Natural enemies : an introduction to biological control / Ann E. Hajek.
"Intended for undergraduate students with little or no background in the field, this text explores the reasons for implementing biological control, the major strategies for the applications of natural enemies, and integrating biological control with other types of pest management. Addressing th...
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Natural enemies : |b an introduction to biological control / |c Ann E. Hajek. |
| 264 | 1 | |a New York : |b Cambridge University Press, |c 2004. | |
| 300 | |a xv, 378 p. : |b ill. ; |c 26 cm. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (p. ). | ||
| 505 | 0 | 0 | |t Preface -- |t Acknowledgments -- |t xiv -- |t Introduction -- |g 1. |t Why use natural enemies? -- |g 1. |t 1 -- |t Historical perspective on chemical pest control -- |t align="right" 4 -- |g 1. |t 2 -- |t Why consider biological alternatives? -- |g 1. |t 3 -- |t A pest or not? -- |t Further reading -- |g 2. |t Introduction to biological control -- |g 2. |t 1 -- |t Defining biological control -- |g 2. |t 2 -- |t Natural control -- |g 2. |t 3 -- |t Diversity in biological control -- |g 2. |t 4 -- |t History of biological control -- |g 2. |t 5 -- |t Studying biological control -- |t Further reading -- |t Selected general references on biological control -- |t Strategies for using natural enemies -- |g Part I. |t Strategies for using natural enemies -- |g 3. |t Classical biological control -- |g 3. |t 1 -- |t Uses of classical biological control -- |g 3. |t 2 -- |t Success in classical biological control -- |g 3. |t 3 -- |t Economics of classical biological control -- |g 3. |t 4 -- |t Methods for practicing classical biological control -- |t Further reading -- |g 4. |t Augmentation: inundative and inoculative biological control -- |g 4. |t 1 -- |t Inundative biological control -- |g 4. |t 2 -- |t Inoculative biological control -- |g 4. |t 3 -- |t Inundative versus inoculative strategies -- |g 4. |t 4 -- |t Production of natural enemies by industry -- |g 4. |t 5 -- |t Products for use -- |g 4. |t 6 -- |t Regulation -- |g 4. |t 7 -- |t Natural enemies commercially available for augmentative releases -- |t Further reading -- |g 5. |t Conservation and enhancement of natural enemies -- |g 5. |t 1 -- |t Conserving natural enemies: reducing effects of pesticides on natural enemies -- |g 5. |t 2 -- |t Enhancing natural enemy populations -- |t Further reading -- |t Biological control of invertebrate and vertebrate pests -- |g Part II. |t Biological control of invertebrate and vertebrate pests -- |t Invertebrates -- |t Vertebrates -- |g 6. |t Ecological basis for use of predators, parasitoids, and pathogens -- |g 6. |t 1 -- |t Types of invertebrate pests -- |g 6. |t 2 -- |t Types of natural enemies -- |g 6. |t 3 -- |t Interactions between natural enemies and hosts -- |g 6. |t 4 -- |t Population regulation -- |g 6. |t 5 -- |t Is stability necessary for coexistence of natural enemies and hosts? -- |g 6. |t 6 -- |t Microbial natural enemies attacking invertebrates -- |g 6. |t 7 -- |t Food webs -- |t Further reading -- |g 7. |t Predators -- |g 7. |t 1 -- |t Vertebrate Predators -- |g 7. |t 2 -- |t Invertebrate Predators -- |g 7. |t 3 -- |t Specialist versus generalist predators -- |g 7. |t 4 -- |t Use of invertebrate predators for pest control -- |t Further reading -- |g 8. |t Insect parasitoids: attack by aliens -- |g 8. |t 1 -- |t Taxonomic diversity in parasitoids -- |g 8. |t 2 -- |t Diversity in parasitoid life histories -- |g 8. |t 3 -- |t Locating and parasitizing a host -- |g 8. |t 4 -- |t The battle between parasitoid and host -- |g 8. |t 5 -- |t Use of parasitoids in biological control -- |t Further reading -- |g 9. |t Parasitic nematodes -- |g 9. |t 1 -- |t Steinernematidae and Heterorhabditidae -- |g 9. |t 2 -- |t Mermithidae -- |g 9. |t 3 -- |t Use for control -- |t Further reading -- |g 10. |t Bacterial pathogens of invertebrates -- |g 10. |t 1 -- |t Use for pest control -- |t Further reading -- |g 11. |t Viral pathogens -- |g 11. |t 1 -- |t General biology of viruses -- |g 11. |t 2 -- |t Invertebrate viral pathogens -- |g 11. |t 3 -- |t Vertebrate viral pathogens -- |t Further reading -- |g 12. |t Fungi and microsporidia -- |g 12. |t 1 -- |t Fungal pathogens of invertebrates -- |g 12. |t 2 -- |t Microsporidia -- |t Further reading -- |t Biological control of weeds -- |g Part III. |t Biological control of weeds -- |g 13. |t Biology and ecology of agents used for biological control of weeds -- |g 13. |t 1 -- |t Types of agents -- |g 13. |t 2 -- |t Weed characteristics -- |g 13. |t 3 -- |t Types of injury to plants -- |g 13. |t 4 -- |t Regulation of weed density by herbivores -- |g 13. |t 5 -- |t Measuring impact of biological control -- |t Further reading -- |g 14. |t Phytophagous invertebrates and vertebrates -- |g 14. |t 1 -- |t Invertebrates -- |g 14. |t 2 -- |t Successful attributes of invertebrate herbivores -- |g 14. |t 3 -- |t Strategies for use of phytophagous invertebrates -- |g 14. |t 4 -- |t Vertebrates -- |t Further reading -- |g 15. |t Plant pathogens for controlling weeds -- |g 15. |t 1 -- |t Inundative biological control -- |g 15. |t 2 -- |t Inoculative biological control -- |g 15. |t 3 -- |t Classical biological control -- |t Further reading -- |t Biological control of plant pathogens and plant parasitic nematodes -- |g Part IV. |t Biological control of plant pathogens and plant parasitic nematodes -- |g 16. |t Biology and ecology of antagonists -- |g 16. |t 1 -- |t Types of plant pathogens and their antagonists -- |g 16. |t 2 -- |t Comparing macroecology with microecology -- |g 16. |t 3 -- |t Ecology of plant pathogens and their antagonists -- |g 16. |t 4 -- |t Interactions among microorganisms -- |g 16. |t 5 -- |t Indirect effects -- |t Further reading -- |g 17. |t Microbial antagonists combating plant pathogens and plant parasitic nematodes -- |g 17. |t 1 -- |t Finding antagonists -- |g 17. |t 2 -- |t Types of antagonists -- |g 17. |t 3 -- |t Strategies for using antagonists to control plant pathogens -- |g 17. |t 4 -- |t Conservation /environmental manipulation -- |g 17. |t 5 -- |t Biological control of plant parasitic nematodes -- |t Further reading -- |g Part V. |t Biological control: concerns, changes, and challenges -- |g 18. |t Safe biological control -- |g 18. |t 1 -- |t Importance of non-target effects -- |g 18. |t 2 -- |t Reasons non-target effects have occurred -- |g 18. |t 3 -- |t Direct versus indirect effects -- |g 18. |t 4 -- |t Predicting non-target effects -- |g 18. |t 5 -- |t Preventing non-target effects -- |t Further reading -- |g 19. |t Present uses of biological control -- |g 19. |t 1 -- |t Using natural enemies alone? -- |g 19. |t 2 -- |t Control through managing pests -- |g 19. |t 3 -- |t Adding an ecological emphasis to pest management -- |g 19. |t 4 -- |t Biological control in use today -- |t Further reading -- |t Glossary -- |t References -- |t Index. |
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