05317cam a2200661Ka 4500 ocn784953183 OCoLC 20171115082422.0 m o d cr cnu---unuuu 120409s2012 enk ob 001 0 eng d 9781118231838 (electronic bk.) 111823183X (electronic bk.) 9781118231845 (electronic bk.) 1118231848 (electronic bk.) 9780470656860 0470656867 AU@ 000049595555 DEBBG BV041828925 NZ1 15915031 (OCoLC)784953183 N$T eng pn N$T DG1 YDXCP OCLCQ OCLCF N$T UKDOC OCLCQ EBLCP OCLCQ DG1 MAIN SB950 .B47 2012eb TEC 058000 bisacsh 363.7/8 23 Biodiversity and insect pests : key issues for sustainable management / edited by Geoff M. Gurr, Steve D. Wratten, William E. Snyder ; with Donna M.Y. Read. [electronic resource] Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, 2012. 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction -- Biodiversity and insect pests / Geoff M. Gurr, Steve D. Wratten, William E. Snyder -- Fundamentals -- The ecology of biodiversity-biocontrol relationships / William E. Snyder, Jason M. Tylianakis -- The role of generalist predators in terrestrial food webs : lessons for agricultural pest management / K.D. Welch, R.S. Pfannenstiel, J.D. Harwood -- Ecological economics of biodiversity use for pest management / Mark Gillespie, Steve D. Wratten -- Soil fertility, biodiversity and pest management / Miguel A. Altieri, Luigi Ponti, Clara I. Nicholls -- Plant biodiversity as a resource for natural products for insect pest management / Opender Koul -- The ecology and utility of local and landscape scale effects in pest management / Sagrario Gámez-Virués, Mattias Jonsson, Barbara Ekbom -- Methods -- Scale effects in biodiversity and biological control : methods and statistical analysis / Christoph Scherber, Blas Lavandero, Katrin M. Meyer, David Perovic, Ute Visser, Kerstin Wiegand, Teja Tscharntke -- Pick and mix : selecting flowering plants to meet the requirements of target biological control insects / Felix L. Wäckers, Paul C.J. van Rijn -- The molecular revolution: using polymerase chain reaction methods to explore the role of predators in terrestrial food webs / William O.C. Symondson. Employing chemical ecology to understand and exploit biodiversity for pest management / David G. James, Sofia Orre-Gordon, Olivia L. Reynolds (nee Kvedaras), Marja Simpson -- Application -- Using decision theory and sociological tools to facilitate adoption of biodiversity-based pest management strategies / M.M. Escalada, K.L. Heong -- Ecological engineering strategies to manage insect pests in rice Geoff M. Gurr, K.L. Heong J.A. Cheng, J. Catindig -- China's "Green Plant Protection" initiative : coordinated promotion of biodiversity-related technologies / Lu Zhongxian, Yang Yajun, Yang Puyun, Zhao Zhonghua -- Diversity and defence : plant-herbivore interactions at multiple scales and trophic levels / Finbarr G. Horgan -- "Push-pull" revisited : the process of successful deployment of a chemical ecology based pest management tool / Zeyaur R. Khan, Charles A.O. Midega, Jimmy Pittchar, Toby J.A. Bruce, John A. Pickett -- Using native plant species to diversify agriculture / Douglas A. Landis, Mary M. Gardiner, Jean Tompkins -- Using biodiversity for pest suppression in urban landscapes / Paula M. Shrewsbury, Simon R. Leather -- Cover crops and related methods for enhancing agricultural biodiversity and conservation biocontrol : successful case studies / P.G. Tillman, H.A. Smith, J.M. Holland -- Synthesis -- Conclusion: Biodiversity as an asset rather than a burden / Geoff M. Gurr, William E. Snyder, Steve D. Wratten, Donna M.Y. Read. Print version record. Agricultural pests Control. Insect pests Control. Agrobiodiversity. Biodiversity. Sustainable agriculture. Sustainability. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING Pest Control. bisacsh Agricultural pests Control. fast (OCoLC)fst00801154 Agrobiodiversity. fast (OCoLC)fst01432019 Biodiversity. fast (OCoLC)fst01429860 Insect pests Control. fast (OCoLC)fst00973994 Sustainability. fast (OCoLC)fst01747391 Sustainable agriculture. fast (OCoLC)fst01139712 Electronic books. Gurr, Geoff. Wratten, Stephen D. Snyder, William E. Read, Donna M. Y. Print version: Biodiversity and pests. Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, 2012 9780470656860 (DLC) 2011046054 (OCoLC)767255376 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118231838 Wiley Online Library ddc BK 205802 205802