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Beneficial Insects (Hardcover)
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Beneficial Insects (Hardcover)
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Highly Recommended in CHOICE, Jan 2020, Vol 57, 5 Insects are key
components of life on our planet, and their presence is essential
for maintaining balanced terrestrial ecosystems. Without insects
humans would struggle to survive, and on a world scale food
production would be severely compromised. Many plants and animals
depend directly or indirectly on insects for their very survival,
and this is particularly so in the case of insectivorous birds and
other such creatures. The beneficial role of insects is often
overlooked or misunderstood, and in farming circles their very
presence on crops is often seen to be unwelcome. In reality,
however, many insects are genuinely beneficial, as in the case of
parasitic and predacious species. The use of chemical pesticides to
control crop pests is becoming more tightly regulated and
environmentally undesirable, and low-input farming, in which
natural enemies of pests are encouraged to survive or increase, is
becoming far more prevalent. Accordingly, Integrated Pest
Management (IPM) and Integrated Crop Management (ICM) strategies
are increasingly being developed, advocated and adopted. Features:
Highlights information on many groups of insects and mites that act
as natural enemies or biological control agents of phytophagous
insects and mites, including plant pests. Profusely illustrated
with high-quality colour photographs. Focuses mainly on insects and
mites as natural enemies of plant pests, including parasitic and
predacious species that have been accidentally or deliberately
introduced in classical biological control programmes. Reviews the
role of phytophagous European insects and mites in controlling or
managing European plants that have become invasive weeds in other
parts of the world, notably North America, Australia and New
Zealand.
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