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Integrated pest management: current and ecological perspective

Material type: TextTextPublication details: Amsterdam Elsevier 2014Description: xiv, 561 pages : illusISBN:
  • 9780123985293
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • Ref 632.6 Ab87 2014
Summary: "It attempts to cover integrated pest management from multidisciplinary, multi-country and multi-faceted components. The book contains chapters on diverse aspects of integrated pest management (IPM) from management of rodents pests, spiders, and mites to weather-based pest forecasting, application of remote sensing, the impact of climate change on pest problems, the role of semio-chemicals, natural products, biological control of crop pests, weeds, the role of pheromones, biotechnological approaches and breeding crops for disease resistance.
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Host-plant resistance in pest management / Michael J. Stout –
Impact of climate change on pest management and food security / Hari C. Sharma and Chandra S. Prabhakar –
Application of remote sensing in integrated pest management / J. L. Willers, S. L. DeFauw, P. J. English and J. N. Jenkins –
Weather-based pest forecasting for efficient crop protection / Rabiu Olatinwo and Gerrit Hoogenboom –
Forecasting of colorado potato beetle development with computer aided system SIMLEP decision support system / Paolo Racca, Beate Tschope, Kristina Falke, Benno Kleinhenz and Dietmar Rossberg –
Role of semiochemicals in integrated pest management / L. E. Smart, G. I. Aradottir and T. J. A. Bruce –
Pesticides applied for the control of invasive species in the United States / David Pimentel –
Potential and utilization of plant products in pest control / R. T. Gahukar –
Use of pheromones in insect pest management, with special attention to weevil pheromones / Sunil Tewari, Tracy C. Leskey, Anne L. Nielsen, Jaime C. Piñero and Cesar R. Rodriguez-Saona –
Role of entomopathogenic fungi in integrated pest management / Margaret Skinner, Bruce L. Parker and Jae Sukim –
Potential of entomopathogenic nematodes in integrated pest management / S. S. Hussaini –
Entomopathogenic viruses and bacteria for insect-pest control / C. S. Kalha, P. P. Singh, S. S. Kang, M. S. Hunjan, V. Gupta and R. Sharma –
The bioherbicide approach to weed control using plant pathogens / Karen L. Bailey –
Biological control of invasive insect pests / Mark G. Wright –
Spiders - The generalist super predators in agro-ecosystems / K. Samiayyan –
Biotechnological approaches for insect pest management / V. K. Gupta and Vikas Jindal –
Biotechnological and molecular approaches in the management of non-insect pests of crop plants / S. Mohankumar, N. Balakrishnan and R. Samiyappan –
Role of genetically modified insect-resistant crops in IPM: agricultural, ecological and evolutionary implications / S. Mohankumar and T. Ramasubramanian –
Breeding for disease and insect-pest resistance / S. K. Gupta and M. K. Pandey –
Integrated management of rodent pests / R. S. Tripathi –
Eco-friendly management of phytophagous mites / Rachna Gulati –
IPM extension: a global overview / Rajinder Peshin, K. S. U. Jayaratne and Rakesh Sharma –
Biological control of insect pests in crops.

"It attempts to cover integrated pest management from multidisciplinary, multi-country and multi-faceted components. The book contains chapters on diverse aspects of integrated pest management (IPM) from management of rodents pests, spiders, and mites to weather-based pest forecasting, application of remote sensing, the impact of climate change on pest problems, the role of semio-chemicals, natural products, biological control of crop pests, weeds, the role of pheromones, biotechnological approaches and breeding crops for disease resistance.

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