-related diseases and pest management - to provide evidence on which to base policies. These experts identified the public health risk posed by various pests and appropriate measures to prevent and control them. This book presents their conclusions and formulates policy options for all levels of decision-making to manage pests and pest-related diseases in the future. [Ed.]