Pests of Crops in Warmer Climates and Their Control

A textbook providing basic data about the crop pests and the damage they inflict throughout the tropics and sub-tropics. Each major pest is illustrated by either a line drawing or a photograph, and sometimes the damage can also be seen. A world distribution map is provided for each species. Control...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hill, Dennis S. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2008.
Edition:1st ed. 2008.
Subjects:
Invertebrates.
Plant diseases.
Agriculture.
Invertebrate Zoology.
Plant Pathology.
Online Access:Texto Completo
Table of Contents:
  • Pest ecology
  • Principles of pest control
  • Methods of pest control
  • Pest damage to crop plants
  • Biological control of crop pests
  • Pesticide application
  • Pesticides in current use
  • Major tropical crop pests
  • Major tropical crops and their pest spectra
  • General bibliography.

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