An Introduction to Biological Control
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: March 1985
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 262
ISBN-13: 9780306407062
Subjects: Botany & plant sciences; Microbiology (non-medical); Agricultural Entomology; Pest Control In Field Crops; Science; Technology & Industrial Arts; Science/Mathematics; Agriculture - General; Trees & Forests - General; Science / Botany; Life Sciences - Botany; Biological control; Insect pests; Pests
Description: This volume is a revision of Biological Control by R. van den Bosch and P.S. Messenger, orginally published by Intext Publishers. In the revision, I have attempted to keep the original theme, and to update it with current research findings and new chapters or sections on insect pathology, microbial control of weeds and plant pathogens, population dynamics, integrated pest management, and economics. This book is designed to provide a concise overview of the complex and valuable field of biological control and to show the relationships to the developing concepts of integrated pest management. Population regulation of pests by natural enemies is the major theme of the book, but other biological methods of pest control are also discussed. The chapter on population dynamics assumes a precalculus-level knowledge of mathematics. Author names of species are listed only once in the text, but all are listed in the Appendix. Any errors or omissions in this volume are my sole responsibility.