Ecological Theory and Integrated Pest Management Practice (Environmental Science and Technology: A Wiley-Interscience Series of Texts and Monographs)

ISBN 10: 0471820059 / ISBN 13: 9780471820055

Published by Wiley-Interscience, 1986

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ecological Theory and Integrated Pest Management Practice (Environmental Science and Technology: A Wiley-Interscience Series of Texts and Monographs)
• Publisher: Wiley-Interscience
• Publication Date: 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471820059
• ISBN 13: 9780471820055
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: good

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Synopsis

Presents and develops ecological theory as a foundation for integrated pest management practices, with the aim of improving those practices. Unlike how-to books for dealing with a limited group of pests, this book presents the information and models a pest manager needs to work from to develop a strategy for controlling any group of pests. Focuses on the theoretical background of the major pest control tactics: host-plant resistance, biological control, microbial control, cultural control, and chemical control. Discusses ecological concepts related to arthropod-borne plant diseases and their control, looks at the economic dimension of agroecology, and compares and contrasts natural and agricultural ecosystems.