Introduction to Insect Pest Management

ISBN-13: 9780471589570 / Angielski / Twarda / 1994 / 672 str.

Robert Lee Metcalf; William H. Luckmann

Opis

An exhaustive survey of the strategies and techniques of successful pest control management, providing information not only on chemical pesticides but also on biological, genetic and cultural methods of control. This updated edition examines the trend towards lower chemical pesticide use.

Spis treści

Partial table of contents:

The Pest–Management Concept (W. Luckmann & R. Metcalf).

Ecological Aspects of Pest Management (P. Price & G. Waldbauer).

Plant Resistance in Pest Management (M. Kogan).

Parasitoids and Predators in Management of Arthropod Pests (M. Hoy).

Insect Pathogens as Biological Control Agents (J. Maddox).

Insecticides in Pest Management (R. Metcalf).

Systems Analysis and Modeling in Pest Management (W. Ruesink & D. Onstad).

Cotton Insect Pest Management (R. Frisbie, et al.).

Apple Insect Pest Management (R. Prokopy & B. Croft).

Pest Management and the Future (W. Luckmann & M. Irwin).