A Colour Handbook of Biological Control in Plant ProtectionThis Colour Handbook reviews the natural predators, parasites and pathogens used to control pest populations and analyses their characteristics and practical applications. It is designed to enable the reader to anticipate, recognise and resolve specific problems of pest management. Intended as a concise accessible reference to the field, this book will be of interest to a broad spectrum of academic, professional and lay readers; the growers and the consultants advising them, students in horticulture and crop science and scientists in a broad range of related disciplines. ∗ Superb, detailed colour photographs and line drawings of predator, parasite and pest species. ∗ Accessible, practical format. ∗ Covers all the major commercial planting environments; Arable, Orchard, Glasshouse and Ornamental (parks and gardens). ∗ Unique world wide coverage. ∗ Comperhensively corss–referenced by crop, pest, and pest control species (parasites and predators). |
Contents
PREFACE | 3 |
Harmonia conglobata Linnaeus | 48 |
Agonum dorsale Pontoppidan | 54 |
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A Color Handbook of Biological Control in Plant Protection Neil Helyer,Kevin Brown No preview available - 2003 |
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abdomen active adult feeding Adult females Amblyseius antennae Anthocoris Aphidius aphids Aphis arable crops arthropod attack Bacillus thuringiensis beetle beneficial insects biological control body bugs carabid caterpillar Chrysoperla cocoon colour commercially Crop/pest associations cucumeris cycle Adult damage Eggs are laid Encarsia formosa entomopathogenic flower formosa fruit fungal fungi gardens glasshouse growing practices hatch high numbers honeydew hoverflies humidity Influence on growing insecticides instar isaea kill lacewing ladybird larvae leaf miner legs length Linnaeus linyphiid mealybugs moth mouth-parts mummy natural enemies nematodes nymphs occur orchards organisms Orius over-winter ovipositing parasitized parasitoid Parasitoid wasp particularly pathogens persimilis pest control pest species pesticides Phytoseiulus persimilis plant pollen polyphagous polyphagous predators populations predatory mites prey produce protected crops pupa pupates pyrethroid range scale insects sciarid slug soil Species characteristics spider mites sprays spring stage surface temperatures thrips trees underside of leaves usually vaporariorum wasp whitefly