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Record Nr.

UNINA9910143440303321

Titolo

Biocontrol of oilseed rape pests [[electronic resource] /] / edited by David V. Alford

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell Science, 2003

ISBN

1-280-28478-1

9786610284788

0-470-70853-0

1-4051-7156-1

0-470-75098-7

1-4051-2828-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (366 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

AlfordD. V

Disciplina

633.8/5396

633.853996

Soggetti

Rape (Plant) - Diseases and pests - Biological control

Insect pests - Biological control

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Biocontrol of Oilseed Rape Pests; Contents; Preface; 1 The Oilseed Rape Crop; 2 Insect Pests of Oilseed Rape Crops; 3 Management of Oilseed Rape Pests; 4 Parasitoids of Pollen Beetles; 5 Parasitoids of Ceutorhynchid Stem Weevils; 6 Parasitoids of Cabbage Seed Weevil; 7 Parasitoids of Brassica Pod Midge; 8 Parasitoids of Flea Beetles; 9 Parasitoids of Miscellaneous Pests; 10 Sampling, Trapping and Rearing Oilseed Rape Pests and Their Parasitoids; 11 Identification of Hymenopterous Parasitoids Associated with Oilseed Rape Pests; 12 Predators of Oilseed Rape Pests

13 Taxonomy and Identification of Predators14 Sampling, Trapping and Rearing of Predators; 15 Impact of On-Farm Landscape Structures and Farming Systems on Predators; 16 Predators as Biocontrol Agents of Oilseed Rape Pests; 17 Pathogens of Oilseed Rape Pests; Glossary; Author Index; General Index



Sommario/riassunto

Oilseed rape, a major crop in many parts of the world, is attacked by a wide range of insect pests, many of which are of considerable economic importance. With the increasing demand to reduce agrochemical inputs on arable crops, the Commission of the European Communities supported a three-year programme in which scientific participants reviewed the natural enemies of oilseed rape insect pests. The various outputs from this important work form the basis of this comprehensive new book.   Biocontrol of Oilseed Rape Pests commences with a review of the oilseed rape crop, followe