An undergraduate and postgraduate textbook covering the key principles, methodologies, approaches and practical examples of insect pest management in agricultural, post harvest systems, horticulture, insect vectors and medical and veterinary entomology. The book covers the underpinning monitoring and forecasting of pest outbreaks, yield loss and impact assessments and all of the latest methods of control and management of insects from insecticides, host manipulation, plant resistance, biological control, use of interference, agronomic and precision control methods as well as socio-economic and research management aspects of developing integrated approaches to pest management. The new edition also reflects the key advances made in the disciplines of molecular biology, biochemistry and genomics related to insects and their management, as well as the importance and role of biodiversity, climate change, precision agriculture, data management and sustainability of production and supply in delivering integrated management solutions. Table of contents: 1: Introduction; 2: Sampling, Monitoring and Forecasting; 3: Yield Loss; 4: Insecticides; 5: Host Plant Resistance; 6: Biological Control; 7: Cultural and Interference Methods; 8: Legislation, Codes of Conduct and Conventions ; 9: Programme Design, Management and Implementation; 10: Driving Forces and Future Prospects for IPM.
This book aims to provide an overview of insect pest management, highlighting the major problem areas and contentious issues and, where possible, attempting to identify promising lines and directions for future research and implementation. The book includes descriptions and explanations of the different control measures and their use, categorized as insecticides, host plant resistance, biological control, cultural control and interference methods, and quarantine legislation. In addition, there are chapters on sampling, monitoring and forecasting, yield loss assessment, programme design, management and implementation. The introduction provides a brief history of pest management, the causes of pest outbreaks and an overview of the different stakeholders involved in pest management. The final chapter addresses the driving forces that are shaping the future of IPM, including three examples of working IPM systems.
