Biological ControlThis text provides readers with an in-depth exploration of how biological control functions and how it can be safely employed to solve pest problems and enhance nature conservation. It covers the principles behind biological control techniques and their implementation, and incorporates practical examples from the biological control of a variety of pests. It contains detailed chapters on conserving natural enemies through environmental management, importation of new natural enemies for control of pests, augmentation of natural enemies through rearing and release, and the development and application of pathogens and biopesticides. |
What people are saying - Write a review
User Review - Flag as inappropriate
Introduction to biological control system:
Contents
PEST ORIGINS PESTICIDES AND THE HISTORY | 3 |
KINDS OF BIOLOGICAL CONTROL TARGETS | 21 |
A REVIEW OF THE ORGANISMS EMPLOYED | 35 |
Insects Predacious on Arthropods | 53 |
Arachnids Predacious on Arthropods | 60 |
PATHOGENS AND NEMATODES OF ARTHROPODS | 66 |
HERBIVORES AND PATHOGENS USED | 78 |
BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENTS FOR PLANT | 93 |
Developing and Using Beneficial Species | 255 |
EVALUATION AND INTEGRATION | 257 |
INTEGRATION OF BIOLOGICAL CONTROL INTO | 296 |
Integrating Natural Enemies into Pest Management Systems | 303 |
BIOLOGY OF ARTHROPOD PARASITOIDS | 309 |
Host Patch Exploitation and Abandonment Patterns | 316 |
Overcoming Host or Prey Defenses | 325 |
Learning by Natural Enemies | 331 |
METHODS FOR BIOLOGICAL CONTROL | 103 |
Outcomes of Biological Control Programs | 134 |
Processing Material in Quarantine | 166 |
Field Colonization Procedures | 172 |
AUGMENTATION OF PARASITOIDS PREDATORS | 178 |
AUGMENTATION OF PATHOGENS | 201 |
Storage and Shipping | 214 |
Product Development | 225 |
METHODS FOR BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF PLANT | 235 |
Augmentation | 244 |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
activity addition adult agricultural aphids application approach areas arthropods attack Bacillus beetle behavior biological control caused Chapter chemical collected competition conservation cost crop cultures damage density dependence determine discussed disease dynamics Ecology economic effects eggs employed Entomology environment Environmental establishment et al evaluation example exist factors families feeding field Figure fungi groups growth habitat herbivores host important increase individuals insects interactions introduction Journal laboratory larvae levels limited Linnaeus locations material methods microbial mites mortality native natural enemies nematodes occur organisms parasitism parasitoids particular patches pathogens period pest pest control pesticides plant population possible potential practices predators present prey production programs protection pupae quarantine range rates rearing reduced relatively release require Review scale selection soil species spores stage strains studies successful suppression tables tests tion United various virus weed
References to this book
Bibliographic information
| Title | Biological Control Biological Control, Roy Van Driesche |
| Authors | Roy Van Driesche, Thomas S. Bellows Jr. |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media, 1996 |
| ISBN | 0412028611, 9780412028618 |
| Length | 539 pages |
| Subjects | › › › Science / Life Sciences / Botany Science / Life Sciences / Ecology Science / Life Sciences / Zoology / General Technology & Engineering / Agriculture / Forestry |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |