Pest Control

In the industry of agriculture, farmers are facing a challenge worldwide: the need to simultaneously achieve substantial crop yields and mitigate t...

For large-scale agroecosystems, patterns of pest population increases (graded increases or abrupt outbreaks) and declines (graded suppression or ab...

Rhizomicrobiome in Sustainable Agriculture and Environment explores the important potential of biocontrol agents in the reduction of overexploitati...

Biorationals or biopesticides are pest control agents of biological origin. Biopesticides are emerging alternatives to harmful chemical pest contro...

In the industry of agriculture, farmers are facing a challenge worldwide: the need to simultaneously achieve substantial crop yields and mitigate t...

Biological control is an important component of integrated and ecological pest management programmes. Its importance continues to increase as plant...

The book presents discussions on: Biology and ecology of major troublesome weeds infesting rice, wheat, corn, soybean, focusing on different crop...

Handbook of Agricultural Entomology by Helmut van Emden is a landmark publication for students and practitioners of entomology applied to agricultu...

This book features six peer-reviewed reviews on viruses affecting key horticultural crops.The first chapter considers best management practices for...

'Britain's ten million acres of private gardens add up to a vital haven for wildlife. Chock-a-block with ideas for encouraging wildlife into your p...

The last overview of termites for the non-specialist was published several decades ago and in the intervening years, both knowledge, and the termit...

An updated guide to plant pathogens and their management The impact of plant disease is far-reaching. Its effects are felt not only in the spheres ...

The Formosan subterranean termite, Coptotermes formosanus, is the most destructive and invasive termite species globally. It is also the only termi...

Ecologically Based Weed Management Protect crop yields and strengthen ecosystems with this essential guide Research into weed management is an incr...

Throughout Asia, Australia and the Pacific, and increasingly in Africa, the primary horticultural insect pests are fruit flies belonging to the gen...

Soilborne microbial plant pathogens including oomycetes, fungi, bacteria and viruses cause several economically important destructive diseases and ...

The history of pathogens and vectors, unique symptoms of diseases and economic importance of important viral diseases have been dealt with in the i...

Wang has gathered contributions from an impressive cohort of the worlds most respected experts on longhorned beetles. Chapters review both basics o...

Temperate fruits include stone/drupe fruits (such as peach), pome fruits (such as apple) and berries (such as strawberries). Like other crops, cult...

This collection features five peer-reviewed literature reviews on nematode pests in agriculture.The first chapter assesses the value and impact of ...

Crop disease management strategies revolve around the principles of exclusion, eradication and immunization. Cultural practices are aimed at preven...

The management and control of pests in the urban environment in the 21st Century faces many challenges. Pest populations adapt to changing conditio...

Ornamental trees, shrubs and flowers have always been extremely popular and there is large demandwhether in gardens or parksfor alpines, bedding pl...

Harness the power of beneficial insects to deter pests and reduce crop damage. This comprehensive guide to farming with insects will have you build...

Handbook of AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY This book provides state-of-the-art information about recent advancements in the application of nanobiofung...

Handbook of AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY The book provides detailed information on the application of nanopesticides for the management of numerous ...

Handbook of AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY The book provides a detailed examination of the application of nanobioherbicides that come from plants incl...

Handbook of AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY The book provides detailed information about the application of repellent products that contain plant-based...

The search for new strategies of pest control with safer molecules is currently of great importance and interest. Microbe-mediated biological crop ...

The brown recluse is a fascinating spider very well adapted to dwelling in houses and other buildings. Because of this very quality and the ghastly...

As the sustainable agriculture movement has grown, there has been a dramatic increase in the production of horticultural crops in greenhouses world...

Imagine a statistics book for bioassays written by a statistician. Next, imagine a statistics book for bioassays written for a layman. Bioassays wi...

This book provides a review of biocontrol agents. Chapter One discusses the biological control of bacterial pathogens in horticultural systems. Cha...

This book features five peer-reviewed reviews on the development of regulatory frameworks for new agricultural products and technologies.The first ...

Algal blooms have the potential to wipe out fish farms virtually overnight. Contamination of seafoods with algal toxins can poison human consumers ...