Aphids as crop pests /

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2007.
• Subjects: Aphids > Control.; Aphids.; Agricultural pests.; Horticultural Crops, (New March 2000); Field Crops, (New March 2000); Plant Pests, (New March 2000); Biological Control.; Integrated Pest Management.; Pesticides and Drugs; Control, (New March 2000); Pesticide and Drug Resistance.; Reproduction, Development and Life Cycle (Wild Animals), (New March 2000); Genetics and Molecular Genetics (Wild Animals), (New March 2000); Physiology and Biochemistry (Wild Animals), (New March 2000); Behaviour (Wild Animals), (New March 2000); Pathogens, Parasites and Infectious Diseases (Wild Animals), (New March 2000); Mathematics and Statistics.; Animal Ecology.; Taxonomy and Evolution.; Aphidoidea.; Cucurbitaceae.; Gossypium.; Gossypium herbaceum.; Gossypium hirsutum.; Insects.; Sorghum bicolor.; Animal nutrition.; Behaviour.; Biological control.; Biological control agents.; Biological development.; Chemical control.; Chemical ecology.; Cotton.; Decision analysis.; Entomopathogens.; Feeding.; Forecasting.; Growth.; Host-seeking behaviour.; Insect control.; Insect pests.; Insecticide resistance.; Integrated control.; Integrated pest management.; Life cycle.; Natural enemies.; Parasitoids.; Pathogens.; Pest control.; Pest management.; Physical activity.; Plant pests.; Population dynamics.; Population genetics.; Predators.; Symbiosis.; Taxonomy.; Electronic books.
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• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxviii, 717 pages) : illustrations, charts, maps; Also available in print format.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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This book contains 31 chapters covering aphids as crop pests, from recent advances in molecular science and chemical ecology to forecasting and insect pest management decision support systems. It is a comprehensive reference volume on all aspects of the biology of aphids that are relevant to their pest status (including aphid taxonomy, population genetics, life cycle, host plant selection and feeding, nutrition and symbiosis, growth and development, movement, predators, parasitoids, entomopathogens, insecticide resistance and population dynamics) and management strategies to control these pests. Intended for students, researchers and practitioners in the field of entomology and crop production, this book includes several case study chapters on integrated pest management in specific crops, such as cotton, sorghum and cucurbits.