Advances in insect control and resistance management. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: A. Rami Horowitz, Isaac Ishaaya, editors.
• Editors: Horowitz, A. Rami; Ishaaya, I
• Contents: Preface; Contents; Contributors; 1 Advances in Insect Control and Resistance Management: An Overview; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Short Descriptions of the Book Chapters; References; 2 Principles of IPM in Cultivated Crops and Implementation of Innovative Strategies for Sustainable Plant Protection; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Regulation of IPM in Europe; 2.3 Demonstration Farms for IPM in Germany; 2.4 Certification of Plant Protection Knowledge; 2.5 Development of Innovative Plant Protection Strategies; 2.5.1 Selective and Biorational Pesticides; 2.5.2 Anti-resistance Strategies. 2.5.3 Monitoring of Pest Insects by Semiochemicals2.5.3.1 Adult Monitoring; 2.5.3.2 Egg Monitoring; 2.5.4 Nonchemical Methods; 2.5.4.1 Mating Disruption by Semiochemicals; 2.5.4.2 Mating Disruption by Substrate Vibrations; 2.5.4.3 Mass Trapping; 2.5.4.4 Attract and Kill (Lure and Kill); 2.5.4.5 Repellents, Antifeedants, and Deterrents; 2.5.4.6 Push-and-Pull Strategies; 2.6 Conclusion; References; 3 Biological Control and Pollination Services on Organic Farms; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Promoting Natural Enemies and Biological Control on Organic Farms. 3.2.1 Global Trends of Natural Enemy Communities in Organic Farming Systems3.2.2 Factors Influencing Predator Communities and Biological Control on Organic Farms; 3.3 Promoting Bee Communities and Pollination Services on Organic Farms; 3.3.1 Global Trends of Bee Communities in Organic Farming Systems; 3.3.2 Factors Influencing Bee Communities and Pollination Services on Organic Farms; 3.4 Strategies to Conserve Natural Enemies and Bees on Organic Farms; 3.4.1 Increasing Connectivity Between Agricultural and Natural Landscapes; 3.4.2 Artificial Habitat, Floral Resources, and On-Farm Management. 3.5 Opportunities for Future Study3.5.1 Improving Methods or Studying Ecosystem Services; 3.5.2 Developing Citizen Science Programs for Organic Farmers; 3.5.3 Consideration of Natural Enemies and Bees in On-Farm Planning; 3.5.4 Valuing Ecosystem Services; 3.6 Conclusion; References; 4 The Evolution of Alternative Control Strategies in a Traditional Crop: Economy and Policy as Drivers of Olive Fly Control; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Economy and Olive Cultivation in the Mediterranean Basin After WWII. 4.3 Historical Overview of Olive Fly Control as Related to Economic Trends in the Mediterranean Basin4.3.1 Available Pest Control Tools During the Economic Stabilization of Southern Europe; 4.3.2 Olive Fly Control During the Intensification and Expansion of the Crop and the Incorporation of Greece and Spain to the CAP; 4.3.3 European Concern over the Environment and Euro-Crisis; 4.4 Research on Alternative Control Strategies: Economy and Policy; 4.4.1 Biological Control; 4.4.2 The Rise and Decline of Olive Fly SIT.
• Publisher Details: Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 632.9; Life sciences; Insect pests -- Control; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- General; Insect pests -- Control; Science -- Biotechnology; Science -- Life Sciences -- Ecology; Science -- Environmental Science; Agricultural science; Biotechnology; Ecological science, the Biosphere; Environmental science, engineering & technology; Entomology; Agriculture; Biotechnology; Ecology; Environmental toxicology; Science -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Entomology; Insects (entomology); Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 3319318004; 9783319318004
• Related ISBNs: 3319317989; 9783319317984
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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