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Author : Rangaswamy Muniappan
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 509 pages
File Size : 36,86 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 : Ann E. Hajek
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 23,25 MB
Release : 2004-02-12
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9780521653855
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Author : Moshe Coll
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 562 pages
File Size : 21,56 MB
Release : 2017-07-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 1119255597
A wide-ranging, interdisciplinary exploration of key topics that interrelate pest management, public health and the environment This book takes a unique, multidimensional approach to addressing the complex issues surrounding pest management activities and their impacts on the environment and human health, and environmental effects on plant protection practices. It features contributions by a distinguished group of authors from ten countries, representing an array of disciplines. They include plant protection scientists and officers, economists, agronomists, ecologists, environmental and public health scientists and government policymakers. Over the course of eighteen chapters, those experts share their insights into and analyses of an array of issues of vital concern to everyone with a professional interest in this important subject. The adverse effects of pest control have become a subject of great concern worldwide, and researchers and enlightened policymakers have at last begun to appreciate the impact of environmental factors on our ability to manage pest populations. Moreover, while issues such as pesticide toxicity have dominated the global conversation about pest management, economic and societal considerations have been largely neglected. Environmental Pest Management: Challenges for Agronomists, Ecologists, Economists and Policymakers is the first work to provide in-depth coverage of all of these pressing issues between the covers of one book. Offers a unique multi-dimensional perspective on the complex issues surrounding pest management activities and their effect on the environment and human health Addresses growing concerns about specific pest management strategies, including the use of transgenic crops and biological controls Analyses the influence of global processes, such as climate change, biological invasions and shifts in consumer demand, and ecosystem services and disservices on pest suppression efforts Explores public health concerns regarding biodiversity, pesticide use and food safety Identifies key economic drivers of pest suppression research, strategies and technologies Proposes new regulatory approaches to create sustainable and viable crop protection systems in the framework of agro-environmental schemes Offering a timely and comprehensively-unique treatment of pest management and its environmental impacts in a single, inter-disciplinary volume, this book is a valuable resource for scientists in an array of disciplines, as well as government officials and policymakers. Also, teachers of undergraduate and graduate level courses in a variety of fields are sure to find it a highly useful teaching resource.
Author : Milan Maceljski
Publisher :
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 50,16 MB
Release : 1985*
Category : Insect pests
ISBN :
Author : G. Gurr
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 10,15 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 : Pedro A. Barbosa
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 45,50 MB
Release : 1998-06-26
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0080529801
This volume is a comprehensive treatment of how the principles of ecology and conservation biology can be used to maximize biological control. Conservation Biological Control presents various means to modify or manipulate the environment to enhance the activities of natural enemies of pests. It establishes a conceptual link between ecology and the agricultural use of agents for biological control, and discusses both theoretical issues as well as practical management concerns. Certain to be interesting to ecologists and entomologists, this volume will also appeal to scientists, faculty, researchers and students interested in pest management, horticulture, plant sciences, and agriculture. Contains chapters by an international team of leading authorities Establishes a conceptual link between ecology and the agricultural use of agents for biological control Discusses both theoretical issues as well as practical management concerns Provides specific examples of how conservation principles are used to maximize the biological control of pests
Author : F. Silvestri
Publisher :
Page : 10 pages
File Size : 21,89 MB
Release : 1932
Category :
ISBN :
Author : C.B. Huffaker
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 811 pages
File Size : 27,67 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 : Perry L. Adkisson
Publisher :
Page : 824 pages
File Size : 27,9 MB
Release : 1976
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN :
Introduction, history and ecological basis of biological control - thephylosophy, scope, and importance of biological control; history of biological control; the theoretical and empirical basis of biological control; biology and systematics in biological control - relationship of systematics to biological control; the biology and impact of predators; biology and host relationships of parasitoids; host relationships and utility of pathogens; methodology; foreign exploration and importationof natural enemies; variation, fitness, and adaptability of natural enemies; conservation and augmentation of natural enemies; evaluation of the impact of natural enemies; biological control in specific problem areas - biological control of pests of coniferous forests; biological control of pests of broad-leaved forests and woodlands; biological control of pests of temperate fruits and nuts; biological control of pestsof tropical fruits and nuts; range, forage, and grain crops; biological control of insect pests of row crops; biological control of medical and veterinary pests; biological control of weeds; biological control among vertebrates; biological control of plant pathogens; components of integrated control and its implementation; the importance of naturalenemies in integrated control; selective pesticides and selective use of pesticides; cultural controls; use of plant resistance; use of autocidal methods; integrated control, a realistic alternative to misuse of pesticides? biological control of insect pests and weeds by...
Author : Brian W. van Wilgen
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 972 pages
File Size : 11,10 MB
Release : 2020-03-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 3030323943
This open access volume presents a comprehensive account of all aspects of biological invasions in South Africa, where research has been conducted over more than three decades, and where bold initiatives have been implemented in attempts to control invasions and to reduce their ecological, economic and social effects. It covers a broad range of themes, including history, policy development and implementation, the status of invasions of animals and plants in terrestrial, marine and freshwater environments, the development of a robust ecological theory around biological invasions, the effectiveness of management interventions, and scenarios for the future. The South African situation stands out because of the remarkable diversity of the country, and the wide range of problems encountered in its varied ecosystems, which has resulted in a disproportionate investment into both research and management. The South African experience holds many lessons for other parts of the world, and this book should be of immense value to researchers, students, managers, and policy-makers who deal with biological invasions and ecosystem management and conservation in most other regions.