Author: Committee on Pest and Pathogen Control Through Man
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: new, solutions, century, management, based, pest, ecologically
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 1996-03-21
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 0309053307
ISBN-13: 9780309053303

Widespread use of broad-spectrum chemical pesticides has revolutionized pest management. But there is growing concern about environmental contamination and human health risks - and continuing frustration over the ability of pests to develop resistance to pesticides. In "Ecologically Based Pest Management", an expert committee advocates the sweeping adoption of ecologically based pest management (EBPM) that promotes both agricultural productivity and a balanced ecosystem. This volume offers a vision and strategies for creating a solid, comprehensive knowledge base to support a pest management s

Author: University Of California Integrated Pest
Publisher: Agriculture & Natural Resource
Keywords: lettuce, publication, crops, cole, pest, management, integrated
Number of Pages: 112
Published: 1985-12-01
List price: $22.00
ISBN-10: 0931876702
ISBN-13: 9780931876707

Author: Committee on Genetically Modified Pest-Protected P
Publisher: National Academies Pre
Keywords: science, regulation, plants, protected, modified, pest, genetically
Number of Pages: 315
Published: 2000-07-01
List price: $47.95
ISBN-10: 0309069300
ISBN-13: 9780309069304

This book explores the risks and benefits of crops that are genetically modified for pest resistance, the urgency of establishing an appropriate regulatory framework for these products, and the importance of public understanding of the issues. The committee critically reviews federal policies toward transgenic products, the 1986 coordinated framework among the key federal agencies in the field, and rules proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency for regulation of plant pesticides. This book provides detailed analyses of: * Mechanisms and results of genetic engineering compared to convent

Author: Klaus Bergdolt
Publisher: Beck C. H.
Keywords: pest
Number of Pages: 127
Published: 2006-08-31
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 3406536115
ISBN-13: 9783406536113

Author: Helmut F. van Emden
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Keywords: control, pest
Number of Pages: 127
Published: 1991-10-03
List price: $31.99
ISBN-10: 0521427886
ISBN-13: 9780521427883

The various approaches to pest control are reviewed with emphasis on their history, advantages, disadvantages and future potential. The book discusses how far chemical control has created problems and how far these may be solved by further chemical control or by alternative methods. The reasons why insects are pest problems are discussed so that the ecological merits and demerits of the various control methods can be assessed. Stress is laid on both the biotic and economic environments in which pest control has to operate. - Presents a balanced case concerning the advantages and disadvantages

Author: D Dent
Publisher: CABI
Keywords: management, pest, insect
Number of Pages: 410
Published: 2000-01-15
List price: $172.90
ISBN-10: 0851993400
ISBN-13: 9780851993409

The first edition of this book, published in 1991, was well-received as an upper-level undergraduate textbook for courses in agricultural entomology and pest management. Since the publication of the first edition, many new advances have taken place in the subject, and these have been incorporated into the new version. The content has been updated throughout to provide balanced, comprehensive coverage.

Author: Beverly Cleary
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Keywords: pest, ramona
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 2000-06-08
List price: $10.35
ISBN-10: 0192750976
ISBN-13: 9780192750976

This is the second title in the hugely popular series about Ramona Quimby. Ramona doesn’t think she’s a pest - she knows that she isn’t a pest on purpose. So how in the world does Ramona get in trouble? Why does Davy run away whenever Ramona comes near him? And how does she manage to disrupt the whole kindergarten class during their rest time? Beverly Cleary is one of America’s most popular authors and has won many prestigious awards, including the American Library Association’s Laura Ingalls Wilder Award. Ramona the Pest is being published to coinci