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Biological & Biotechnological Control of Insect Pests

By: Jack E Rechcigl and Nancy A Rechcigl
392 pages, Figs, tabs
Publisher: CRC Press
Biological & Biotechnological Control of Insect Pests
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  • Biological & Biotechnological Control of Insect Pests ISBN: 9781566704793 Hardback Sep 1999 Not in stock: Usually dispatched within 1-2 weeks
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Pest and disease management continues to challenge the agricultural community. The rise in new pest and crop problems juxtaposed with public concern over pesticide use and more stringent environmental regulations creates the need for today's agricultural producers to stay current with new technologies for producing quality crops profitably. Biological and Biotechnological Control of Insect Pests presents an overview of alternative measures to traditional pest management practices, utilizing biological control and biotechnology.
The removal of some highly effective broad-spectrum chemicals, caused by concerns over environmental health and public safety, has resulted in the development of alternative, reduced risk crop protection products. These products, less toxic to the environment and easily integrated into biological control systems, target specific life stages or pest species. Predation - recognized as a suitable, long term strategy - effectively suppresses pests in biotechnological control systems.
Biological and Biotechnological Control of Insect Pests covers these topics and more. It explores the current approaches in alternative solutions such as: biological control agents, parasites and predators, pathogenic microorganisms, pheromones, botanical insecticides, genetic control, genetic engineering of plants and biocontrol agents, and government regulations for biocontrol agents and recombinant DNA technology. This book will be a useful resource to entomologists, agronomists, horticulturists, and environmental scientists.

Contents

Biological Control Agents * Parasitoids and Predators * Microbial Insecticides * Pheromones and Other Semiochemicals * Botanical Insecticides, Soaps, and Oils * Insect Growth Regulators * Physiological Approaches * Genetic Control of Insect Pests * Plant Resistance to Insects * Biotechnology * Genetic Engineering of Plants for Insect Resistance * Genetic Engineering of Biocontrol Agents for Insects * Environmental Impact of Biotechnology * Regulation * Regulatory Aspects of Biological Control Agents and Products Derived by Biotechnology.

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By: Jack E Rechcigl and Nancy A Rechcigl
392 pages, Figs, tabs
Publisher: CRC Press
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