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" Beneficial insects / "
author: David V. Alford.
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850944
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Alford, D. V.
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Beneficial insects /\ author: David V. Alford.
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| Publication Statement
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Boca Raton, FL :: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group,, 2019.
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1 online resource
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0429161948
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1482262606
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9781482262605
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Part I. Introduction and overview. 1. Introduction ; 2. Beneficial insects : an overview -- Part II. Insects as natural enemies of plant pests. 3. True bugs ; 4. Lacewings and allied insects ; 5. Beetles ; 6. True flies ; 7. Wasps and allied insects ; 8. Miscellaneous predators -- Part III. Insects and mites as natural enemies of weeds. 9. Beneficial phytophagous insects and mites -- Appendix I: List of parasitic and predacious insects and mites, etc., cited in Part II -- Appendix II: List of insects and mites cited in Part II as prey of parasites, parasitoids or predators -- Appendix III: List of phytophagous insects and mites associated with weeds -- Appendix IV: List of plants mentioned in the text.
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Insects are key components of life on our planet, and their presence is essential for maintaining balanced terrestrial ecosystems. Without insects humans would struggle to survive, and on a world scale food production would be severely compromised. Many plants and animals depend directly or indirectly on insects for their very survival, and this is particularly so in the case of insectivorous birds and other such creatures. The beneficial role of insects is often overlooked or misunderstood, and in farming circles their very presence on crops is often seen to be unwelcome. In reality, however, many insects are genuinely beneficial, as in the case of parasitic and predacious species. The use of chemical pesticides to control crop pests is becoming more tightly regulated and environmentally undesirable, and low-input farming, in which natural enemies of pests are encouraged to survive or increase, is becoming far more prevalent. Accordingly, Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and Integrated Pest Management (ICM) strategies are increasingly being developed, advocated and adopted. Features: Highlights information on many groups of insects and mites that act as natural enemies or biological control agents of phytophagous insects and mites, including plant pests. Profusely illustrated with high-quality colour photographs. Focuses mainly on insects and mites as natural enemies of plant pests, including parasitic and predacious species that have been accidentally or deliberately introduced in classical biological control programmes. Reviews the role of phytophagous European insects and mites in controlling or managing European plants that have become invasive weeds in other parts of the world, notably North America, Australia and New Zealand.
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Beneficial insects.
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Biological pest control agents.
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Phytophagous insects.
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Beneficial insects.
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Biological pest control agents.
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NATURE-- Ecology.
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Phytophagous insects.
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SCIENCE-- Life Sciences-- General.
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SCIENCE-- Life Sciences-- Zoology-- Entomology.
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632/.96
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SF517.A54 2019eb
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