Entomology and Pest Management
by Pedigo, Larry P.; Rice, MarlinEdition: 6th
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2008-06-27
Publisher(s): Prentice Hall
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Summary
"This best-selling text emphasizes both theory and practice, and is appropriate for both undergraduate and beginning graduate students. Entomology and Pest Management has been revised to reflect advances in the theory and technology of pest management."--BOOK JACKET.
Table of Contents
| Introduction | |
| Insect Structures and Life Processes | |
| Insect Classification | |
| The Insect Life Cycle | |
| Insect Ecology | |
| Surveillance and Sampling | |
| Economic Decision Levels for Pest Populations | |
| Pest Management Theory | |
| Management with Natural Enemies and Other Biological Agents | |
| Ecological Management of the Crop Environment | |
| Conventional Insecticides for Management | |
| Biopesticides for Management | |
| Managing Insects with Resistant Plants | |
| Management by Modifying Insect Development and Behavior | |
| Sterile-Insect Technique and Other Pest Genetic Tactics | |
| The Practice of Insect Pest Management | |
| Managing Ecological Backlash | |
| Insect Pest Management Case Histories | |
| Key to the Orders of Hexapoda | |
| List of Some Insects and Related Species Alphabetized by Common Name | |
| World Wide Web Sites of Entomological Resources | |
| Glossary | |
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