Biology and Management of Rice Insects

ISBN 10: 0470218142 / ISBN 13: 9780470218143

Published by John Wiley & Sons, 1995

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pp. 794.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Biology and Management of Rice Insects
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0470218142
• ISBN 13: 9780470218143
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This book fills the need for a comprehensive treatment of rice entomology under one cover. The contributors to this book, drawn from various related disciplines, discuss the fundamentals of rice entomology, the biology and ecology of rice insects and the various techniques of rice insect control , namely, host plant resistance, cultural, mechanical and physical controls, predators and parasitoids, pathogens and insecticides.

About the Author

E. A. Heinrichs is an entomologist with expertise in IPM. His research focus has been on the integration of resistant crop varieties with other control tactics in pest management systems. His crop emphasis has been tropical rice. He has worked in many countries and has long-term experience in agricultural development programs in Asia, South America and Africa. E. A. Heinrichs is Interim Program Director of the IPM CRSP. He has expertise in the development of IPM training programs and Farmer Field Schools for extending agricultural technology to extension workers and farmers. His research has been published in more than 300 scientific articles, and he is the author of nine books.