CRC Handbook of Pest Management in Agriculture, Second Edition, Volume III

By: David Pimentel Ph.D.

The second edition of the CRC Handbook of Pest Management in Agriculture examines the interdependency of agricultural pest management strategies. Topics discussed include agricultural losses to pests; chemical and non-chemical control technologies; pesticide resistance; environmental impacts of pesticides; biological pest control; host-plant resistance; crop rotations and other cultural controls; assessments of the relative effectiveness, benefits, and risks of various pest control strategies; and improved pest control approaches for making agriculture more profitable and sustainable. This is a "must have" book for entomologists, plant pathologists, and weed control specialists, in addition to university and research institute libraries.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0849338468
• ISBN13: 9780849338465
• Release Date: December 1990
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 768 Pages
• Weight: 3.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.5" x 1.8" x 7.5"