Integrated Pest Management

Current Concepts and Ecological Perspective

AvDharam P. Abrol

Inbunden, Engelska, 2013

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Beskrivning

Integrated Pest Management: Current Concepts and Ecological Perspective presents an overview of alternative measures to traditional pest management practices using biological control and biotechnology. The removal of some highly effective broad-spectrum chemicals, caused by concerns over environmental health and public safety, has resulted in the development of alternative, reduced risk crop protection products. These products, less toxic to the environment and easily integrated into biological control systems, target specific life stages or pest species. Predation - recognized as a suitable, long-term strategy - effectively suppresses pests in biotechnological control systems.

Integrated Pest Management covers these topics and more. It explores the current ecological approaches in alternative solutions, such as biological control agents, parasites and predators, pathogenic microorganisms, pheromones and natural products as well as ecological approaches for managing invasive pests, rats, suppression of weeds, safety of pollinators, role of taxonomy and remote sensing in IPM and future projections of IPM. This book is a useful resource to entomologists, agronomists, horticulturists, and environmental scientists.

Fills a gap in the literature by providing critical analysis of different management strategies that have a bearing on agriculture, sustainability and environmental protection
Synthesizes research and practice on integrated pest management
Emphasizes an overview of management strategies, with critical evaluation of each in the larger context of ecologically based pest management

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2013-11-28
Mått:191 x 235 x 38 mm
Vikt:1 340 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:576
Förlag:Elsevier Science
ISBN:9780123985293

Utforska kategorier

Agronomi och lantbruk inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Mer om författaren

Dharam Abrol serves as Professor and Head of the Division of Entomology at the Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Jammu India. He has been engaging in teaching and research in entomology for over 35 years. Dr. Abrol has vast experience and expertise on honeybee management, pollination biology, bee ecology, toxicology, economic entomology and pest management. He has chaired and presented at national and international symposia/conferences and serves as a referee for national and international journals. He has written or edited 11 books and published over 200 original research papers, 10 reviews, 10 book chapters and over 64 popular articles on honeybee diseases pollination biology, toxicology and integrated pest management

Innehållsförteckning

SECTION 1: ECOLOGY OF PEST MANAGEMENT1. Ecology of Pest Management2. Host plant resistance in pest management3. Impact of climate change on pests and pest management: Implications for crop production and food security4. Application of remote sensing in integrated pest management5. Weather-based pest forecasting for efficient crop protection6. Forecasting of Colorado potato beetle development by means of computer aided system SIMLEP Decision Support SystemSECTION 2: CHEMICAL CONTROL OF CROP PESTS7. Role of semiochemicals in integrated pest management8. Pesticides appled for the control of invasive species in the United States9. Potential and utilization of natural products in pest controlSECTION 3: BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF CROP PESTS10. Biological control of insect pests in crops11. Use of pheromones in insect pest management12. Role of entomopathogenic fungi in IPM13. Entomopathogenic nematodes for insect pest control14. Entomopathogenic viruses and bacteria for insect pest control15. Biological Control of Weeds by Plant Pathogens Using the Bioherbicide Approach16. Biological control of invasive insect pests17. Use of spiders as natural enemies to control insect pests18. Cultural practices and physical methods for the management of insect pestsSECTION 4: BIOTECHNOLOGICAL APPROACH TO MANAGEMENT OF CROP PESTS19. Biotechnological approaches for insect pest management20. Biotechnological approaches for non-insect pest management21. Genetically modified crops in IPM: agricultural, ecological, and evolutionary implications22. Breeding of crops for resistance against insect pests and diseasesSECTION 5: MISCELLANEOUS ISSUES RELATED TO CROP PEST MANAGEMENT23. Integrated management of rodent pests 24. Ecofriendly management of phytophagous mites25. Risk to biodiversity by exotic species introduced for biological control26. The critical role of taxonomy in IPM—Challenges and opportunities27. IPM Extension: A Global Overview28. Future of integrated pest management in the 21st century, whither or wither—A critical analysis