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Introduction to Insect Pest Management
Metcalf
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Description for Introduction to Insect Pest Management
Hardcover. Contributed papers by experts in the field detail how to put integrated pest management to work. Presents the philosophy and practice, ecological and economic background as well as strategies and techniques including not only the use of chemical pesticides but also biological, genetic and cultural methods to manage the harm done by insect pests. Editor(s): Metcalf, Robert L.; Luckmann, William H. Series: Environmental Science and Technology Series. Num Pages: 672 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: TVB; TVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1066.
Contributed papers by experts in the field detail how to put integrated pest management to work. Presents the philosophy and practice, ecological and economic background as well as strategies and techniques including not only the use of chemical pesticides but also biological, genetic and cultural methods to manage the harm done by insect pests. Covers such key crops as cotton, corn, apples and forage. This edition reports important advances of the last decade including an increased environmental and ecological awareness and a trend toward lower chemical pesticide use.
Contributed papers by experts in the field detail how to put integrated pest management to work. Presents the philosophy and practice, ecological and economic background as well as strategies and techniques including not only the use of chemical pesticides but also biological, genetic and cultural methods to manage the harm done by insect pests. Covers such key crops as cotton, corn, apples and forage. This edition reports important advances of the last decade including an increased environmental and ecological awareness and a trend toward lower chemical pesticide use.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
672
Condition
New
Series
Environmental Science and Technology Series
Number of Pages
672
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780471589570
SKU
V9780471589570
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99-1
About Metcalf
Robert Lee Metcalf was an American entomologist, environmental toxicologist, and insect chemical ecologist. Metcalf was noted for making environmentally safe pest control achievable. William H. Luckmann is the editor of Introduction to Insect Pest Management, 3rd Edition, published by Wiley.
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