Encyclopedia of Pest Management. Volume 2 (©2007)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by David Pimentel.
• Other Names: Pimentel, David, 1925-
• Contents: Contents ; Coverage includes—; · Principles of integrated pest management (IPM); · Pests and their management in crops and livestock; · Insect pests; · Weed pests; · Plant pathogens; · Vertebrate pests; · Crop, livestock, and stored-food losses; · Biological, cultural, and mechanical pest control; · Pest control through breeding and bio- and gene-technology; · Pesticides: types and uses; · Pesticide and biocide application technology; · Pesticide laws and regulations; · Semiochemicals; · Water and soil pollution from pesticide use; · Ecological backlash; · Environmental impacts of pesticides and biocides; · Human health impacts and the costs of pesticide use; · Pest management and sustainable agriculture; · Social, ethical, and economic aspects, issues and debates; · Biochemical, ecological, behavioral, environmental, climatic interactions
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2007
• Copyright Date: 2007
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxv, 728, [25] pages)
• Subjects: 632/.03; Pests -- Control; Pesticide resistance; Pests -- Biological control; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- General; Pesticide resistance; Pests -- Biological control; Pests -- Control; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781420068467; 1420068466
• Related ISBNs: 1420053612; 9781420053616
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.