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Handbook of Pest Management
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"Provides a detailed summary of pest management principles and techniques, outlining a broad selection of critical issues regarding current practice and future technology in this area. Discusses the role of soils, weather, and surrounding habitats in regulating pest occurrence and severity."
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EntomologyTable of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Foreword
- Preface
- Table of Contents
- Contributors
- 1 Agricultural Systems as Ecosystems
- 2 Soil Effects on Pest Populations
- 3 Weather Influences on Pest Movement
- 4 Landscape Structure and Extra-Field Processes: Impact on Management of Pests and Beneficiåis
- 5 Direct and Indirect Effects of Plants on Performance of Beneficial Organisms
- 6 Mechanisms of Plant Resistance Against Arthropod Pests
- 7 Plant Resistance to Pathogens
- 8 Approaches to Plant Breeding and: Genetic Engineering
- 9 Acquisition and Maintenance of Resistant Germplasm*
- 10 General Overview of Plant Pathogenic Organisms
- 11 Cultural Approaches to Managing Plant Pathogens
- 12 Biological Control of Plant Pathogens
- 13 Chemical Approaches to Managing Plant Pathogens
- 14 Arthropods as Pests of Plants:Â An Overview
- 15 Cultural Approaches to Managing Arthropod Pests
- 16 Biological Control of Arthropod Pests
- 17 Chemical Approaches to Managing Arthropod Pests
- 18 Genetic Approaches to Managing Arthropod Pests
- 19 Behavior-Modifying Chemicals in Management of Arthropod Pests
- 20 General Overview of Weeds in Crop Systems
- 21 Mechanical and Cultural Approaches to Weed Management
- 22 Biological Approaches to Weed Management
- 23 Chemical Approaches to Weed Management
- 24 Overview and Management of Vertebrate Pests
- 25 Impact of Tillage Systems on Pest Management
- 26 Reducing Agricultural Pesticide Losses to Surface and Groundwater Resources
- 27 Decision Thresholds in Pest Management
- 28 Professional Training and Technology Transfer
- Organismal Index
- Subject Index
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