Pests of Field Crops and Pastures

Identification and Control

Edited by: PT Bailey   Colour illustrations 528 pages, 262 x 185 mm Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING 2007

Hardback - ISBN: 9780643067585 - AU $170.00

Description  | Features  | Sample  | Readership  | Author Information  | Related Titles  | Related Categories Description This comprehensive handbook on economic entomology for Australian field crops and pastures is the first of its kind. It encompasses pests and beneficial insects as well as allied forms of importance in Australian agriculture. Organised by commodities – such as cereals, sugar and tropical pasture legumes – it examines all the pest species for a particular commodity across Australia. Identification, distribution, damage, host range, biology, risk period and monitoring techniques are described for each entry, accompanied by useful illustrations. The book also describes introduced biological control agents that effectively control crop pests. Pests of Field Crops and Pastures will be a useful tool in crop management for progressive farmers, agronomists, agricultural consultants and academics alike. Features Covers all significant field crops, legumes and grasses in Australia Tables show the various product growth periods at which the insect is most active Profusely illustrated with colour photographs and line drawings Sample View a sample from Pests of Field Crops and Pastures. The extract is in Adobe Acrobat format (315 kb). The Acrobat Reader can be obtained from Adobe's website. You may download and view this sample but you may not mass-transmit it nor use it or any part of it for commercial gain. It is protected by all applicable copyright laws. Readership Progressive farmers, agricultural consultants, departments of agriculture and primary industries, quarantine, academics and students and libraries. Author Information All the 40 authors contributing to this book have many years’ field experience of managing insects and allied forms in Australian field crops and/or pastures. They are biologists who, through field experience in crop and pasture agro-ecosystems, have developed practical strategies for applying integrated pest management and biological control techniques in Australian agriculture. Related Titles Insects of Stored Products Insects of Stored Grain - A Pocket Reference Ecological Engineering for Pest Management - Advances in Habitat Manipulation for Arthropods Classical Biological Control of Arthropods in Australia Noxious Weeds of Australia Related Categories Landlinks : Crops & Pastures Landlinks : Weed & Pest Management