Encyclopedia of Pest Management, Volume II

ISBN-13: 9781420053616 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 784 str.

Pimentel; David Pimentel

Opis

With contributions from more than 200 esteemed international authorities and containing approximately 200 entries, the Encyclopedia of Pest Management, Volume II is a key reference for professionals in academia, industry, and government, as well as students at all levels. It is designed to be regularly consulted for immediate and precise information to guide students, scientists, workers, policy makers, and the public. Contributions address a wide spectrum of scientific and human topics, concepts, methodologies, strategies, solutions, questions, and dilemmas. It provides numerous references, thus allowing readers access to additional, more detailed information.

Recenzje

Praise for the Encyclopedia of Pest Management
"There are few people better qualified to put together a group of international experts on IPM than Dave Pimentel, and he has done an excellent job. This compilation of encyclopedic entries on various aspects of IPM should serve as a useful reference for the professional and student alike. The entries are both concise and informative."
— Dr. Paul C. Johnson, Department of Natural Resources, University of New Hampshire, Durham, U.S.A.

"…No other resource currently available provides so much information packed into one volume."
— Charles G. Summers, Ph.D, Department of Entomology, University of California, Davis, USA
— International Pest Control

"…valuable….comprehensive…up-to-date references….easy to read…describes sophisticated, scientifically-based issues and management techniques for pest control."
— Mary Bomford, M.Sc., Ph.D., Principal Research Scientist, Bureau of Rural Sciences, Canberra, Australia

Spis treści

Contents Coverage includes— · Principles of integrated pest management (IPM) · Pests and their management in crops and livestock · Insect pests · Weed pests · Plant pathogens · Vertebrate pests · Crop, livestock, and stored-food losses · Biological, cultural, and mechanical pest control · Pest control through breeding and bio- and gene-technology · Pesticides: types and uses · Pesticide and biocide application technology · Pesticide laws and regulations · Semiochemicals · Water and soil pollution from pesticide use · Ecological backlash · Environmental impacts of pesticides and biocides · Human health impacts and the costs of pesticide use · Pest management and sustainable agriculture · Social, ethical, and economic aspects, issues and debates · Biochemical, ecological, behavioral, environmental, climatic interactions

O autorze

Ph.D. Pimentel