Controlling Invertebrate Pests in Agriculture - Softcover

Jessica Page

Softcover

ISBN 10: 064310335X ISBN 13: 9780643103351

Publisher: CSIRO Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

Controlling Invertebrate Pests in Agriculture discusses the principles of pest management and relates this to historical methods as well as current and future directions. It describes current practice, the concept of agricultural ecosystems, the role of pesticides and cultural control options. A separate chapter covers biological control and the different ways in which this may be implemented.

The book provides a detailed examination of the application of pesticides, the different types that are available and how they may be integrated into more holistic approaches. A summary of all available pest control measures is given to allow the reader to decide which approach is best to adopt. The authors clearly describe why the most ecologically sound methods are not always adopted, but also explain why they can be adopted with great success.

Examples of successful implementation of Integrated Pest Management are highlighted, together with a discussion on what is required in the future to achieve successful control of pests in a sustainable manner.

About this title

About the Author

Jessica Page is currently Assistant Director at IPM Technologies Pty Ltd, where she has worked since 1996. In that time Jessica has worked on a great range of crops from glasshouse flowers to wheat, barley and canola. Key publications include the book Integrated Pest Management for Crops and Pastures published by Landlinks Press and the article "When will IPM be adopted?" in Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture.

Edition details

• Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 064310335X
• ISBN 13: 9780643103351
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128