Integrated Pest Management: Concepts, Tactics, Strategies and Case Studies

by Edited by Edward B. Radcliffe , William D. Hutchison , Rafael E. Cancelado

• ISBN13: 9780521875950
• ISBN10: 0521875951
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-01-05
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is an effective and environmentally sensitive approach to pest management. It uses natural predators, pest-resistant plants, and other methods to preserve a healthy environment in an effort to decrease reliance on harmful pesticides. Featuring forty chapters written by leading experts, this textbook covers a broad and comprehensive range of topics in integrated pest management, focused primarily on theory and concepts. It is complemented by two award winning websites, which are regularly updated and emphasize specific IPM tactics, their application, and IPM case studies: Radcliffe's IPM World Textbook - http://ipmworld.umn.edu VegEdge - www.vegedge.umn.edu The two products are fully cross-referenced and form a unique and highly valuable resource. Written with an international audience in mind, this text is suitable for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses on Integrated Pest Management, Insect or Arthropod Pest Management. It is also a valuable resource for researchers, extension specialists and IPM practitioners worldwide.

Table of Contents

The IPM paradigm: concepts, strategies and tactics

Economic impacts of IPM

Economic decision rules for IPM

Decision making and economic risk in IPM

IPM as applied ecology: the biological precepts

Population dynamics and species interactions

Sampling for detection, estimation and IPM decision making

Application of aerobiology to IPM

Introduction and augmentation of biological control agents

Crop diversification strategies for pest regulation in IPM systems

Manipulation of pathogenic microorganisms for IPM of arthropod pests

Integrating conservation biological control into IPM systems

Barriers to adoption of biological control agents and biological pesticides

Integrating pesticides with biotic and biological control for arthropod pest management

Pesticide resistance management

Assessing environmental risks of pesticides

Assessing pesticide risks to humans: putting science into practice

Advances in breeding for host plant resistance

Resistance management to transgenic insecticidal plants

Role of biotechnology in sustainable agriculture

Use of pheromones in IPM

Insect endocrinology and hormone-based pest control products in IPM

Eradication âê' strategies and tactics

Insect management with physical methods in pre- and post harvest situations

Cotton arthropod IPM

Citrus IPM

IPM in greenhouse vegetables and ornamentals

Seed potato IPM

IPM in structural habitats

Fire ant IPM

Integrated vector management for malaria

Gypsy moth IPM

IPM for invasive species

IPM information technology

Private-sector roles in advancing IPM adoption

IPM, ideals and realities in developing countries

The USA National IPM Roadmap

The role of assessment and evaluation in IPM implementation

From integrated pesticide management to organic and sustainable agriculture

Future of IPM, a worldwide perspective

Index

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