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 |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Pests -- Biological control -- Africa
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Pests -- Biological control
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Africa
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Borgemeister, C. (Christian)
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Langewald, J. (Juergen)
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ISBN |
9781845933388 |
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1845933389 |
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