Insect Pest Management, 3rd Edition

Insect Pest Management, 3rd Edition
Author: David Dent
Publisher: CABI
Total Pages: 379
Release: 2020-11-03
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1789241057

An undergraduate and postgraduate textbook covering the key principles, methodologies, approaches and practical examples of insect pest management in agricultural, post harvest systems, horticulture, insect vectors and medical and veterinary entomology. The book covers the underpinning monitoring and forecasting of pest outbreaks, yield loss and impact assessments and all of the latest methods of control and management of insects from insecticides, host manipulation, plant resistance, biological control, use of interference, agronomic and precision control methods as well as socio-economic and research management aspects of developing integrated approaches to pest management. The new edition also reflects the key advances made in the disciplines of molecular biology, biochemistry and genomics related to insects and their management, as well as the importance and role of biodiversity, climate change, precision agriculture, data management and sustainability of production and supply in delivering integrated management solutions.

The Soul of Soil

The Soul of Soil
Author: Grace Gershuny
Publisher: G A I a Services
Total Pages: 742
Release: 1986
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780961649609

Besides an introduction to soil chemistry and ecology, this book deals with basic principles of tillage and organic matter management. Further it includes a chapter on observing and testing the soil (with special reference to the Pfeiffer chromatographic method)

Integrated Management of Diseases and Insect Pests of Tree Fruit

Integrated Management of Diseases and Insect Pests of Tree Fruit
Author: Michelle Fountain
Publisher: Burleigh Dodds Series in Agric
Total Pages: 480
Release: 2019-08-20
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9781786762566

In the light of increasing restrictions on pesticides, this collection reviews advances in understanding key diseases and insect pests of tree fruit. It shows how this understanding can be used to improve integrated disease and pest management techniques.

Integrated Pest Management for Apples & Pears, 2nd Edition

Integrated Pest Management for Apples & Pears, 2nd Edition
Author: BARBARA OHLENDORF
Publisher: University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources
Total Pages: 229
Release: 1999
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1879906422

Inside you'll find a detailed index, a completely revised section on codling moth management with detailed information on mating disruption, revision of leafroller management practices, updates on oak root fungus and wild asparagus, biological control of fireblight, and new control strategies for pear psylla. The emphasis is on least-toxic control methods, selective pesticides, and cultural and biological controls. Also includes a section on organically acceptable control methods. More than 200 color photos and 100 figures and tables.