Pest and disease management continues to challenge the agricultural
community. The rise in new pest and crop problems juxtaposed with
public concern over pesticide use and more stringent environmental
regulations creates the need for today's agricultural producers to
stay current with new technologies for producing quality crops
profitably. Biological and Biotechnological Control of Insect Pests
presents an overview of alternative measures to traditional pest
management practices, utilizing biological control and
biotechnology.The removal of some highly effective broad-spectrum
chemicals, caused by concerns over environmental health and public
safety, has resulted in the development of alternative, reduced risk
crop protection products. These products, less toxic to the
environment and easily integrated into biological control systems,
target specific life stages or pest species. Predation - recognized
as a suitable, long term strategy - effectively suppresses pests in
biotechnological control systems.Biological and Biotechnological
Control of Insect Pests covers these topics and more. It explores the
current approaches in alternative solutions such as: biological
control agents, parasites and predators, pathogenic microorganisms,
pheromones, botanical insecticides, genetic control, genetic
engineering of plants and biocontrol agents, and government
regulations for biocontrol agents and recombinant DNA technology.
This book will be a useful resource to entomologists, agronomists,
horticulturists, and environmental scientists.
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