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This book addresses issues of ecological theory and practice in the fields of entomology, plant pathology, and weed science. It suggests ways to integrate theory and practice to contribute to the future development of biological control of plant pests. .

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Author:   David A. Andow ,  David W. Ragsdale ,  Robert F. Nyvall
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   CRC Press
Weight:   0.635kg
ISBN:  

9780367161699

ISBN 10:   0367161699
Pages:   334
Publication Date:   23 November 2020
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface -- Biological Control in Cool Temperate Regions -- Agent Selection -- Biological Control in Native and Introduced Habitats: Lessons Learned from the Sap-Feeding Guilds on Hemlock and Pine -- Ecological Approaches for Biological Control of the Aquatic Weed Eurasian Watermilfoil: Resource and Interference Competition, Exotic and Endemic Herbivores and Pathogens -- Integrating Biological Control in IPM Systems -- Foliar Pathogens in Weed Biocontrol: Ecological and Regulatory Constraints -- Development and Implementation -- Antibiosis and Beyond: Genetic Diversity, Microbial Communities, and Biological Control -- Microbial Competition and Plant Disease Biocontrol -- Ecology of Rearing: Quality, Regulation, and Mass Rearing -- Selection Pressures and the Coevolution of Host-Pathogen Systems -- Deleterious Rhizobacteria and Weed Biocontrol -- Spring-Seeded Smother Plants for Weed Control in Corn and Other Annual Crops -- Issues in the Use of Microsporidia for Biological Control of European Corn Borer -- Monitoring and Impact of Weed Biological Control Agents -- Biological Control of Plant Disease Using Antagonistic Streptomyces -- Host Searching by Trichogramma and Its Implications for Quality Control and Release Techniques -- Gliocladium and Biological Control of Damping-Off Complex -- Management in Situ -- Parasitoid Foraging from a Multitrophic Perspective: Significance for Biological Control -- Altering Community Balance: Organic Amendments, Selection Pressures, and Biocontrol -- Interference of Fungicides with Entomopathogens: Effects on Entomophthoran Pathogens of Green Peach Aphid

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