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There are few areas of the world where agriculture is so intensive and so highly mechanized as within the European Union. In recent years, agriculturists, as well as consumers have shown increasing concern over the large-scale use of chemical pest control in agriculture, and attention has been directed towards alternative ways in combating harmful insects. This volume is the second of three that reports on the findings of Concerted Action programme, funded by the European Union. The aim of the programme is to increase scientific knowledge about beneficial arthropods. The first volume (1995) dealt with population densities and movements of beneficial insects. This second volume deals with reproduction and survival rates, and the place of insects within the agricultural ecosystem. The book should be of interest to anyone concerned with agricultural research, pest control or ecological food production. The book includes contributions from: T. Bilde, P.J. den Boer; C.J.H. Booij; M. Bressan, G. Bujaki, W. Buechs, V. Celano, T.S. van Dijk; A. Dinter, R. Daamen, S. Ellis, M. Else, S. Finch, V. Garbe, U. Heimbach, J. Helenius, J.M. Holland, J. Idinger, F. Kadar, Z. Karpati, U. Krause, B. Kromp, S. van de Laak, C.A.M. Lock, S. Long, J.A. Lys, A. Nickless, L.J.M.F. den Nijs, J. Noorlander, M.G. Paoletti, H.M. Poehling, W. Powell, G.R. de Snoo, D. Sommagio, K.H. Steinberger, K.D. Sunderland, J. Szysko, S.R. Thomas, S. Toft, C.J. Topping, F. Toth, H.J.W. Vermeulen and J. Zimmermann.

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