Title:
Biological control
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Publication Information:
New York : Chapman & Hall, 1996
ISBN:
9780412028618
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Summary
Summary
This text is a comprehensive review of the principles and techniques of biocontrol. It emphasizes the social benefits of biocontrol and supplies practical knowledge needed for the job.
Table of Contents
Preface |
Section I Origins and scope of biological control |
Pest origins, pesticides and the history of biological control |
Kinds of biological control targets, agents, and methods |
Section II A review of the organisms employed as agents of biological control |
Parasitoids and predators of anthropods and molluscs |
Pathogens and nematodes of arthropods, and pathogens of vertebrates |
Herbivores and pathogens used for biological weed control |
Biological control agents for plant pathogens |
Section III Methods for biological control implementation |
Natural enemy conservation |
Introduction of new natural enemies: principles |
Introduction of new natural enemies: methods |
Augmentation of parasitoids, predators, and beneficial herbivores |
Augmentation of pathogens and nematodes |
Methods for biological control of plant pathogens |
Section IV Evaluation and intergration |
Natural enemy monitoring and evaluation |
Intergration of biological control into pest management systems |
Section V Natural enemy biology |
Biology of arthropod parasitoids and predators |
Biology and dynamics of pathogens |
Biology of weed control agents |
Section VI Additional topics |
Population regulation theory and implications for biological control |
The role of grower education in biological control |
Government policy and biological control |
Biological control in support of nature conservation |
Future prospects |
References cited |
Index |