Integrated Pest Management

Current Concepts and Ecological Perspective

Dharam P Abrol

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Year: 2013
• Print ISBN: 9780123985293
• eBook ISBN: 9780124017092
• Topic: Biological Sciences
• Subtopic: Entomology
• Index: Biological Sciences

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

Table of contents

• Cover image
• Title page
• Table of Contents
• Copyright
• About the Editor
• Preface
• List of Contributors
• Chapter 1. Host-Plant Resistance in Pest Management
• Chapter 2. Impact of Climate Change on Pest Management and Food Security
• Chapter 3. Application of Remote Sensing in Integrated Pest Management
• Chapter 4. Weather-based Pest Forecasting for Efficient Crop Protection
• Chapter 5. Forecasting of Colorado Potato Beetle Development with Computer Aided System SIMLEP Decision Support System
• Chapter 6. Role of Semiochemicals in Integrated Pest Management
• Chapter 7. Pesticides Applied for the Control of Invasive Species in the United States
• Chapter 8. Potential and Utilization of Plant Products in Pest Control
• Chapter 9. Use of Pheromones in Insect Pest Management, with Special Attention to Weevil Pheromones
• Chapter 10. Role of Entomopathogenic Fungi in Integrated Pest Management
• Chapter 11. Potential of Entomopathogenic Nematodes in Integrated Pest Management
• Chapter 12. Entomopathogenic Viruses and Bacteria for Insect-Pest Control
• Chapter 13. The Bioherbicide Approach to Weed Control Using Plant Pathogens
• Chapter 14. Biological Control of Invasive Insect Pests
• Chapter 15. Spiders – The Generalist Super Predators in Agro-Ecosystems
• Chapter 16. Biotechnological Approaches for Insect Pest Management
• Chapter 17. Biotechnological and Molecular Approaches in the Management of Non-Insect Pests of Crop Plants
• Chapter 18. Role of Genetically Modified Insect-Resistant Crops in IPM: Agricultural, Ecological and Evolutionary Implications
• Chapter 19. Breeding for Disease and Insect-Pest Resistance
• Chapter 20. Integrated Management of Rodent Pests
• Chapter 21. Eco-Friendly Management of Phytophagous Mites
• Chapter 22. IPM Extension: A Global Overview
• Chapter 23. Biological Control of Insect Pests in Crops
• Index