H. F. Van Emden, M. W. Service

Pest and Vector Control

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This short, readable textbook is designed to introduce students to the biology and techniques of agricultural pest and disease vector control.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 362
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Januar 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 677g
• ISBN-13: 9780521811958
• ISBN-10: 0521811953
• Artikelnr.: 22415017

Autorenporträt

Based in Reading University, Professor van Emden has written over 160 research articles and has over 40 years' experience of teaching agricultural pest management.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1. Man and insects
2. The causes of pest and vectored disease outbreaks
3. Insecticides and their formulation
4. Application of insecticides
5. Problems with insecticides
6. Environmental/cultural control
7. Biological control
8. Insect pathogens
9. Genetic control
10. Pheromones
11. Plant and host resistance
12. Other control measures and related topics
13. Pest and vector management
References
Appendix: names of some chemicals and microbials used as pesticides.