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Explores emerging technologies in crop protection based on new natural pest management agents and materials derived from natural models. Reviews the discovery and application of pesticides based on peptides, neuropeptides, natural products, and natural and engineered viral agents. Presents information on new approaches to designing pesticides through molecular modeling and computer-aided design. Discusses registration of biopesticides and presents case studies. ... Read more

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Rural women, on average, spend more time on pest management than do men. Yet few related publications are available. This wide-ranging book outlines issues from health to reasons for women’s involvement in integrated pest management. Contains pioneering case studies from Vietnam, Indonesia, Russia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Tanzania and Ghana. Epilogue by Janice Jiggins. ... Read more

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Women and IPM: Crop protection practice and strategies
Sharpe, intelligent analysis. One of the best I have read in the subject. ... Read more

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This book presents experiences and successful case studies of integrated pest management (IPM) from developed and developing countries and from major international centres and programmes.In nearly 40 chapters, the following themes are addressed:Emerging issues in IPM, such as biotechnology, pesticide policies, socio-economic considerationsCountry experiences from Africa, Asia, North and South America, Europe, Australia and New ZealandRegional and international experiences, including FAO, the World Bank and CGIAR System-wide IPM Program ... Read more

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Presents and develops ecological theory as a foundation for integrated pest management practices, with the aim of improving those practices. Unlike how-to books for dealing with a limited group of pests, this book presents the information and models a pest manager needs to work from to develop a strategy for controlling any group of pests. Focuses on the theoretical background of the major pest control tactics: host-plant resistance, biological control, microbial control, cultural control, and chemical control. Discusses ecological concepts related to arthropod-borne plant diseases and their control, looks at the economic dimension of agroecology, and compares and contrasts natural and agricultural ecosystems. ... Read more

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This is the first introductory text to deal with theproblems caused by insects as pests in Australianagriculture and related primary industry, and the use of insects to combat pests such as insects and weeds.It emphasizes Australian examples throughout and is designed specifically to reflect traditional and recent developments associated with pest management in Australia and other countries.The development of integrated pest management is a central theme, but chapters are provided on all major facets of pest control, with accounts of their development, importance and contributions to current management strategy and practice.Each chapter concludes with suggestions for further reading and the most recent references are cited to give students, applied entomologists, researchers and agriculturists the most current and comprehensive information available. ... Read more

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Drawing on the work of researchers from around the world, this book is a state-of-the-art summary of work in sweet potato pest management. The contributors address issues of crop protection and management of pests such as the sweet potato weevil, wireworms, chrysomelid and flea beetles, vine borers, plant-parasitic nematodes, and aphid and whitefly virus vectors and their associated viruses. They also present data on biological control of pests and the breeding of resistant cultivars. Most importantly, however, the researchers look beyond the fields to address regulatory issues and the socioeconomic problems of management. ... Read more

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Novel approaches to Integrated Pest Management IPM are compiled not only to demonstrate in detail the remarkable achievements and contributions of this field to the environment, public health, and world economy, but also to draw prospects for the future for each related field of IPM. DLC: Agriculture pests. ... Read more

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Insect pest control continues to be a challenge for agricultural producers and researchers. Insect resistance to commonly used pesticides and the removal of toxic pesticides from the market have taken their toll on the ability of agricultural producers to produce high quality, pest-free crops within economical means. In addition to this, they must not endanger their workers or the environment.We depend on agriculture for food, feed, and fiber, making it an essential part of our economy. Many people take agriculture for granted while voicing concern over adverse effects of agricultural production practices on the environment. Insect Pest Management presents a balanced overview of environmentally safe and ecologically sound practices for managing insects.This book covers specific ecological measures, environmentally acceptable physical control measures, use of chemical pesticides, and a detailed account of agronomic and other cultural practices. It also includes a chapter on state-of-the-art integrated pest management based, a section on biological control, and lastly a section devoted to legal and legislative issues.Insect Pest Management approaches its subject in a systematic and comprehensive manner. It serves as a useful resource for professionals in the fields of entomology, agronomy, horticulture, ecology, and environmental sciences, as well as to agricultural producers, industrial chemists, and people concerned with regulatory and legislative issues. ... Read more

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The concept of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) was developed as an alternative to chemical pesticides following the widespread realization or their horrifying and damaging effects on environment, human, animal and plant health, which were vividly portrayed in Rachel Carsons book Silent Spring. The IPM approach involves the use of different tactics in compatible combinations to keep pest populations below the levels at which they cause economics injury. Thus. the IPM approach minimizes the use of chemical pesticides and avoids their harmful effects. The development and implementation of IPM has been increasing in North America with successful results. However, its role in tropical agriculture is less well known. For this reason, the United Nations Environment Programine (UNEP), and the International Center for Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) undertook a global review of IPM to assess the impact of related activities in tropical regions of Asia. Africa and South America. This volume assesses the current status and future prospects for IPM in these regions, it provide a unique overview of the efforts made to develop and implement IPM for the pests of livestock and agroforestry in selected countries in the tropics (including India and China), as well as a survey of IPM strategies on a crop-by-crop basis for each continent. The book gives an honest appraisal of both the successes and failures of past IPM programmes and provides new paradigms and directions that IPM must develop, if it is to be adopted by farmers and governments on a scale necessary to change their current reliance on chemical pestioldes ... Read more

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This pathbreaking volume summarizes and analyzes recent developments in the promising area of using high and low extreme temperatures as a means of pest control. Comparing the physiology of heat and cold sensitivity with temperature regulation in insects, the book then discusses current research in applying lethal temperatures and the cold storage of insects used as biological control agents. ... Read more