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Author Neuenschwander, P. (Peter)

Title Biological Control in IPM Systems in Africa
Published Wallingford : CAB International, 2003

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Description 1 online resource (436 pages)
Contents Contributors; Preface; Dedication; Foreword; 1 Historical Overview of Biological Control in Africa; 2 Biological Control of Alien Plant Invaders in Southern Africa; 3 Biological Control of Cassava and Mango Mealybugs in Africa; 4 Cassava Green Mite in Africa -- a Unique Example of Successful Classical Biological Control of a Mite Pest on a Continental Scale; 5 Biological Control of the Potato Tuber Moth Phthorimaea operculella in Africa; 6 Biological Control of Whiteflies in Sub-Saharan Africa; 7 Biological Control of Homopteran Pests of Conifers in Africa
Summary Biological control has made a major contribution to integrated pest management (IPM) in Africa, but its documentation has often been under-reported. This book provides a review of the most important studies. The focus is on arthropod pests and weeds, but diseases are covered where significant
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Subject Pests -- Biological control -- Africa
Pests -- Biological control
Africa
Form Electronic book
Author Borgemeister, C. (Christian)
Langewald, J. (Juergen)
ISBN 9781845933388
1845933389