| Description |
1 online resource (xxv, 728, [25] pages) |
| Contents |
Coverage includes--; · Principles of integrated pest management (IPM); · Pests and their management in crops and livestock; · Insect pests; · Weed pests; · Plant pathogens; · Vertebrate pests; · Crop, livestock, and stored-food losses; · Biological, cultural, and mechanical pest control; · Pest control through breeding and bio- and gene-technology; · Pesticides: types and uses; · Pesticide and biocide application technology; · Pesticide laws and regulations; · Semiochemicals; · Water and soil pollution from pesticide use; · Ecological backlash; · Environmental impacts of pesticides and biocides; · Human health impacts and the costs of pesticide use; · Pest management and sustainable agriculture; · Social, ethical, and economic aspects, issues and debates; · Biochemical, ecological, behavioral, environmental, climatic interactions |
| Summary |
Covers a broad spectrum of interrelated disciplines--including botany, zoology, agriculture, engineering, environment, public health, and soil and water science--to identify diverse pest species that damage and destroy crops, livestock, and forest products. Online version features quarterly updates, continuously updated supplements, keyword searchability, color graphics and customized content views |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Pests -- Control.
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Pesticide resistance.
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Pests -- Biological control.
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pest control.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- General.
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Pesticide resistance
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Pests -- Biological control
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Pests -- Control
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Pimentel, David, 1925-
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| ISBN |
9781420068467 |
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1420068466 |
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9780429142789 |
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0429142781 |
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