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Biological control in IPM systems in Africa / edited by P. Neuenschwander, C. Borgemeister, and J. Langewald.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Pests--Biological control--Africa.
- Pests.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (436 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Wallingford, Oxon, UK ; Cambridge, MA, USA : CABI Pub. in association with the ACP-EU Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Co-operation and Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, c2003.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Biological control has made a major contribution to integrated pest management (IPM) in Africa, but its documentation has often been under-reported. This book provides a review of the most important studies. The focus is on arthropod pests and weeds, but diseases are covered where significant.
- Contents:
- Contributors; Preface; Dedication; Foreword; 1 Historical Overview of Biological Control in Africa; 2 Biological Control of Alien Plant Invaders in Southern Africa; 3 Biological Control of Cassava and Mango Mealybugs in Africa; 4 Cassava Green Mite in Africa - a Unique Example of Successful Classical Biological Control of a Mite Pest on a Continental Scale; 5 Biological Control of the Potato Tuber Moth Phthorimaea operculella in Africa; 6 Biological Control of Whiteflies in Sub-Saharan Africa; 7 Biological Control of Homopteran Pests of Conifers in Africa
- 8 Biological Control of Defoliating, and Phloem- or Wood-feeding Insects in Commercial Forestry in Southern Africa9 Biological Control of Gramineous Lepidopteran Stem Borers in Sub-Saharan Africa; 10 Biological Control and Management of the Alien Invasive Shrub Chromolaena odorata in Africa; 11 Aquatic Weeds in Africa and their Control; 12 Endophytic Microbial Biodiversity and Plant Nematode Management in African Agriculture; 13 Species of Trichoderma and Aspergillus as Biological Control Agents against Plant Diseases in Africa
- 14 Towards the Registration of Microbial Insecticides in Africa: Non-target Arthropod Testing on Green MuscleTM, a Grasshopper and Locust Control Product Based on the Fungus Metarhizium anisopliae var15 Microbial Control of Termites in Africa; 16 IPM of Banana Weevil in Africa with Emphasis on Microbial Control; 17 The Role of Biological Control in Integrated Management of Striga Species in Africa; 18 Mango-infesting Fruit Flies in Africa: Perspectives and Limitations of Biological Approaches to their Management; 19 Biological Control, a Non-obvious Component of IPM for Cowpea
- 20 Biological Control and Other Pest Management Options for Larger Grain Borer Prostephanus truncatus21 Biological Control of Helicoverpa armigera in Africa; 22 Biological Control in IPM for Coffee; 23 Biological Control of the Diamondback Moth Plutella xylostella in Africa; 24 Biological Control for Increased Agricultural Productivity, Poverty Reduction and Environmental Protection in Africa; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-83367-X
- 9786610833672
- 1-84593-338-9
- OCLC:
- 476061707
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