Beneficial insects / by David V. Alford.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Alford, D. V., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Beneficial insects.

Phytophagous insects.

Biological pest control agents.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

xv, 383 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, [2019]

Summary:

Insects are key components of life on our planet, and their presence is essential for maintaining balanced terrestrial ecosystems. Without insects humans would struggle to survive, and on a world scale food production would be severely compromised. Many plants and animals depend directly or indirectly on insects for their very survival, and this is particularly so in the case of insectivorous birds and other such creatures. The beneficial role of insects is often overlooked or misunderstood, and in farming circles their very presence on crops is often seen to be unwelcome. In reality, however, many insects are genuinely beneficial, as in the case of parasitic and predacious species. The use of chemical pesticides to control crop pests is becoming more tightly regulated and environmentally undesirable, and low-input farming, in which natural enemies of pests are encouraged to survive or increase, is becoming far more prevalent. Accordingly, Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and Integrated Pest Management (ICM) strategies are increasingly being developed, advocated and adopted.

Contents:

Part I. Introduction and overview. Introduction ; Beneficial insects : an overview

Part II. Insects as natural enemies of plant pests. True bugs ; Lacewings and allied insects ; Beetles ; True flies ; Wasps and allied insects ; Miscellaneous predators

Part III. Insects and mites as natural enemies of weeds. Beneficial phytophagous insects and mites

Appendix I: List of parasitic and predacious insects and mites, etc., cited in Part II

Appendix II: List of insects and mites cited in Part II as prey of parasites, parasitoids or predators

Appendix III: List of phytophagous insects and mites associated with weeds

Appendix IV: List of plants mentioned in the text.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Ebook version :

ISBN:

9781482262605

1482262606

1482262614

9781482262612

OCLC:

1060582743