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Record Nr.

UNINA9910446333603321

Titolo

Aphids as crop pests / / edited by H. van Emden and R. Harrington

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Wallingford, : CABI, 2007

ISBN

1-280-95299-7

9786610952991

1-84593-202-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (761 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

Van EmdenHelmut Fritz

HarringtonR

Disciplina

632.752

Soggetti

Aphids

Aphids - Control

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; List of Contributors; 1. Taxonomic Issues; 2. Population Genetic Issues: The Unfolding Story Using Molecular Markers; 3. Life Cycles and Polymorphism; 4. Host-plant Selection and Feeding; 5. Nutrition and Symbiosis; 6. Growth and Development; 7. Aphid Movement: Process and Consequences; 8. Predators, Parasitoids and Pathogens; 9. Chemical Ecology; 10. Insecticide Resistance; 11. Coping with Stress; 12. Population Dynamics; 13. Feeding Injury; 14. Transmission of Plant Viruses; 15. Chemical Control; 16. Cultural Control; 17. Host-plant Resistance; 18. Biological Control

19. Monitoring and Forecasting20. Integrated Pest Management and Introduction to IPM Case Studies; 21. IPM Case Studies: Brassicas; 22. IPM Case Studies: Berry Crops; 23. IPM Case Studies: Cotton; 24. IPM Case Studies: Leafy Salad Crops; 25. IPM Case Studies: Grain; 26. IPM Case Studies: Seed Potato; 27. IPM Case Studies: Sorghum; 28. IPM Case Studies: Cucurbits; 29. IPM Case Studies: Deciduous Fruit Trees; 30. IPM Case Studies:

Sommario/riassunto

Aphids represent one of the world's major insect pests, causing serious economic damage to a range of temperate and tropical crops. This book covers the biology of aphids, their pest status, and how to control them. It contains topics that range from insecticide resistance to



chemical, cultural and biological control methods.