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Proponents of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) advocate its use to reduce or eliminate the use of chemical pesticides in agriculture, since excessive pesticide use may be a threat to both human health and the environment. Proponents of biotechnology believe that the use of novel products, such as transgenic plants with insect resistance, will reduce the need for chemical pesticides. However the use of such novel products within IPM systems may also create potential risks. This volume reviews such issues and discusses the potential benefits of and constraints to the applications of biotechnology in IPM systems, especially in developing countries. It also considers the related policy issues confronting decision-makers in national agricultural research systems and international development agencies. The book consists of revised versions of papers presented at a conference hosted by the Rockefeller Foundation and held in Bellagio, Italy in October 1993. ... Read more

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An account of the progress made in the field of biotechnology with regard to insect control. ... Read more

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This book presents experiences and successful case studies of integrated pest management (IPM) from developed and developing countries and from major international centres and programmes.In nearly 40 chapters, the following themes are addressed:Emerging issues in IPM, such as biotechnology, pesticide policies, socio-economic considerationsCountry experiences from Africa, Asia, North and South America, Europe, Australia and New ZealandRegional and international experiences, including FAO, the World Bank and CGIAR System-wide IPM Program ... Read more

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Presents and develops ecological theory as a foundation for integrated pest management practices, with the aim of improving those practices. Unlike how-to books for dealing with a limited group of pests, this book presents the information and models a pest manager needs to work from to develop a strategy for controlling any group of pests. Focuses on the theoretical background of the major pest control tactics: host-plant resistance, biological control, microbial control, cultural control, and chemical control. Discusses ecological concepts related to arthropod-borne plant diseases and their control, looks at the economic dimension of agroecology, and compares and contrasts natural and agricultural ecosystems. ... Read more

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This pathbreaking volume summarizes and analyzes recent developments in the promising area of using high and low extreme temperatures as a means of pest control. Comparing the physiology of heat and cold sensitivity with temperature regulation in insects, the book then discusses current research in applying lethal temperatures and the cold storage of insects used as biological control agents. ... Read more

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Rural women, on average, spend more time on pest management than do men. Yet few related publications are available. This wide-ranging book outlines issues from health to reasons for women’s involvement in integrated pest management. Contains pioneering case studies from Vietnam, Indonesia, Russia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Tanzania and Ghana. Epilogue by Janice Jiggins. ... Read more

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Women and IPM: Crop protection practice and strategies
Sharpe, intelligent analysis. One of the best I have read in the subject. ... Read more

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Novel approaches to Integrated Pest Management IPM are compiled not only to demonstrate in detail the remarkable achievements and contributions of this field to the environment, public health, and world economy, but also to draw prospects for the future for each related field of IPM. DLC: Agriculture pests. ... Read more

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FROM THE PREFACE: The idea of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is not a new one, and since the term was first coined, it has come to achieve a range of different meanings. In its simplest form it is accepted as being a control strategy in which a variety of biological, chemical and cultural control measures are combined to give stable long term pest control. In its recent renaissance, IPM has more often been taken to describe more biologically oriented pest control strategies that have arisen following problems with purely chemical control.
It is the purpose of the first six chapters of this book to consider fundamental principles for IPM development, and to outline current research progress and future research needs, in the light of technological developments and agricultural requirements. The final seven chapters of the book deal with the practical aspects of IPM implementation. The range of crop types considered represent the diversity of crop production and storage systems in Western Europe, with different ecological backgrounds, against which IPM might operate, and within which IPM has developed to differing extents. ... Read more

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The concept of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) was developed as an alternative to chemical pesticides following the widespread realization or their horrifying and damaging effects on environment, human, animal and plant health, which were vividly portrayed in Rachel Carsons book Silent Spring. The IPM approach involves the use of different tactics in compatible combinations to keep pest populations below the levels at which they cause economics injury. Thus. the IPM approach minimizes the use of chemical pesticides and avoids their harmful effects. The development and implementation of IPM has been increasing in North America with successful results. However, its role in tropical agriculture is less well known. For this reason, the United Nations Environment Programine (UNEP), and the International Center for Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) undertook a global review of IPM to assess the impact of related activities in tropical regions of Asia. Africa and South America. This volume assesses the current status and future prospects for IPM in these regions, it provide a unique overview of the efforts made to develop and implement IPM for the pests of livestock and agroforestry in selected countries in the tropics (including India and China), as well as a survey of IPM strategies on a crop-by-crop basis for each continent. The book gives an honest appraisal of both the successes and failures of past IPM programmes and provides new paradigms and directions that IPM must develop, if it is to be adopted by farmers and governments on a scale necessary to change their current reliance on chemical pestioldes ... Read more

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Cotton has been a central focus in the development of integrated pest management (IPM), a scientific approach which systematically examines and uses all available production technologies to minimize pest damage. This book is the most complete and authoritative work on this subject, drawing together information on all the key IPM strategies that are applicable to cotton. Other topics include the development and use of pest models, quantitative sampling principles in cotton IPM, economic injury levels and thresholds for cotton pests and biological control of pest populations. The scope of the material and the eminence of the contributing authors in this field make it an important contribution to the literature on cotton IPM. The text will be of interest to plant pathologists, entomologists, agronomists, plant geneticists, and soil scientists. ... Read more

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This important book provides a practical guide to theprinciples and practice of developing an integrated pest management(IPM) programme. Integrated Pest Management answers the question`how do you devise, develop and implement a practical IPM system whichwill fully meet the real needs of farmers?'. The term `pest' in thisbook is used in its broadest sense and includes insects, pathogens,weeds, nematodes, etc. The book commences by outlining the basic principles which underliepest control (crop husbandry, socio-economics, population ecology andpopulation genetics) and reviews the control mesures available andtheir use in IPM systems. Subsequent chapters cover the techniques andapproaches used in defining a pest problem, programme planning andmanagement, systems analysis, experimental paradigms andimplementation of IPM systems. The final seciton of the book containsfour chapters giving examples of IPM in different cropping systems,contributed by invited specialists and outlining four differentperspectives. Integrated Pest Management will be of great use to agriculturaland plant scientists, entomologists, aracologists and nematologistsand all those studying crop protection, particularly at MSc level andabove. It will be particularly useful for, and should find a place onthe shelves of all personnel within the agrochemical industry,universities and research establishments working in this subject areaand as a reference in libraries for students and professionals alike. ... Read more