Insect Pests of Potato: Global Perspectives on Biology and Management

ISBN-13: 9780128212370 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 518 str.

Andrei Alyokhin; Charles Vincent; Philippe Giordanengo

Spis treści

I. Potato as an important staple crop 1. Potatoes: past, present, and the future 2. Growing potatoes 3. Potato economics

II. Biology of major pests  4. Colorado potato beetle 5. Aphids 6. Psyllids 7. Wireworms 8. Potato tuberworm 9. Hemiptera other than aphids and psyllids 10. Potato lady beetles

III. Management approaches 11. Chemical control 12. Double-stranded RNA 13. Biological control and behavioral control with semiochemicals 14. Plant resistance 15. Cultural and physical control

IV. Problems and solutions in major potato-producing areas of the world.  16. South America, Central America, and Mexico 17. United States and Canada 18. European Union 19. Russian Federation, Ukraine, and Belarus 20. China and Central Asia 21. India and Southeast Asia 22. Australia and New Zealand 23. Africa

V. Basic science in potato pest management  24. Evolutionary considerations 25. Ecology of a potato field. 26. When a superpest fails: Ecological and evolutionary factors mitigating Colorado potato beetle adaptation to insecticides.

VI. Current challenges and future directions.  27. Integrated pest management 28. Epilogue: Potatoes and their pests in the times of a global change