Integrated Pest Management for Crops and Pastures

Paul Horne   IPM Technologies Pty Ltd Jessica Page   IPM Technologies Pty Ltd Colour illustrations 136 pages, 245 x 170 mm Publisher: Landlinks Press February 2008

Paperback - ISBN: 9780643092570 - AU $49.95

Description  | Contents  | Sample  | Readership  | Author Information  | Related Titles  | Related Categories Description Integrated Pest Management for Crops and Pastures describes in straightforward language what is required for farmers to successfully implement Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in cropping and grazing operations. It explains the differences between conventional pesticide-based controls and IPM, and demonstrates the advantages of IPM. Effective control of pests depends on a number of approaches, not just chemical or genetic engineering. The opening chapters cover the different approaches to pest management, and the importance of identification and monitoring of pests and beneficials. Most farmers and advisors can identify major pests but would struggle to recognise a range of beneficial species. Without this information it is impossible to make appropriate decisions on which control methods to use, especially where pests are resistant to insecticides. The book goes on to deal with the control methods: biological, cultural and chemical. The biological control agents discussed include both native and introduced species that attack pests. Cultural changes that have led to an increase in the incidence or severity of pest attack are also examined. The chapter on chemical control describes the different ways chemicals can affect beneficial species, also detailing acute, sub-lethal and transient toxicities of pesticides, drawing on examples from horticulture where necessary. Finally, the authors bring all the components of integrated pest management together and show farmers how to put their IPM plan into action. Contents Foreword Acknowledgements List of tables List of insect plates Introduction Pest management and IPM Pests Why do some insects and mites become pests? Factors that increase pest pressure Environmental factors beyond our control Thresholds Descriptions of pest species Biological controls Definitions Descriptions of beneficial species Cultural controls Definitions Examples of cultural control Integration of cultural controls Chemical (pesticide) controls Introduction Effects of pesticides on beneficial species Pesticides and organics Pesticides and IPM Monitoring and getting started What to look for Selecting your first IPM paddocks Specific examples of monitoring with some selected scenarios Case studies and examples Further sources References Index Sample View the Foreword and Chapter 1 from Integrated Pest Management for Crops and Pastures. The extract is in Adobe Acrobat format (184 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 Farmers involved in grazing and cropping, extension staff, advisors and consultants, government agencies, entomologists and technologists, pesticide producers and distributors, undergraduate and graduate students and teachers. Author Information Paul Horne and Jessica Page have worked together to develop and implement IPM in a wide range of horticultural and broad-acre crops and pastures. Over the last 5 years they have developed an IPM strategy that farmers in southern Victoria are implementing. Together they have developed a course for farmers and agronomists on IPM for pastures and cropping. They are currently conducting research and development projects dealing with aspects of IPM or demonstration of IPM in Australia and New Zealand. Related Titles Pests of Field Crops and Pastures - Identification and Control Ecological Engineering for Pest Management - Advances in Habitat Manipulation for Arthropods A Colour Handbook of Biological Control in Plant Protection Classical Biological Control of Arthropods in Australia Related Categories Landlinks : Crops & Pastures Landlinks : Weed & Pest Management