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The handbook contains the latest information on the management of small grain pests with introductory chapters discussing management tactics specifically related to small grain production. The handbook also brings together in one place an extensive amount of information on the biology and management of many minor pests of small grains that is often difficult to locate. A chapter on key cereal grain pests found outside North America is included as well as sections on parasitoids, predators and entomopathogens of small grain pests. Numerous photos and illustrated keys will help readers identify small grain pest and beneficial arthropods. An extensive glossary and index also are included.
The insect and mite pests that attack small grains are organized in sections covering: scientific classifications, origin and distribution, description (aids in identification), pest status (relative importance of the pest), injury (aids in diagnosis), life history, management, and natural enemies of these insect pests. Authors are identified at the end of each section, and a list of references for additional information is provided for most sections.
This
handbook is designed for practitioners of integrated pest management (IPM)
programs in small grains, growers, crop consultants, extension agents,
agronomists, and agricultural sales representatives. Entomologists, entomology
researchers and students will find this handbook indispensable. Horticulturists,
plant pathologists, weed scientists, nematologists and scientists from related
disciplines will also find the book to be a valuable reference.
Copublished by the Entomological Society of America and The American
Phytopathological Society. © Entomological Society of America.
Contents
Acknowledgments
About the
Editors/Contributing Authors How to Use this Book
An
Introduction to Small Grains Growth and Development of Small Grains Small Grain Production Practices Insect and Mite Injury to Small Grains
Pest Management Tactics for Small Grain Arthropod Pests Diseases and Arthropod Pest Management
Key to Insect Injury to Wheat Key to Insect and Mite pests of Small Grains
Pest
Information Aphids Bird
Cherry-Oat Aphid
Armyworms
Wireworms
Beneficial
Organisms Parasitoids
Predators References
Glossary
Sources of
Information Index 2007; 8.25” x 10.88” softcover; 120 pages; 174 photographs, maps, and identification keys; ISBN 978-0-9776209-1-3; (2 pounds); Item No. 20913 |
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