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Providing a critical evaluation of the management strategies
involved in ecologically-based pest management, this book presents
a balanced overview of environmentally safe and ecologically sound
approaches. Topics covered include biological control with fungi
and viruses, conservation of natural predators, use of botanicals
and how effective pest management can help promote food security.
In the broader context of agriculture, sustainability and
environmental protection, the book provides a multidisciplinary and
multinational perspective on integrated pest management useful to
researchers in entomology, crop protection, environmental sciences
and pest management.
This book documents and illustrates major developments in the use
of nematodes for the biological control of insects and slugs. It
covers the use of three main types of nematodes: entomopathogenic
nematodes, entomophilic nematodes and slug-parasitic nematodes. The
biology, commercial production, formulation and quality control,
application technology, strategy and safety of each of these three
nematode groups is discussed. The book also examines the
application of nematodes in different cropping systems, and the
efficacy of nematodes against specific pests. The potential of
predatory nematodes to control plant-parasitic nematodes and
mycophagous nematodes to control fungal pathogens is also reviewed.
This book documents and illustrates major developments in the use
of nematodes for the biological control of insects and slugs. It
covers the use of three main types of nematodes: entomopathogenic
nematodes, entomophilic nematodes and slug-parasitic nematodes. The
biology, commercial production, formulation and quality control,
application technology, strategy and safety of each of these three
nematode groups is discussed. The book also examines the
application of nematodes in different cropping systems, and the
efficacy of nematodes against specific pests. The potential of
predatory nematodes to control plant-parasitic nematodes and
mycophagous nematodes to control fungal pathogens is also reviewed.
Providing a critical evaluation of the management strategies
involved in ecologically-based pest management, this book presents
a balanced overview of environmentally safe and ecologically sound
approaches. Topics covered include biological control with fungi
and viruses, conservation of natural predators, use of botanicals
and how effective pest management can help promote food security.
In the broader context of agriculture, sustainability and
environmental protection, the book provides a multidisciplinary and
multinational perspective on integrated pest management useful to
researchers in entomology, crop protection, environmental sciences
and pest management.
Nematodes are renowned for their ability to survive severe
environmental fluctuations. Their mechanisms to withstand
temperature extremes, desiccation, and osmotic and ionic stress are
presented here together with information on the underlying
biochemical basis contributing to survival. Highlighting parallels
and contrasts between parasitic and free-living nematode groups,
this book integrates strategies that enable nematodes to persist in
the absence of food with tactics used by parasitic forms to survive
the defence responses of a plant or animal host. This functional
study is an essential resource for researchers in nematology,
parasitology and zoology.
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