Biorational Tree Fruit Pest Management.

By: Aluja, MContributor(s): Leskey, Tracy C | Vincent, CharlesMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: Wallingford : CABI, 2009Copyright date: ©2009Description: 1 online resource (311 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781845934859Subject(s): Fruit -- Diseases and pests | Pests -- Integrated controlGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Biorational Tree Fruit Pest ManagementDDC classification: 634/.049 LOC classification: SB951 -- .B48 2009ebOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Conceptual Framework for Integrated Pest Management (IPM) of Tree-Fruit Pests -- 2. The Evolution of Key Tree-Fruit Pests: Classical Cases -- 3. Functional and Behavioural Ecology of Tree-Fruit Pests: The Four Fs of Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) -- 4. How Do Key Tree-Fruit Pests Detect and Colonize Their Hosts: Mechanisms and Applications for IPM -- 5. Monitoring and Management of the Apple Maggot Fly and the Plum Curculio: Honouring the Legacy of R.J. Prokopy -- 6. Trying to Build an Ecological Orchard: a History of Apple IPM in Massachusetts -- 7. Managing Pestiferous Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) through Environmental Manipulation -- 8. Biorational Approaches to Disease Management in Apples -- 9. Speciation, Consumers and the Market: Profit with a Conscience -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Index of Common Names of Organisms -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- W -- Index of Latin Names -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- G -- H -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.
Summary: Focusing on insect pests of tree fruits and combining behavioural research with crop protection applications, this book emphasizes the importance of environmentally sustainable approaches in an agroecosystem. It discusses both experimental and applied topics, including the conceptual framework of IPM, host detection mechanisms, and monitoring.
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Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Conceptual Framework for Integrated Pest Management (IPM) of Tree-Fruit Pests -- 2. The Evolution of Key Tree-Fruit Pests: Classical Cases -- 3. Functional and Behavioural Ecology of Tree-Fruit Pests: The Four Fs of Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) -- 4. How Do Key Tree-Fruit Pests Detect and Colonize Their Hosts: Mechanisms and Applications for IPM -- 5. Monitoring and Management of the Apple Maggot Fly and the Plum Curculio: Honouring the Legacy of R.J. Prokopy -- 6. Trying to Build an Ecological Orchard: a History of Apple IPM in Massachusetts -- 7. Managing Pestiferous Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) through Environmental Manipulation -- 8. Biorational Approaches to Disease Management in Apples -- 9. Speciation, Consumers and the Market: Profit with a Conscience -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Index of Common Names of Organisms -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- W -- Index of Latin Names -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- G -- H -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.

Focusing on insect pests of tree fruits and combining behavioural research with crop protection applications, this book emphasizes the importance of environmentally sustainable approaches in an agroecosystem. It discusses both experimental and applied topics, including the conceptual framework of IPM, host detection mechanisms, and monitoring.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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