Pest Control

Parasitoid wasps are cosmopolitan, numerous and enormously diverse with probably one million or more species worldwide, most of which occur in the ...

This collection features four peer-reviewed literature reviews on mite pests in agriculture.The first chapter offers a holistic approach to integra...

Fungicides are chemical agents that inhibit or eliminate mycelial growth or fungal spores. The chemical, physical, and biological characteristics o...

Whiteflies are one of the major insect pests of greenhouse production systems worldwide, feeding on a wide-range of greenhouse-grown horticultural ...

The United States is one of the world''s largest producers, consumers, exporters, and importers of agricultural commodities. However, some of these...

This book illustrates how the potential use of the pheromones (scouting, monitoring, or optimal timing of insecticide application) depends on both ...

This book revises some of the most recent advances concerning Cd induced effects at cytotoxicological and genotoxicological levels in several crops...

Pesticides used to control weeds, unwanted insects, and fungi contribute to agricultural productivity and public health by preventing crop damage a...

For anyone who wants information on the insect pests of rice, this book provides an enormous amount of information about the root and stem feeders,...

This book provides a decent overview of recent advances in biopesticides and other biological options for insect management with an easy-to-follow ...

This collection features five peer-reviewed reviews on biostimulant applications in agriculture.The first chapter provides a comprehensive overview...

This collection features four peer-reviewed literature reviews discussing fungal diseases of apples.The first chapter discusses the main pre- and p...

This collection features four peer-reviewed reviews of septoria tritici blotch in cereals.The first chapter reviews the various methods for managin...

The sustainable intensification of smallholder farming systems is a standard reference on how best to target support for smallholders to achieve re...

This collection reviews advances in research on improving barley cultivation across the value chain. Part 1 reviews advances in understanding barle...

This volume summarises current developments in integrated pest management (IPM), focussing on insect pests. Chapters discuss advances in understand...

With growing concerns surrounding the impact of climate change on both native and invasive pest invasions, coupled with the rising threat of global...

Fear deer no more! The best source Ive seen on the topic! Tracy DiSabato-Aust, award-winning garden designer and best-selling author Deer are one o...

Bananas arise as one of the most popular fruits consumed all around the world. Banana belongs to the genus Musa from the family Musaceae. It is ori...

The most numerous of the world's invasive species, rodent pests have a devastating impact on agriculture, food, health and the environment. In the ...

For centuries, man and mole have taken from the soil in their bid to survive. This has resulted in bitter conflict between these adversaries and on...

There are probably more deer in the United Kingdom now than there have been in the past thousand years. As they have increased in numbers and distr...

Rachel Carson Environment Book Award, First Place (2018) IPPY Outstanding Book of the Year: Most Likely to Save the Planet (2018) Thorpe M...

This new handbook provides a full but concise guide to the key pest species that commonly infest historic houses, and solutions for dealing with th...

In The Vegetable Garden Pest Handbook, youll find the simple, straightforward resources and tools you need to identify common pests of edible garde...

Glenn Waters has been snaring rabbits in his native Scotland since he was 5 or 6 years old. He was lucky enough to work with some of the snaring g...

Urban pests are common all over the world. These include cockroaches, flies, mosquitoes, bed bugs, ticks, fleas, ants, termites, rodents and others...