Author: United States. Agricultural Research Service. Biological Control Documentation Center
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Published: 1985
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: United States. Agricultural Research Service
Publisher:
Published: 1985
Total Pages: 95
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Ann E. Hajek
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2004-02-12
Total Pages: 396
ISBN-13: 9780521653855
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Author: Meghan A. Vankosky
Publisher: Cabi
Published: 2024
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781800623255
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Biological control is an important component of integrated and ecological pest management programmes. Its importance continues to increase as plant protection is challenged with climate change, invasive species, pesticide resistance, de-registration of pesticide active ingredients, and increasing consumer demands for sustainably produced food and fibre. Biological control is highly compatible with organic cropping systems and evolving pest management frameworks, including biovigilance. Canada continues to be a world leader in biological control research, development of biological control policy, and implementation of biological control programmes. This is the sixth volume of a series of books reporting on the status of biological control research and on biological control programmes employed in Canada. This volume features 58 case study chapters that describe the research and progress in implementation of biological control for pests including insects, mites, weeds, and plant pathogens. Topics important to biological control, including policy, emerging technologies, biological control in urban landscapes and future targets for biological control are reviewed. Although the volume focusses on the Canadian biological control experience, the chapters will be of interest to a global audience of researchers and students of biological control, risk assessment, ecology, and pest management. This book: - Offers a detailed analysis of the state-of-the-art of biological control in Canada. - Explains how biological control research is responding to challenges including climate change and invasive alien species. - Gives insights in effective risk assessment and pest management. It is a valuable resource for students and researchers of pest management and biological control, and for practitioners and policy-makers needing analysis of the practical implications of using this approach.
Author: J. R. Nechols
Publisher: UCANR Publications
Published: 1995-01-01
Total Pages: 372
ISBN-13: 9781879906211
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Daniel L. Mahr
Publisher:
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 122
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Biological control?the use of beneficial organisms to control pests?represents a safe, effective, and economical alternative to the use of pesticides.Successful biological control relies on knowledge of pests and their natural enemies. This handsome publication covers basic biological information, supplies examples from common groups of insect predators, parasitic insects, nematodes, and insect pathogens.Learn how to enhance the effectiveness of natural enemies, what to know when ordering natural enemies, how to handle shipments, and how to assess the costs and feasibility of using natural enemies.Includes an extensive list of natural enemies organized by crop, a handy identification key of common natural enemies, and a list of resources for additional information.
Author: Pedro A. Barbosa
Publisher: Elsevier
Published: 1998-06-26
Total Pages: 420
ISBN-13: 0080529801
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →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