Integrated Pest Management of Tropical Perennial Crops
Dominique Mariau (ed.)
ISBN 978-1-57808-042-7; 1999; 182 Pages + 6 color plates, pb; US $ 50.40      Buy Now

This work examines the use of commercially available pesticides effectively for a given pest, the role of beneficial insects, and the procedures to be implemented to augment the action and promote the introduction of the more effective parasitoids and predators. It describes the the often major impact of entomopathogenic organisms in regulating populations and the possibilities offered by their use as a means of biological control, the use of cultural techniques that work against pests or, on the other hand, the suppression of methods that encourage them. It reveals the importance of olfactory and visual stimuli in insect behaviour and the use that can be made of such stimuli, either as a direct control method, or to improve knowledge about population size and dynamics. Lastly, it touches upon the use of more tolerant plant material which, alongwith the progress made in plant breeding techniques and enhanced knowledge of the genome, is an area with substantial prospects.

Contents:
. Introduction
. Rational chemical pest control
. Insecticides with biological action
. Useful Insects
. Entomopathogenic organisms
. Cultural techniques
. Methods of trapping pests
. Tolerant plant material
. Conclusions.