Ecological Engineering for Pest Management: Advances in Habitat Manipulation for Arthropods

by Gurr, Geoff M.

• ISBN13: 9780801443428
• ISBN10: 0801443423
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-09-30
• Publisher: Comstock Pub Assoc

Summary

Ecological engineering is the process of manipulating farm habitats for the purposes of maintaining or increasing food production, restoring wetlands and other ecosystems, and conserving resources such as water and fertile soil. This book focuses on the pest management aspect of ecological engineering: how to make farmland more attractive for beneficial insects and less favorable for pests. This book brings together contributors from around the world who are leaders in habitat manipulation for the purpose of agriculture. Chapters explore the frontiers of ecological engineering: the authors describe methods including molecular approaches, high-tech marking, and remote sensing. They also review the theoretical aspects of ecological engineering and discuss how ecological engineering may interact with genetic engineering.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Contributors	x
Chapter 1 Ecological engineering, habitat manipulation and pest management	1	(12)
G.M. Gurr, S.L. Scarratt, S.D. Wratten, L. Berndt & N. Irvin
Chapter 2 Genetic engineering and ecological engineering: a clash of paradigms or scope for synergy?	13	(20)
M.A. Altieri, G.M. Gurr & S.D. Wratten
Chapter 3. The agroecological bases of ecological engineering for pest management	33	(22)
C.I. Nicholls & M.A. Altieri
Chapter 4 The landscape context of arthropod biological control	55	(10)
M.H. Schmidt, C. Thies & T. Tscharntke
Chapter 5 Use of behavioural and life-history studies to understand the effects of habitat manipulation	65	(36)
M.A. Jervis, J.C. Lee & G.E. Heimpel
Chapter 6 Molecular techniques and habitat manipulation approaches for parasitoid conservation in annual cropping systems	101	(16)
F.D. Menalled, J.M. Alvarez & D.A. Landis
Chapter 7 Marking and tracking techniques for insect predators and parasitoids in ecological engineering	117	(16)
B. Lavandero, S.D. Wratten, J. Hagler & J. Tylianakis
Chapter 8 Precision agriculture approaches in support of ecological engineering for pest management	133	(10)
M. Coll
Chapter 9 Effects of agroforestry systems on the ecology and management of insect pest populations	143	(12)
M.A. Altieri & C.I. Nicholls
Chapter 10 The 'push-pull' strategy for stemborer management: a case study in exploiting biodiversity and chemical ecology	155	(10)
Z.R. Khan & J.A. Pickett
Chapter 11 Use of sown wildflower strips to enhance natural enemies of agricultural pests	165	(22)
L. Pfiffner & E. Wyss
Chapter 12 Habitat manipulation for insect pest management in cotton cropping systems	187	(12)
R.K. Mensah & R.V. Sequeira
Chapter 13 Pest management and wildlife conservation: compatible goals for ecological engineering?	199	(20)
C. Kinross, S.D. Wratten & G.M. Gurr
Chapter 14 Ecological engineering for enhanced pest management: towards a rigorous science	219	(8)
C.M. Gurr, S.D. Wratten & M.A. Altieri
Index	227