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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hill, Dennis S., 1934-
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [London?] : Springer, ©2008.
[London?] : [2008]
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xi, 704 pages) : illustrations.
Subjects:
Tropical crops -- Diseases and pests.
Tropical crops -- Diseases and pests -- Control.
Agricultural pests -- Tropics.
Agricultural pests -- Control -- Tropics.
Agriculture.
Plant diseases.
Entomology.
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.

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