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

• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell Science, 2003
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (366 p.)
• Disciplina: 633.8/5396; 633.853996
• Soggetto topico: Rape (Plant) - Diseases and pests - Biological control; Insect pests - Biological control
• Altri autori: AlfordD. V
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Biocontrol of oilseed rape pests
• ISBN: 1-280-28478-1; 9786610284788; 0-470-70853-0; 1-4051-7156-1; 0-470-75098-7; 1-4051-2828-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910830896603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II