Aphids as Crop Pests, 2nd Edition

Aphids as Crop Pests, 2nd Edition
Author: Helmut F van Emden
Publisher: CABI
Total Pages: 716
Release: 2017-08-23
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1780647093

Aphids are among the major global pest groups, causing serious economic damage to many food and commodity crops in most parts of the world. This revision and update of the well-received first edition published ten years ago reflects the expansion of research in genomics, endosymbionts and semiochemicals, as well as the shift from control of aphids with insecticides to a more integrated approach imposed by increasing resistance in the aphids and government restrictions on pesticides. The book remains a comprehensive and up-to-date reference work on the biology of aphids, the various methods of controlling them and the progress of integrated pest management as illustrated by ten case histories.

Biology and Ecology of Aphids

Biology and Ecology of Aphids
Author: Andreas Vilcinskas
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 282
Release: 2016-02-22
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1482236788

Most people know of aphids as garden pests, infesting the soft green tissues of plants in vast numbers and killing them by sucking out the sap. Indeed, among the 4000 or so known species of aphids about 250 are pests, and in temperate regions several are economically important agricultural pests that damage crops directly during feeding or act as v

Agroclimatology

Agroclimatology
Author: Jerry L. Hatfield
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 656
Release: 2020-01-22
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0891183574

Can we unlock resilience to climate stress by better understanding linkages between the environment and biological systems? Agroclimatology allows us to explore how different processes determine plant response to climate and how climate drives the distribution of crops and their productivity. Editors Jerry L. Hatfield, Mannava V.K. Sivakumar, and John H. Prueger have taken a comprehensive view of agroclimatology to assist and challenge researchers in this important area of study. Major themes include: principles of energy exchange and climatology, understanding climate change and agriculture, linkages of specific biological systems to climatology, the context of pests and diseases, methods of agroclimatology, and the application of agroclimatic principles to problem-solving in agriculture.

Handbook of Vegetable Pests

Handbook of Vegetable Pests
Author: John L. Capinera
Publisher: Gulf Professional Publishing
Total Pages: 792
Release: 2001
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 9780121588618

Assisting anyone in need of an easy-to-use yet comprehensive survey of all pests likely to be encountered in North America, this handbook provides thorough identification guides, descriptions of pest life history, and pest management recommendations. Including hundreds of illustrations, this guide is cross-referenced to scientific literature, and includes color plates for ease of insect identification.

Global Climate Change and Terrestrial Invertebrates

Global Climate Change and Terrestrial Invertebrates
Author: Scott N. Johnson
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 412
Release: 2017-02-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1119070902

Invertebrates perform such vital roles in global ecosystems—and so strongly influence human wellbeing—that biologist E.O. Wilson was prompted to describe them as “little things that run the world.” As they are such powerful shapers of the world around us, their response to global climate change is also pivotal in meeting myriad challenges looming on the horizon—everything from food security and biodiversity to human disease control. This book presents a comprehensive overview of the latest scientific knowledge and contemporary theory relating to global climate change and terrestrial invertebrates. Featuring contributions from top international experts, this book explores how changes to invertebrate populations will affect human decision making processes across a number of crucial issues, including agriculture, disease control, conservation planning, and resource allocation. Topics covered include methodologies and approaches to predict invertebrate responses, outcomes for disease vectors and ecosystem service providers, underlying mechanisms for community level responses to global climate change, evolutionary consequences and likely effects on interactions among organisms, and many more. Timely and thought-provoking, Global Climate Change and Terrestrial Invertebrates offers illuminating insights into the profound influence the simplest of organisms may have on the very future of our fragile world.