Biological control of insect pests and weeds / ed. by Paul DeBach ; assistant editor Evert I.Schlinger.

• The scope of biological control -- The historial development of biological control -- Population ecology - historical development -- The concept and significance of natural control -- Some biological control concepts and questions -- Biological characteristics of entomophagous adults -- Developmental stages of parasites -- Systematics in relation to biological control -- Foreign exploration for beneficial organisms -- Quarantine handling of entomophagous insects -- Culture of entomophagous insects and their hosts -- Nutrition of entomophagous insects and their hosts -- Insectary facilities and equipment -- Methods of colonization, recovery, and evaluation -- Manipulation of entomophagous species -- Environmental modification and biological control -- Integration of chemical and biological control -- Microbial diseases of insects -- Epizootiology of insect diseases -- Mass production of insect pathogens -- Use of micro-organisms in biological control -- Fundamentals of biological weed control -- Projects in biological control of weeds -- Successes, trends, and future possibilities. 

Ämnesord

Växtskydd  (sao)

Skadeinsekter  (sao)

Ogräsbekämpning  (sao)

Insect pests  (lcsh)

Indexterm och SAB-rubrik

Qdeh Växtskydd

Klassifikation

632.96 (DDC)

632.96 (DDC)

Qdeh (kssb/7)