ABSTRACT
This volume summarises current developments in integrated pest management (IPM), focussing on insect pests. Chapters discuss advances in understanding species and landscape ecology on which IPM is founded. The book then reviews advances in cultural, physical and, in particular, biological methods of control. Topics include developments in classical, conservation and augmentative biological control as well as the use of entomopathogenic fungi, viruses, nematodes and semiochemicals. The final parts of the book summarise current research on monitoring pesticide use as well as emerging classes of biopesticides.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|224 pages
Ecological foundations of IPM
chapter Chapter 1|40 pages
Foundations of an IPM program: detection, identification, and quantification
chapter Chapter 2|54 pages
Advances in understanding species ecology: phenological and life cycle modeling of insect pests
chapter Chapter 4|30 pages
Advances in understanding agroecosystems ecology and its applications in integrated pest management
chapter Chapter 5|30 pages
Advances in understanding the ecology of invasive crop insect pests and their impact on IPM
chapter Chapter 6|34 pages
Plant-insect interactions, host-plant resistance, and integrated pest management
part 2|188 pages
Cultural and physical methods in IPM
chapter Chapter 8|58 pages
The role and use of genetically engineered insect-resistant crops in integrated pest management systems
part 3|266 pages
Biological methods in IPM
chapter Chapter 12|36 pages
Advances in classical biological control to support IPM of perennial agricultural crops
chapter Chapter 13|30 pages
Advances in conservation biological control and habitat management for IPM
chapter Chapter 14|28 pages
Advances in augmentative biological control in integrated pest management
chapter Chapter 15|40 pages
Integrated pest management (IPM) in greenhouse and other protected environments
chapter Chapter 16|44 pages
Advances in microbial control in integrated pest management: entomopathogenic fungi
chapter Chapter 18|30 pages
Advances in use of entomopathogenic nematodes in integrated pest management
part 4|90 pages
Chemical methods in IPM
chapter Chapter 19|28 pages
Chemical control in IPM systems: advances in selective pesticides and application systems
part 5|190 pages
Implementation