Entomology and Pest Management

by Pedigo, Larry P.

• ISBN13: 9780130195678
• ISBN10: 0130195677
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-01-01
• Publisher: Pearson College Div

Summary

For introductory courses in Applied Entomology, Insect Pest Management, and Economic Entomology. Ideal for students with little or no background in entomologyand those who cannot spend the time to take both a general entomology course and an applied coursethis text combines, in a single volumegeneral principles of entomology and modern principles of insect pest managementincluding factual details and specific examples.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(34)
Insect Structures and Life Process	35	(44)
Insect Classification	79	(66)
The Insect Life Cycle	145	(30)
Insect Ecology	175	(36)
Surveillance and Sampling	211	(44)
Economic Decision Levels for Pest Populations	255	(34)
Pest Management Theory	289	(24)
Management with Natural Enemies and Other Biological Agents	313	(34)
Ecological Management of the Crop Environment	347	(34)
Conventional Insecticides	381	(60)
Managing Insects with Resistant Plants	441	(36)
Management by Modifying Insect Development and Behavior	477	(30)
Sterile-Insect Technique and Other Pest Genetic Tactics	507	(28)
The Practice of Insect Pest Management	535	(26)
Managing Ecological Backlash	561	(32)
Insect Pest Management Case Histories	593	(22)
Appendix 1: Key to the Orders of Insecta	615	(6)
Appendix 2: List of Some Insects and Related Species Alphabetized by Common Name	621	(36)
Appendix 3: List of Some Insecticides by Common and Registered Trade Name	657	(8)
Appendix 4: World Wide Web Sites of Entomological Resources	665	(44)
Glossary	709	(24)
Index	733

Excerpts

Although it has been only three years since writing the third edition ofEntomology and Pest Management,much has occurred. Events have changed the face of pest technology and policy, causing us to take pause and reflect on our achievements and ponder our future. These recent events make the updating of this book a useful endeavor. The most striking event since the third edition is our ubiquitous use of computers for gathering information. The Internet and World Wide Web have virtually taken over our activities, with nearly all students and specialists using them as a base of operations for information exchange. We now have rapid and mostly low-cost access to almost everything we want to know, right from our desk or laptop computer. Just do a search, and literally dozens of sites pop up on the screen, displaying everything from how-tos to why-nots. Moreover, students can enroll in and take courses through the Internet not only at their home university but at other universities as well. Arguably, many educators believe so-called distance education through computer delivery is thesine qua nonof effective learning and the wave of the future. To make use of this valuable information-gathering tool, the fourth edition ofEntomology and Pest Managementhas "Favorite Web Sites" listed at the end of each chapter. The Web sites relate to the subject matter of the chapter and are presented as URLs, which are annotated. The reader may use these and their links to other sites to update basic information found in a particular book chapter. Additionally, Appendix 4 was developed, which presents one of the most comprehensive compilations of Web sites for entomology resources found anywhere. This list can be used for customized searches of entomological information on nearly any topic. Other events that called for an updating of the third edition include impacts on pesticide use mandated by the EPA and the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996. This agency and law have resulted in the disappearance of some of our most widely used insecticides and their substitution by new, sometimes safer and environmentally friendly chemicals and tactics. To reflect these events, Chapter 11 on conventional insecticides has been reorganized and completely updated, as has Appendix 3, which presents lists of commonly used insecticides. Moreover, current developments of low-risk tactics, such as microbial pesticides, insect growth regulators, and pheromones, are presented in Chapters 9 and 13. Profound changes have also occurred in the past three years because of biotechnology. Transgenic plants that offer high degrees of resistance to insect pests have been engineered and become widely adopted in several cropping systems. Along with this development, concerns continue about insects overcoming the resistance and about the environmental and personal safety of these crops. Chapter 12 updates the reader on the status of transgenic plants developed for pest management and presents a new discussion on benefits and risks of cropping these. There has also been substantial progress in the areawide approach to pest technology. This approach has been spotlighted nationally as a means of dealing with key insect pests, such as the boll weevil in southeastern cotton. The status of such areawide programs has been updated in Chapter 15, as has that of other pest management programs mentioned throughout the book. TARGET AUDIENCE Entomology and Pest Managementcan be used as an introduction to applied entomology for undergraduates or beginning graduate students. For undergraduates with only an elementary biology background, early chapters need emphasis to provide a basis for understanding the remaining content on insect ecology, surveillance, and management. Students with at least one course in entomology may wish to omit early chapters and emphasize the strategy and tactics of management found in later chapters