Handbook of Pest Management

by John R. Ruberson

Overview

"Provides a detailed summary of pest management principles and techniques, outlining a broad selection of critical issues regarding current practice and future technology in this area. Discusses the role of soils, weather, and surrounding habitats in regulating pest occurrence and severity."

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367399610
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/02/2019
Series:	Books in Soils, Plants, and the Environment
Pages:	864
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Agricultural systems as ecosystems; soil effects on pest populations; weather influences on pest movement; landscape structure and extra-field processes - impact on management of pasts and beneficials; direct and indirect effects of plants on performance of beneficial organisms; mechanisms of plant resistance against anthropod pests; plant resistance to pathogens; approaches to plant breeding and genetic engineering; acquisition and maintenance of resistant germplasm; general overview of plant pathogenic organisms; cultural approaches to managing plant pathogens; biological control of plant pathogens; chemical approaches to managing plant pathogens; anthropods as pests of plants - an overview; cultural approaches to managing anthropod pests; biological control of anthropod pests; chemical approaches to managing anthropod pests; genetic approaches to managing anthropod pests; behaviour-modifying chemicals in management of anthropod pests; general overview of weeds in crop systems; cultural approaches to weed management; biological approaches to weed management; chemical approaches to weed management; overview and management of vertebrate pests; impact of tillage systems on pest management; effects of agrichemicals on nontarget populations; reducing agricultural pesticide losses to surface and groundwater resources; decision thresholds in pest management; economics of pest management; professional training and technology transfer.

Editorial Reviews

"The book is well presented and edited...well illustrated and richly referenced....contains a wealth of information."

Journal of Plant Physiology

A broad reference for scientists and graduate students in any of the fields that interface with agriculture, including chemistry, biology, and soil science. Places agricultural systems within an ecological context; considers plants within the system, their inherent ability to support beneficial organisms and resist pests, and possibilities for manipulating and improving their defenses; reviews the biologies and ecologies of the major groups of plant pests and the various means for managing them; and discusses critical issues that impinge on pest management and will affect future production practices. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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