Beyond IPM: Introduction to the Theory of Holistic Pest Management

Juan F. Barrera is a senior researcher at El Colegio de la Frontera Sur located in Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico where he has been a faculty member since 1983.His research interest is primarily in ecology, biology, behavior and pest sampling, as well as biological control and pest management in tropical crops, with an emphasis on the coffee berry borer.He has published over 70 papers, 40 book chapters and 10 books.He is a member of the Mexican Academy of Sciences, the National System of Researchers of the National Council of Science and Technology of Mexico, and the Entomological Society of America. He was president of the Mexican Society of Biological Control.

• 1. Introduction: Beyond IPM.- 2. The Nature of Integrated Pest Management.- 3. The Need for a Holistic Approach to Pest Management.- 4. Theoretical Support of Holistic Pest Management.- 5. Methods for analysis of Holistic Pest Management.- 6. Implementing Holistic Pest Management.- 7. Holistic Science in Pest Management: Winds of Change.