Western corn rootworm : ecology and management /

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2005.
• Subjects: Western corn rootworm > Congresses.; Agricultural Economics.; Plant Pests, (New March 2000); Biological Control.; Environmental Pest Management.; Animal Ecology.; Techniques and Methodology.; Diabrotica virgifera virgifera.; Insects.; Animal behaviour.; Animal ecology.; Behaviour.; Biological control.; Biotechnology.; Cultural control.; Economic analysis.; Insect control.; Insect pests.; Natural enemies.; Pest control.; Plant pests.; Plant protection.; Population dynamics.; Reviews.; Electronic books.
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• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 310 pages) : illustrations, maps, charts; Also available in print format.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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This book provides a comprehensive review of the current knowledge of Western corn rootworm, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera, and how it might be managed both in North America and in Europe. Comparisons are drawn between plant protection techniques currently applied in North America and their potential application in Europe. Cultural, biotechnical and biological control measures are also addressed, as are ecological baseline data, i.e. population dynamics of the pest in North America and Europe, economic thresholds and aspects of its behaviour.