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Pests of crops in warmer climates and their control
A textbook providing basic data about the crop pests and the damage they inflict throughout the tropics and sub-tropics. Each major pest is illustrated by either a line drawing or a photograph, and sometimes the damage can also be seen. A world distribution map is provided for each species. Control...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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[London?] :
Springer,
©2008.
[London?] : [2008] |
Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xi, 704 pages) : illustrations. |
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Online Access: | SpringerLink - Click here for access |
Contents:
- Introduction; Pest ecology; Principles of pest control; Methods of pest control; Pest damage to crop plants; Biological control of crop pests; Pesticide application; Pesticides in current use; Major tropical crop pests; Major tropical crops and their pest spectra; General bibliography.