Urban Pest Control (Paperback)

Partho Dhang

ISBN 10: 1786395142 / ISBN 13: 9781786395146

Published by CABI Publishing, Wallingford, 2018

About this Item

Paperback. This guide brings together the varied and multiple skills and activities required of pest control practitioners, including biology, chemistry, architecture, engineering, sales, logistics, legal and accounting, presented with a primary emphasis on pest organisms at its core. This book provides information and tips on all of these aspects and: explores the business of controlling pests (including trends in the industry, pest control tools, and sustainable pest control); covers biological information on each pest in addition to information on control and management, monitoring and follow-up; focusses particularly on globally significant pests with internationally-applicable use and guidance; and provides practical and hands-on experience, drawing on original case studies This is a key resource for pest control practitioners, as well as in-house staff of companies or buildings involved in household or urban pest control. It is also a valuable reference for researchers, and sanitation and building managers. This guide provides the key information required by practitioners engaged in urban and household pest control. Written with an emphasis on practical advice, this book is heavily illustrated and printed in full colour throughout to act as a useful tool for self-learning as well as training fellow practitioners. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Urban Pest Control (Paperback)
• Publisher: CABI Publishing, Wallingford
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1786395142
• ISBN 13: 9781786395146
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

This guide brings together the varied and multiple skills and activities required of pest control practitioners, including biology, chemistry, architecture, engineering, sales, logistics, legal and accounting, presented with a primary emphasis on pest organisms at its core. This book provides information and tips on all of these aspects and: explores the business of controlling pests (including trends in the industry, pest control tools, and sustainable pest control); covers biological information on each pest in addition to information on control and management, monitoring and follow-up; focusses particularly on globally significant pests with internationally-applicable use and guidance; and provides practical and hands-on experience, drawing on original case studies This is a key resource for pest control practitioners, as well as in-house staff of companies or buildings involved in household or urban pest control. It is also a valuable reference for researchers, and sanitation and building managers.

About the Author

Partho Dhang received his PhD in Life Science from the University of Madras, India. His research interests are on insecticides, natural product chemistry, insect pheromones, biopesticides, and insecticide baits. Partho Dhang is a prolific writer and speaker in the International pest control market. He has spoken in many international conferences such as NPMA, ICUP, IRG, Pest Summit, FAOPMA, TRG, Rapid Conference etc. He has published over 30 peer-reviewed papers in international journal of repute. He has edited and written four books on "Urban Pest Management" which are all published by CAB International. Presently Partho Dhang lives in Philippines and in India.