Release of Parasitoids to Control Greenbugs on Sorghum

Release of Parasitoids to Control Greenbugs on Sorghum
Title Release of Parasitoids to Control Greenbugs on Sorghum PDF eBook
Author K. J. Starks
Publisher
Pages 16
Release 1976
Genre Greenbug
ISBN

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ARS-S.

ARS-S.
Title ARS-S. PDF eBook
Author
Publisher
Pages 334
Release 1972
Genre Agriculture
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Predators and Parasitoids

Predators and Parasitoids
Title Predators and Parasitoids PDF eBook
Author Opender Koul
Publisher CRC Press
Pages 204
Release 2003-03-13
Genre Science
ISBN 0203302567

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Their natural enemies largely determine the population size and dynamic behavior of many plant-eating insects. Any reduction in enemy number can result in an insect outbreak. Applied biological control is thus one strategy for restoring functional biodiversity in many agroecosystems. Predators and Parasitoids addresses the role of natural enemies i

ARS-S.

ARS-S.
Title ARS-S. PDF eBook
Author United States. Agricultural Research Service
Publisher
Pages 16
Release 1976
Genre Agriculture
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Technical Bulletin

Technical Bulletin
Title Technical Bulletin PDF eBook
Author
Publisher
Pages 16
Release 1977
Genre Agriculture
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Biological Control by Augmentation of Natural Enemies

Biological Control by Augmentation of Natural Enemies
Title Biological Control by Augmentation of Natural Enemies PDF eBook
Author R. Ridgway
Publisher Springer Science & Business Media
Pages 480
Release 2013-03-08
Genre Science
ISBN 1468428713

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The protection of agricultural crops, forest, and man and his domestic animals from annoyance and damage by various kinds of pests remains a chronic problem. As we endeavor to improve pro duction processes and to develop more effective and acceptable tactics for achieving this protection, we must give high priority to all potentially useful techniques for the control and management of insects. Pest control is recognized as an acceptable and necessary part of modern agriculture. Methods employed vary greatly and tend to reflect compromises involving 3 determining factors: technological capability, economic feasibility, and social acceptability. How ever, these factors are also subject to change with time since each involves value judgments that are based on available information, cost, benefit considerations, the seriousness of the pest problem, and the political climate. Whatever method is chosen, energy resources continue to dwindle under the impact of increasing popu lation, and it is inevitable that greater reliance must be placed upon renewable resources in pest management. One alternative is the use of a pest management method that uses the energy of the pest's own biomass to fuel a self-perpetuating control system. The use of biological control agents for the control of pests has long been an integral part of the pest management strategy in crop production and forestry and in the protection of man and animals. The importance and unique advantages of the method are well recognized; numerous treatises deal with accomplishments and methodologies.

Handbook of Biological Control

Handbook of Biological Control
Title Handbook of Biological Control PDF eBook
Author T. W. Fisher
Publisher Elsevier
Pages 1073
Release 1999-09-20
Genre Science
ISBN 0080533019

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For many years the use of chemical agents such as pesticides and herbicides has been effective in controlling the many varieties of pests that infest both agricultural crops and backyard gardens. However, these pests are gradually becoming resistant to these agents, because the agents themselves are acting as selective factors making the pests better and better able to resist and persist. As a result, the use of biological controlling agents is increasing. This book is a comprehensive and authoritative handbook of biological control.