Overview

Nearly twenty years have passed since the publishing of a broadly-based texthook on hiolog- ical control (Huffaker and Messinger 1976). In the interim, other works on biological control have been either briefer treatments (DeBach and Rosen 1991), or collections of essays on selected topics (Waage and Greathead 1986; Mackauer and Ehler 1990). Our text has been written to fill what we believe is a need for a well-integrated, broadly-based text of appropriate length and degree of technical detail for teaching a one semester upper level course in hiological control. We have attempted to focus on principles and concepts, rather than on biological control of particular taxa or hiological control by particular kinds of natural enemies. Therefore, for example, the reader will find the material on biological control of weeds integrated with biological control of insects and mites into chapters on principles, techniques, and applications rather than presented separately. Only biological control of plant pathogens is addressed independently, an appraoch made necessary by the many special features and concepts in plant pathogen biological control.

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Author:   Roy Van Driesche ,  Thomas S. Bellows Jr.
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1996
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.832kg
ISBN:  

9781461284901

ISBN 10:   1461284902
Pages:   539
Publication Date:   19 September 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Section I Origins and Scope of Biological Control.- 1 Pest Origins, Pesticides and the History of Biological Control.- 2 Kinds of Biological Control Targets, Agents, and Methods.- Section II A Review of the Organisms Employed as Agents of Biological Control.- 3 Parasitoids and Predators of Arthropods and Molluscs.- 4 Pathogens and Nematodes of Arthropods, and Pathogens of Vertebrates.- 5 Herbivores and Pathogens Used for Biological Weed Control.- 6 Biological Control Agents for Plant Pathogens.- Section III Methods for Biological Control Implementation.- 7 Natural Enemy Conservation.- 8 Introduction of New Natural Enemies: Principles.- 9 Introduction of New Natural Enemies: Methods.- 10 Augmentation of Parasitoids, Predators, and Beneficial Herbivores.- 11 Augmentation of Pathogens and Nematodes.- 12 Methods for Biological Control of Plant Pathogens.- Section IV Evaluation and Integration.- 13 Natural Enemy Monitoring and Evaluation.- 14 Integration of Biological Control into Pest Management Systems.- Section V Natural Enemy Biology.- 15 Biology of Arthropod Parasitoids and Predators.- 16 Biology and Dynamics of Pathogens.- 17 Biology of Weed Control Agents.- 18 Population Regulation Theory and Implications for Biological Control.- Section VI Additional Topics.- 19 The Role of Grower Education in Biological Control.- 20 Government Policy and Biological Control.- 21 Biological Control in Support of Nature Conservation.- 22 Future Prospects.- References.

Reviews

...this two authored book attempts to cover the full range of biological control topics for beginners and does so in a unified manner... useful tables and graphs throughout.' Florida Entomologist

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