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" Ecological engineering for pest management : "
editors Geoff M. Gurr, Steve D. Wratten, Miguel A. Altieri.
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962701
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b717071
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Ecological engineering for pest management : : advances in habitat manipulation for arthropods /\ editors Geoff M. Gurr, Steve D. Wratten, Miguel A. Altieri.
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| Publication Statement
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Collingwood, Vic. :: CSIRO Pub. ;Wallingford [Oxfordshire] :: CABI Pub.,, 2004.
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xi, 232 p. :: ill. ;; 26 cm.
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0643090223 (hbk.)
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: 0851999034
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: 9780643090224 (hbk.)
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: 9780851999036
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Steve D. Wratten is on the staff of National Centre for Advanced Bio-Protection Technologies at Lincoln University, Canterbury, New Zealand.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Ecological engineering, habitat manipulation and pest management / G.M. Gurr [and others] -- Genetic engineering and ecological engineering: a clash of paradigms or scope for synergy? / M.A. Altieri, G.M. Gurr & S.D. Wratten -- The agroecological bases of ecological engineering for pest management / C.I. Nicholls & M.A. Altieri -- The landscape context of arthropod biological control / M.H. Schmidt, C. Thies & T. Tscharntke -- Use of behavioural and life-history studies to understand the effects of habitat manipulation / M.A. Jervis, J.C. Lee & G.E. Heimpel -- Molecular techniques and habitat manipulation approaches for parasitoid conservation in annual cropping systems / F.D. Menalled, J.M. Alvarez & D.A. Landis -- Marking and tracking techniques for insect predators and parasitoids in ecological engineering / B. Lavandero [and others] -- Precision agriculture approaches in support of ecological engineering for pest management / M. Coll -- Effects of agroforestry systems on the ecology and management of insect pest populations / M.A. Altieri & C.I. Nicholls -- The 'push-pull' strategy for stemborer management: a case study in exploiting biodiversity and chemical ecology / Z.R. Khan & J.A. Pickett -- Use of sown wildflower strips to enhance natural enemies of agricultural pests / L. Pfiffner & E. Wyss -- Habitat manipulation for insect pest management in cotton cropping systems / R.K. Mensah & R.V. Sequeira -- Pest management and wildlife conservation: compatible goals for ecological engineering? / C. Kinross, S.D. Wratten & G.M. Gurr -- Ecological engineering for enhanced pest management: towards a rigorous science / G.M. Gurr, S.D. Wratten & M.A. Altieri.
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| Abstract
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About farm habitat manipulations for pest suppression. Habitat manipulations include agroforestry, biological control, crop rotations, crop diversity, flower strips, natural enemy refuges, trap crops.
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Agricultural ecology.
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Arthropod pests-- Control.
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Environmental engineering.
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Agricultural ecology.
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Arthropod pests-- Control.
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Arthropodes (agents de lutte biologique)
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Écologie agricole.
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Environmental engineering.
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Insectes nuisibles-- Lutte biologique contre.
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Integrierte Schädlingsbekämpfung
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Landwirtschaft
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Plantes-- Maladies-- Lutte intégrée contre.
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Plantes-- Maladies.
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Schadinsekten
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| Dewey Classification
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632.96
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SB975.E269 2004
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LAN 250fstub
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LAN 274fstub
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| Added Entry
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Altieri, Miguel A.
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Gurr, Geoff.
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Wratten, Stephen D.
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