03410nam 2200697 a 450 991096559950332120251116140724.097866120812249780309175784030917578X978128208122212820812259780309519854030951985397805850021630585002169(CKB)110986584751666(EBL)3375682(SSID)ssj0000142965(PQKBManifestationID)11152467(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000142965(PQKBWorkID)10109778(PQKB)11709742(MiAaPQ)EBC3375682(Au-PeEL)EBL3375682(CaPaEBR)ebr10041102(OCoLC)923257995(Perlego)4735426(BIP)47128932(EXLCZ)9911098658475166619960131d1996 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierEcologically based pest management new solutions for a new century /Committee on Pest and Pathogen Control Through Management of Biological Control Agents and Enhanced Cycles and Natural Processes, Board on Agriculture, National Research Council1st ed.Washington, D.C. National Academy Press19961 online resource (xiii, 144 pages)Description based upon print version of record.9780309053303 0309053307 Includes bibliographical references (p. 117-132) and index.""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; "" 1 Lessons from the Past Provide Direction for the Future""; "" 2 Defining and Implementing Ecologically Based Pest Management""; "" 3 Accelerating Research and Development""; "" 4 Public Oversight of Ecologically Based Pest Management""; ""References""; ""About the Authors""; ""Index""In light of the increasing danger to the environment and human health posed by chemical pesticides, and the apparent glee with which pests rush to become resistant to every new poison, a team of scientists and agriculturists advocates a pest management approach that promotes both agricultural production and a balanced ecosystem by incorporating ecosystem processes, biological organisms, products, cultivars, and cultural controls. They emphasize the importance of creating an information base and the procedure for integrating the approach into mainstream agriculture. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, ORAgricultural pestsIntegrated controlAgricultural pestsIntegrated controlEnvironmental aspectsAgricultural ecologyAgricultural pestsIntegrated control.Agricultural pestsIntegrated controlEnvironmental aspects.Agricultural ecology.632/.96National Research Council (U.S.).Committee on Pest and Pathogen Control Through Management of Biological Control Agents and Enhanced Cycles and Natural Processes.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910965599503321Ecologically based pest management4356479UNINA