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'... a nicely written and illustrated book on biological control ...' Journal of Insect Conservation
'It is a book that is designed to take the reader through the value, uses and approaches to biological control, emphasising each point with clearly described examples. And this it does very well indeed.' Leonard G. Copping, Pest Management Science
'The strength of the text, in my opinion, lies in the enthusiasm for the organisms, especially the entomophagous fungi with which Hajek is so familiar.' Ecology
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Natural Enemies: An Introduction to Biological Control gives a thorough grounding in the biological control of arthropods, vertebrates, weeds, and plant pathogens through use of natural enemies. The book is intended for undergraduate students and others wishing to learn the basics of biological control. Ann Hajek discusses the reasons why biological control is used, and describes different use strategies and associated safety issues, as well as how best to integrate biological control with other types of pest management. She goes on to describe the basic biology of the different types of natural enemies, and gives examples of successful biological control programs. Throughout this book the ecological relationships that make control possible are emphasized and the major strategies for the use of different types of natural enemies detailed, with discussions of the specific conditions under which each strategy is successful in controlling pests.
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'... a nicely written and illustrated book on biological control ...' Journal of Insect Conservation
'It is a book that is designed to take the reader through the value, uses and approaches to biological control, emphasising each point with clearly described examples. And this it does very well indeed.' Leonard G. Copping, Pest Management Science
'The strength of the text, in my opinion, lies in the enthusiasm for the organisms, especially the entomophagous fungi with which Hajek is so familiar.' Ecology
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Natural Enemies: An Introduction to Biological Control gives a thorough grounding in the biological control of arthropods, vertebrates, weeds, and plant pathogens through use of natural enemies. The book is intended for undergraduate students and others wishing to learn the basics of biological control. Ann Hajek discusses the reasons why biological control is used, and describes different use strategies and associated safety issues, as well as how best to integrate biological control with other types of pest management. She goes on to describe the basic biology of the different types of natural enemies, and gives examples of successful biological control programs. Throughout this book the ecological relationships that make control possible are emphasized and the major strategies for the use of different types of natural enemies detailed, with discussions of the specific conditions under which each strategy is successful in controlling pests.
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phytophagous natural enemies, classical biological control programs, consider biological alternatives, inoculative biological control, inundative biological control, biological control releases, coconut moth, releasing natural enemies, conservation biological control, classical biological control introduction, beetle banks, classical biological control agents, resident natural enemies, seasonal inoculative release, enhancing biological control, augmentative biological control, natural enemy species, phytophagous invertebrates, cassava green mite, natural enemy populations, synthetic chemical pesticides, inoculative releases, exotic natural enemies, suppressive soils, inundative releases Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, North America, Academic Press, South America, San Diego, Annual Review of Entomology, Cambridge University Press, South Africa, United States, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Annual Review of Phytopathology, National Research Council, New Zealand, Jack Kelly Clark, Microbial Insecticides, United Kingdom, University of California Statewide, Entomological Society of America, Office of Technology Assessment, Silent Spring, Boca Raton, British Crop Protection Council, World War, New England, Order Coleoptera New!
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phytophagous natural enemies, classical biological control programs, consider biological alternatives, inoculative biological control, inundative biological control, biological control releases, coconut moth, releasing natural enemies, conservation biological control, classical biological control introduction, beetle banks, classical biological control agents, resident natural enemies, seasonal inoculative release, enhancing biological control, augmentative biological control, natural enemy species, phytophagous invertebrates, cassava green mite, natural enemy populations, synthetic chemical pesticides, inoculative releases, exotic natural enemies, suppressive soils, inundative releases Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, North America, Academic Press, South America, San Diego, Annual Review of Entomology, Cambridge University Press, South Africa, United States, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Annual Review of Phytopathology, National Research Council, New Zealand, Jack Kelly Clark, Microbial Insecticides, United Kingdom, University of California Statewide, Entomological Society of America, Office of Technology Assessment, Silent Spring, Boca Raton, British Crop Protection Council, World War, New England, Order Coleoptera New!
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- Biological Control by Roy Van Driesche on 20 pages
- Biological Control: Measures of Success by G. Gurr on 6 pages
- Conservation Biological Control (Neural Network Systems Techniques and Applications) by Pedro A. Barbosa on 6 pages
- Enhancing Biological Control: Habitat Management to Promote Natural Enemies of Agricultural Pests by Charles H. Pickett on 5 pages
- Insect Viruses and Pest Management by Frances R. Hunter-Fujita on 4 pages
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