Chapter 4: Pest Treatment Strategies and Tactics

Anderson , E. 1971.Plants , Man and Life . Bishop Berkeley : University of California Press . 251 pp . An inspiring account of the author ’s dangerous undertaking as a botanist in the United States and Central America . He distinguish the various garden designs find among Central America ’s food - producing plot .

Askew , R.R. 1971.Parasitic Insects . New York : American Elsevier . 216 pp . A survey of dirt ball that present the parasitic ( and parasitoid ) life-style , with an emphasis on parasitism in contrast to parasitoidism .

Brooklyn Botanic Garden . 1974.Handbook on Biological Control of Plant Pests(Vol . 16 , No . 3 ) . 97 pp . An excellent insertion to the field of biological ascendancy . It includes good exposure and articles by many important figures in the champaign .

Clausen , C.P. 1972.Entomophagous Insects . New York : Hafner . 688 pp . A reprint of the classic 1940 account book . It stay a useful informant of information on many groups of predacious and parasitic worm .

Clausen , C.P. 1978.Introduced Parasites and Predators of Arthropod Pests and weed : A World Review . Washington , D.C. : United States Department of Agriculture ( Agricultural Handbook No . 480 ) . 545 pp . A collection of the resolution of former importation projects that is an excellent starting place for acquire about the biology of natural enemy species .

Davis , D.W. , S.C. Hoyt , J.A. McMurty , and M.T. AliNiazee . 1979.Biological Control and Insect Pest Management . Berkeley : naval division of Agricultural Science , University of California ( Publication 4096 ) . 102 pp . This issue introduces the subject field , render current information and discusses directions succeeding enquiry should take .

DeBach , P. , ed . 1964.Biological Control of Insect Pests and Weeds . London : Chapman and Hall . 844 pp . A thoroughly document enquiry textbook that was for many years the major school text used in graduate - layer path .

DeBach , P. 1974.Biological Control by Natural Enemies . London : Cambridge University Press . 323 pp . This introductory text describes the former history of the utilisation of insects against other insects . It include case histories , descriptions of organism used in classic importation projection , a give-and-take of different eccentric of biological ascendance and a chapter on the pesticide quandary and how to escape from it . It was a source for the information on the economics of biological ascendence versus chemical control cited in this chapter .

Howard , L.O. 1930.A History of Applied Entomology . Washington , D.C. : Smithsonian Institution ( Miscellaneous Collection No . 84 ) . 564 pp . This playscript is the starting point for anyone concerned in the historical development of biologic mastery and bugology in the United States and worldwide . It is for the most part a solicitation of tone on various projects , subjects and pests by the “ Father-God of American entomology . ”

Hoy , M. , and D.C. Herzog . 1985.Biological Control in Agricultural IPM Systems . New York : Academic Press . This book is the result of a three - day conference that explore the purpose of biological control in traditional U.S. commercial agriculture . It contains 31 papers on almost every aspect of the subject . The preface and overview contain powerful arguments for the wide-eyed use of biologic control that should also be read by those who need to be convinced of the validness of this scheme .

Huffaker , C.B. , ed . 1971.Biological Control . New York : Plenum Press . 511 pp . The 20 chapter by unlike generator are disunite into four sections : hypothesis and ecology , owing examples of Greco-Roman biocontrol , of course occurring biological control , and the key role of biological control in developing IPM programme .

Metcalf , R.L. , and W. Luckman . 1975.Introduction to Insect Pest Management . New York : John Wiley and Sons . 587 pp . This excellent insertion to agricultural IPM accentuate the role of biological control .

Papavizas , G.C. 1982.Biological Control in Crop Production . Totaway , N.J. : Allanheld , Osmum Publications . 461 pp . Contains an excellent series of short reviews of many current issues in the discipline .

Pimentel , D. , ed . 1981.CRC Handbook of Pest Management in Agriculture , vol . II . Boca Raton , Fla. : CRC Press . 501 pp . This comprehensive text contains a wealthiness of information on the pesticide used in factory farm and alternatives to them , particularly biological control . It was one of the source for information on the cost - effectivity of biological control versus chemical ascendance quote in this chapter .

Ridgeway , R.L. , and S.B. Vinson . 1977.Biological Control by Augmentation of Natural Enemies : Insect and Mite Control with Parasitoids andPredators . New York : Plenum Press . 480 pp . An all important volume for anyone who is already using or is interested in set up or using heap - raise insects or mites .

Samways , M.J. 1981.Biological Control of Pests and Weeds . New York : Edward Arnold . 58 pp . This short , well - written college - degree textual matter has many good examples of successful biological control programs worldwide .

Swan , L.A. 1964.Beneficial Insects . New York : Harper and Row . 429 pp . A sight of the field , with introductory chapter on different predatory and parasitical organism .

van den Bosch , R. 1978.The Pesticide Conspiracy . New York : Doubleday . 226 pp . A hard - hit polemic by a man alarmed about the lack of attention given to the most muscular pesterer control scheme - biologic control- and the coherent framework for its carrying out - IPM .

van den Bosch , R. , P.S. Messenger , and A.P. Gutierrez . 1982.An Introduction to Biological Control . New York : Plenum Press . 247 pp . A readable school text - like introduction that is useful for the secular but can also serve as an introduction for high school and college bookman .

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