Plant Pests and their Control
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Plant Pests and their Control

  1. 295 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Plant Pests and their Control

About this book

Plant Pests and their Control, Revised Edition discusses the concepts involved in pest management, along with its application, constraints, and opportunities. This book is comprised of 13 chapters that cover topics relevant in understanding the basis and practice of pest management. The first six chapters deal with the various aspects of entomology. These chapters cover the importance of insects; the physiological properties of insects; and reproduction and life cycle. The next chapter covers the non-insect pests. Chapter 8 discusses the relationship between insects and plants, while Chapter 9 covers the mortality factors of insect, such as predators, parasites, and pathogens. The next chapter presents the ecological background of pest control. The remaining three chapters discuss pest management itself. This text will be of great use to agriculturists, horticulturalists, and pest control professionals. Household owners dealing with residential pest infestation will also find this book a great source of information.

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Information

Publisher
Butterworth-Heinemann
Year
2013
Print ISBN
9780407003040
eBook ISBN
9781483103495
Topic
Technology & Engineering
Subtopic
Biology
Index
Technology & Engineering

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Plant Pests and Their Control
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Foreword to the Revised Edition
  6. Preface
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. Chapter 1. Introduction
  9. Chapter 2. The Practical Importance of Insects
  10. Chapter 3. Insect Structure and Function
  11. Chapter 4. Growth, Development, Metamorphosis
  12. Chapter 5. Reproduction and Life Cycles
  13. Chapter 6. Insect Identification and Classification
  14. Chapter 7. Mites,and Other Non-Insect Pests
  15. Chapter 8. Insects and Plants
  16. Chapter 9. Predators, Parasites and Pathogens
  17. Chapter 10. The Ecological Background to Pest Control
  18. Chapter 11. Pest Control Principles and Practices
  19. Chapter 12. The Pest Management Concept
  20. Chapter 13. Information Required in Dealing with a Pest Problem
  21. Index

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