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Abstract ; Damage associated with invertebrate pests has been shown to reduce the yield of major crops worldwide (wheat, maize, rice, potato and soybean) by up to 23% on average, threatening food security and causing substantial economic losses, thus, crop protection is pivotal. In India, the second largest producer of vegetables globally, insect pests account for 36% of yield losses. Crop pests have predominantly been managed by the use of synthetic chemical pesticides but their negative impact...
inductive (augmentation), in which a large population of natural enemies are administered for quick pest control; and inoculative (conservation), in which measures are taken to maintain...
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Farms benefit from pest control services provided by nature, but management of these services requires an understanding of how habitat complexity within and around the farm impacts the relationship...
1. Introduction ; There is growing public concern about pesticides’ non-target effects on humans and other organisms, and many pests have evolved resistance to some of the most commonly-used pesticides. Together, these factors have led to increasing interest in non-chemical, ecologically-sound ways to manage pests [1]. One pest-management alternative is the diversification of agricultural fields by establishing “polycultures” that include one or more different crop varieties or species wit...
Dear Colleagues, Invertebrate pest control within the glasshouse environment continues to present many challenges. Increasing consumer concern over the use of chemical pesticides, coupled...
The school year has begun, and with it, schools are experiencing an influx of dirt, germs and pests. On Aug. 23, the University of Georgia Structural Pest Management Program (SPM) hosted a School Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Workshop intended to help pest control operators that manage schools in Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina and Tennessee. The workshop began with presentations from Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA) representatives and UGA entomologists. The presentations topics included IPM basics, pesticide regulations, Environmen ...
This book is an up-to-date and comprehensive reference covering pest management in organic farming in major crops of the world. General introductory chapters explore the management of crops to prevent pest outbreaks, plant protection tools in organic farming, and natural enemies and pest control. The remaining chapters are crop-based and discuss geographic distribution, economic importance and key pests. For each pest the fundamental aspects of its bio-ecology and the various methods of control ...
Rosemary Collier * Warwick Crop Centre, School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick... of pest control tactics, singly or harmoniously coordinated into a management strategy, based on...