Biological Control in Plant Protection

This full-color second edition of a bestseller helps readers anticipate and recognize specific problems of pest management and then resolve them using the natural enemies of pests- parasites, predators, and pathogens. The main sections of the book include profiles of pests, beneficial arthropods, and pathogens, describing species characteristics, lifecycle, crop/pest associations, and influences of growing practices. Updated throughout, the book contains more than 300 new photographs, new pests and beneficial organisms, and two new chapters: The practice and application of biological control, Biological control in perspective.

Designed to help the reader anticipate and recognise specific problems of pest management and then resolve them using the natural enemies of pests insects, mites and diseases, this book describes the impact on predator-prey relationships and population dynamics of host species environments for arable, orchard and protected plants.

Praise For the Previous Edition:...high quality photographs and accurate information... a practical guide for gardeners and a textbook for students studying applied entomologywill also be appreciated by naturalists.European Journal of Entomology

Autorentext

Neil Helyer joined the Glasshouse Crops Research Institute as an entomologist in 1976. He joined Fargro Ltd. as their Integrated Pest Management Specialist in 1995. Currently, Neil visits horticulturalists to develop and monitor IPM programs, the majority of which are specifically designed for each site and crop. These include protected salad crops, soft fruit, ornamentals, and hardy nursery stock, as well as botanic gardens (RBG Kew, RHS Wisley, etc.) and interior plant landscapes. Neil holds a BASIS certificate and ensures that his technical information base is kept up to date by being a member of the BASIS Professional Register.

Nigel Cattlin joined ICI's Plant Protection Division at Jealott's Hill Research Station in 1963. He later formed and led its photographic unit, carrying out research projects with high-speed, time-lapse, and aerial photography. In 1981 Nigel established Holt Studios, an independent company providing a specialist photographic service to the agricultural industry, government organizations, and publishers. This resource is widely used for text and reference books, trade and consumer magazines, and advertising. Holt Studios' main business was transferred to another agency in 2005, but Nigel continues to take photographs in his specialized fields of interest.

Dr. Kevin Brown joined the Sittingbourne Laboratory of Shell Research Ltd. in 1986 as an ecotoxicologist. He was a founding member of the Beneficial Arthropod Testing Group (BART) in 1988 and is an author of many of the current regulatory ring-tested methods for nontarget arthropods. In 1989 he established Ecotox Limited, a contract testing facility. He now works as an independent ecotoxicologist and environmental consultant conducting and refining risk assessments, monitoring higher tier studies on behalf of clients, and participating in multifacility research projects.

Klappentext

This colour handbook, now in softcover for the first time, is designed to help the reader anticipate and recognise specific problems of pest management and then resolve them using the natural enemies of pests - insects, mites and diseases. An introductory section describes the impact on predator-prey relationships and population dynamics of host species environments for arable, orchard and protected plants. The main sections on pest profiles, beneficial species and entomopathogens provide a pest identification guide and concise text dealing with species characteristics, life cycle, damage symptoms, plant/pest association and influence on growing practices. The text is illustrated throughout by over 300 colour photographs of the highest quality. The handbook will be a valuable reference guide for professional, academic and lay readers - growers, farmers, consultants, scientists and students.

Zusammenfassung

There has been a large increase in the commercial use of integrated crop/pest management methods for pest and disease control on a wide range of crops throughout the world since the first edition of this book. The completely revised second edition of the bestselling Biological Control in Plant Protection: A Color Handbook continues the objective of providing a handbook with profiles and full-color photographs of as many examples of biological control organisms from as wide a global area as possible. It is designed to help readers anticipate and recognize specific problems of pest management and then resolve them using the natural enemies of pestsparasites, predators, and pathogens.

The authors first describe the impact of predator-prey relationships on host plant species in arable, orchard, and protected environments. The main sections of the book include profiles of pests, beneficial arthropods (insects and mites), and beneficial pathogens (bacteria, fungi, viruses, and nematodes), featuring a tabular pest identification guide. Descriptions of biocontrol organisms are divided into four sections: species characteristics, lifecycle, crop/pest associations, and influences of growing practices. The text is illustrated throughout with color photographs of the highest quality.

This revised edition helps readers more fully understand the concepts and practice of biological control and integrated pest management. All chapters have been updated and expanded, and more than 300 new photographs have been added. The second edition covers new beneficial organisms and pest profiles, and it includes a new chapter on the practical aspects and application of biological control. It also contains a new final chapter that puts biological control in perspective, discussing interactions that occur when using biocontrol for population management as well as some of the possible mechanisms of biocontrol.

Leseprobe
Despite great current interest in the subject, and its
importance to growers and scientists alike, books on
biological pest control are still uncommon and mostly
unsatisfactory (we have referenced the best of these).
Several make passing reference to a few common beneficial
organisms, but most are concerned with the pest species and
the plant damage they cause. In this brief volume we have
tried to go some way towards rectifying this situation.
Developing from an idea expressed to us by Dr Paul Jepson,
now at Oregon State University, the aim has been to
produce a handbook containing profiles and colour photo -
graphs of as many examples of biological control organisms
representative of as wide a global area as possible.
Each profile is divided into four sections: species
characteristics, including organism size, host food and
closely related species; life cycle; crop/pest associations;
and influences on growing practices. The section on
crop/pest associations describes how and when the
organism attacks its prey, the crops and environments in
which it is likely to be found, and whether it is com -
mercially available. The section on the influence on
growing practices completes each profile by summarizing
how growers can make best use of these natural enemies,
and often makes mention of harmful, safe and IPMcompatible
pesticides.
Although all the organisms occur naturally in various
parts of the world and several are commercially massproduced,
many can only be found in their natural
environment and usually close to their food sources. We
therefore thought that a short section on the pests was
essential, since all the natural enemies require a host for
their survival.
We hope this handbook will be useful to advisers,
extension officers, educators and research workers, and to
all growers with an eye for the env…