Integrated control of pests was practiced early in this century, well before anyone thought to call it "integrated control" or, still later, "integrated pest management" (IPM), which is the subject of this book by Mary Louise Flint and the late Robert van den Bosch. USDA entomologists W. D. Hunter and B. R. Coad recommended the same principles in 1923, for example, for the control of boll weevil on cotton in the United States. In that program, selected pest-tolerant varieties of cotton and residue destruction were the primary means of control, with insecticides consid ered supplementary and to be used only when a measured incidence of weevil damage occurred. Likewise, plant pathologists had also developed disease management programs incorporating varietal selection and cul tural procedures, along with minimal use of the early fungicides, such as Bordeaux mixture. These and other methods were practiced well before modern chemical control technology had developed. Use of chemical pesticides expanded greatly in this century, at first slowly and then, following the launching of DDT as a broadly successful insecticide, with rapidly increasing momentum. In 1979, the President's Council on Environmental Quality reported that production of synthetic organic pesticides had increased from less than half a million pounds in 1951 to about 1.4 billion pounds-or about 3000 times as much-in 1977.

Introduction to Integrated Pest Management

Science & Math

Mary Louise Flint

Biological Sciences

Plenum Press, New York and Lon

Featuring more than 250 color photographs of pests and crops, and more than 100 drawings, this book, with its authoritative text, enables you to identify pests quickly--and to prevent, correct, or live with most common pest problems. Crop tables at the end of the book describe major pests on 30 vegetable and fruit tree crops and refer you to specific pages for more detail. The book's approach minimizes the use of broad spectrum pesticides, relying primarily on alternatives such as: biological control; resistant varieties; traps and barriers; less toxic pesticides such as soaps, oils, and microbials; changing planting, irrigation, or cultivating procedures; and other preventive measures. Includes: landscape designs that prevent pests; planting, irrigating, other plant care activities that prevent potential problems; resistant varieties; biological controls (use of parasites, predators, or pathogens); less-toxic pesticides such as soaps, oil, and microbials; mulches and other physical and mechanical controls; references, suppliers list, and glossary.Now in an extensively revised new edition, the highly successful Pests of the Garden and Small Farm adapts scientifically based integrated pest management techniques to the needs of the home gardener and small-scale farmer.

Pests of the Garden and Small Farm: A Grower's Guide to Using Less Pesticide (Publication, 3332)

Agriculture & Natural Resources

Principles and Methods of Integrated Pest Management This manual from the University of California Statewide IPM Program is the most comprehensive, practical field guide ever developed for setting up and carrying out an IPM program in any type of crop or landscape. IPM in Practice features IPM strategies for weed, insect, pathogen, nematode, and vertebrate pests and provides specific information on how to set up sampling and monitoring programs in the field. This manual covers methods applicable to vegetable, field, and tree cops as well as landscape and urban situations. Designed to bring you the most up-to-date research and expertise, this manual draws on the knowledge of dozens of experts within the University of California, public agencies, and private practice. What s new in the second edition? <ul>
<li> Newly revised to reflect new developments and technology </li>
<li>Updated information on policies and regulations </li>
<li>New information on invasive pests, pesticide resistance, volatile organic compounds, endangered species, and more. </li>
<li>More than 160 color photos and 100 hand-drawn color illustrations </li>
<li>Over 35 new photos, figures and tables</li>
</ul>
 This manual is the official study guide for individuals preparing for the California Department of Pesticide Regulation s Pest Control Adviser exam.

IPM in Practice, Second Edition

Univ of California Agriculture & Natural Resources

Vegetable Pest Identification for Gardens and Small Farms

University of California

This book is the best-ever practical guide to the identification and biology of beneficial organisms that control pests. Growers, pest control advisers, landscape professionals, home gardeners, pest management teachers and students, and anyone fascinated by natural enemies and their prey will want this book to find, identify, and use natural enemies to control pests in almost any agricultural crop, garden, or landscape. The Natural Enemies Handbook is superbly illustrated with 180 high-quality color photographs and 140 expertly rendered drawings, showing hundreds of predators, parasites, and pathogens that attack pest insects, mites, nematodes, plant pathogens, and weeds. The handy Quick Guide allows readers to locate natural enemies that they are likely to find on almost any crop or in the garden and landscape. They can then go to the main text for clear, detailed information. Natural enemies are organisms that kill, decrease the reproductive potential, or otherwise reduce the numbers of other organisms. Biological control is the practical use of natural enemies to manage pests. Living natural enemies are the agents of biological control. Virtually every pest has natural enemies that reduce its populations under certain circumstances. The book features chapters on biological control of plant pathogens, nematodes, and weeds as well as individual chapters on parasites, predators, and pathogens of arthropods. References, suppliers, and a comprehensive index make this an indispensable source book. The up-to-date review of applied biological control literature will appeal to scholars.

Natural Enemies Handbook: The Illustrated Guide to Biological Pest Control (University of California, Division of Agriculture Publication # 3386)

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Steve H. Dreistadt

Gardening & Landscape Design

University of California Press, Div of Agriculture

Principles and Methods of Integrated Pest Management This manual from the University of California Statewide IPM Program is the most comprehensive, practical field guide ever developed for setting up and carrying out an IPM program in any type of crop or landscape. IPM in Practice features IPM strategies for weed, insect, pathogen, nematode, and vertebrate pests and provides specific information on how to set up sampling and monitoring programs in the field. This manual covers methods applicable to vegetable, field, and tree cops as well as landscape and urban situations. Designed to bring you the most up-to-date research and expertise, this manual draws on the knowledge of dozens of experts within the University of California, public agencies, and private practice. What s new in the second edition? <ul>
<li> Newly revised to reflect new developments and technology </li>
<li>Updated information on policies and regulations </li>
<li>New information on invasive pests, pesticide resistance, volatile organic compounds, endangered species, and more. </li>
<li>More than 160 color photos and 100 hand-drawn color illustrations </li>
<li>Over 35 new photos, figures and tables</li>
</ul>
 This manual is the official study guide for individuals preparing for the California Department of Pesticide Regulation s Pest Control Adviser exam.

IPM in practice: Principles and Methods of Integrated Pest Management

Patricia Gouveia

University of California Divis

Integrated Pest Management for Almonds

Engineering & Transportation

Engineering

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