Techniques for Reducing Pesticide Use - Economic and Environmental Benefits

Hardcover  XII, 444 Pages  ISBN 0471968382      £150.00

This book outlines the techniques for reducing pesticide use internationally, through integrated pesticide management and assesses the environmental and economic benefits that such a reduction will bring.

From the contents

Partial table of contents: Pest Management in Agriculture (D. Pimentel).

Environmental Ethics and Pesticide Use (H. Lehman).

Environmental and Socio-Economic Costs of Pesticide Use (D. Pimentel & A. Greiner).

Host-Plant Resistance to Insect Pests (H. van Emden).

What is Durable Resistance?

A General Outline (J. Parlevliet).

Benefits of Minimum Pesticide Use in Insect and Mite Control in Orchards (T. Edland).

IPM Practices for Reducing Fungicide Use in Field Crops (K. Bailey).

IPM Techniques for Greenhouse Crops (J. Grant).

Index.