Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 946
Book Description
Indian Science Abstracts
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Author: Global Pesticide Resistance in Arthropods
Author: Mark Edward WhalonPublisher: CABI
ISBN: 1845933532
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
Pesticide resistance has had a substantial impact on crop production and has been an important driver of change in modern agriculture, animal production and human health. Due to increased selection pressure, this resistance can be linked to export/import health and phytosanitary standards, invasive species eradication projects and global pandemics. However, the development of new biological and chemical products and the use of integrated pest management strategies have been successful in reducing pesticide resistance. Focusing specifically on arthropods, this book provides a comprehensive review of relevant issues in pesticide resistance. Detailed listings and references to all documented reports of resistance from around the world are included as well as discussions on the mechanisms and evolution of resistance and management techniques.
Citrus Mites
Author: Vincenzo VacantePublisher: CABI
ISBN: 1845934997
Category : Citrus
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Citrus pests are a serious issue for crop growers, causing problems in yield and economic losses. This title studies mites harmful to citrus plants from various citrus growing regions around the world. It addresses methods of removal from plants, describes symptoms of damage caused by pests and discusses methods of eradication and control.
Pesticide Resistance in Arthropods
Author: Richard RoushPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1468464299
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Bruce E. Tabashnik and Richard T. Roush Pesticide resistance is an increasingly urgent worldwide problem. Resistance to one or more pesticides has been documented in more than 440 species of insects and mites. Resistance in vectors of human dise8se, particularly malaria-transmit ting mosquitoes, is a serious threat to public health in many nations. Agricultural productivity is jeopardized because of widespread resistance in crop and livestock pests. Serious resistance problems are also evident in pests of the urban environ ment, most notably cockroaches. Better understanding of pesticide resistance is needed to devise techniques for managing resistance (Le. , slowing, preventing, or reversing development of resistance in pests and promoting it in beneficial natural enemies). At the same time, resistance is a dramatic example of evolution. Knowledge of resistance can thus provide fundamental insights into evolution, genetics, physiology, and ecology. Resistance management can help to reduce the harmful effects of pesticides by decreasing rates of pesticide use and prolonging the efficacy of environmentally safe pesticides. In response to resistance problems, the concentration or frequency of pesticide applications is often increased. Effective resistance management would reduce this type of increased pesticide use. Improved monitoring of resis tance would also decrease the number of ineffective pesticide applications that are made when a resistance problem exists but has not been diagnosed. Resistance often leads to replacement of one pesticide with another that is more expensive and less compatible with alternative controls.
The Handbook of Mites of Economic Plants
Author: Vincenzo VacantePublisher: CABI
ISBN: 1845939948
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 892
Book Description
Mites pose a serious problem to plants worldwide, attacking crops and spreading disease. When mites damage crops of economic importance the impacts can be felt globally. Mites are among the most diverse and successful of invertebrates, with over 45,000 described species, with many more thousands to be discovered. They are responsible for a significant portion of the losses of crops for food, fibre, industry and other purposes, and require expensive and often controversial pest control measures. Understanding these mites is vital for entomologists, pest researchers, agronomists and food producers. Knowledge of mite pests helps to inform control strategies and optimize the production of economic plants and the agrarian economy. This encyclopedia provides a thorough coverage of the mites and the problems they cause to crops, yet it is easily searchable, organised by mite species and subdivided into helpful headings. It takes a worldwide view of the issue of mites injurious to economic plants, describing mites prevalent in different regions and discussing control methods appropriate in different environments. This book provides an encyclopaedic reference to the major mites, described by family in terms of their internal and external morphology, bio-ecology and family systematics. Methods of mite collection and laboratory study is described, as well as species diagnostic characteristics, worldwide distribution, host plants, identification by the type of damage they cause and control strategies, including chemical and biological intervention and integrated pest management measures. Mites of the following families are included: (Eriophyoidea, Tarsonemidae, Tuckerellidae, Tenuipalpidae, Tetranychidae, Acaridae, Penthaleidae). Mites of Economic Plants is an important resource for students of entomology and crop production, and as a thorough reference guide for researchers and field workers involved with mites, crop damage and food production.
Integrated Control of Insect Pests in the Netherlands
Author: P. GruysPublisher: Bernan Press(PA)
ISBN:
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Fruit crops; Field crops; Greenhouse crops; Insect-host plant relations; Host-plant resistance; Pheromones and attractants; Selective insecticides; Insect hormones; Micro-organisms, viruses and nematodes; Supporting techniques.
Mites Injurious to Economic Plants
Author: L. R. JeppsonPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520023819
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 710
Book Description
Introduction to the acari, Population ecology, History of chemical control and mite resistance, Principles of chemical control of plant-feeding mites, Biological enemies of mites, Mites and plant diseases, The tetranychidae donnadieu, Injurious tetranychid mites, The eriophyoidea nalepa, Injurious eriophyoid mites.
Agricultural Acarology
Author: Marjorie A. HoyPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1439817537
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 430
Book Description
Written by a globally prominent entomologist, Agricultural Acarology: Introduction to Integrated Mite Management provides tools for developing integrated mite management programs for agriculture, including management of plant-feeding mites, mites attacking bees and livestock, and stored products. Emphasizing the biology, ecology, behavior, and dive
Orchard Pest Management
Author: Elizabeth Hull BeersPublisher:
ISBN: 9780963065933
Category : Fruit
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description