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About 15 years ago, we asked ourselves why the methods developed by the research institutions for the management of pests were almost not used by small landholder farmers. It seemed obvious to us that conventional pest control –called “Integrated Pest Management”– was based on a reductionist approach. In reviewing the literature on the subject, we found that our concern was not new or unique. The agreement of some authors with our ideas reinforced our efforts to find a holistic approach to pest management. We took two central ideas to develop the holistic approach: First, pest management actions must put the farmer at the center of the system. Second, pest management must consider not only both pests but the other important components of the system in question. This approach based on the farmers and the systems in which they are immersed, is called “Holistic Pest Management” or HPM. In this book, I present the philosophy and practice of HPM, a new paradigm of pest management.

Plant science. --- Botany. --- Agriculture. --- Microbiology. --- Zoology. --- Plant Sciences. --- Biology --- Natural history --- Animals --- Microbial biology --- Microorganisms --- Farming --- Husbandry --- Industrial arts --- Life sciences --- Food supply --- Land use, Rural --- Botanical science --- Phytobiology --- Phytography --- Phytology --- Plant biology --- Plant science --- Plants --- Pests --- Integrated control. --- Floristic botany --- Botànica econòmica --- Control de plagues --- Control químic de plagues --- Exterminació de plagues --- Lluita contra plagues --- Protecció de les plantes --- Control biològic de plagues --- Control integrat de plagues --- Plaguicides --- Botànica agrícola --- Biologia econòmica --- Botànica --- Males herbes --- Plantes comestibles --- Plantes del cautxú --- Plantes mel·líferes --- Plantes oleaginoses --- Plantes tintòries --- Plantes verinoses --- Productes forestals --- Plantes útils

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This book illustrates the currently available strategies for managing phytonematodes. It discusses the latest findings on plant-pathogen-microbiome interactions and their impacts on ecosystems, and provides extensive information on the application of microorganisms in the sustainable management of phytonematodes. This is followed by an in-depth discussion of the application of potential strains of biocontrol fungi, endophytes and actinomycetes to enhance plants’ ability to fend off phytonematode attacks, leading to improved plant health. In conclusion, the book addresses new aspects like the biofabrication of nanoparticles and their application in plant disease management, and presents an extensive list for further reading.

Plant nematodes. --- Phytopathogenic nematodes --- Plant parasitic nematodes --- Nematodes --- Plant parasites --- Nematode diseases of plants --- Nematode-plant relationships --- Plant pathology. --- Plant physiology. --- Agriculture. --- Plant biochemistry. --- Plant Pathology. --- Plant Physiology. --- Plant Biochemistry. --- Phytochemistry --- Plant biochemistry --- Plant chemistry --- Biochemistry --- Botany --- Phytochemicals --- Plant biochemical genetics --- Farming --- Husbandry --- Industrial arts --- Life sciences --- Food supply --- Land use, Rural --- Plants --- Physiology --- Communicable diseases in plants --- Crop diseases --- Crops --- Diseases of plants --- Microbial diseases in plants --- Pathological botany --- Pathology, Vegetable --- Phytopathology --- Plant pathology --- Vegetable pathology --- Agricultural pests --- Crop losses --- Diseased plants --- Phytopathogenic microorganisms --- Plant pathologists --- Plant quarantine --- Pathology --- Diseases and pests --- Diseases --- Wounds and injuries --- Plagues agrícoles --- Control de plagues --- Control químic de plagues --- Exterminació de plagues --- Lluita contra plagues --- Protecció de les plantes --- Control biològic de plagues --- Control integrat de plagues --- Plaguicides --- Plagues --- Males herbes --- Fongs en l'agricultura --- Patologia vegetal --- Anguíl·lules --- Cucs --- Nematodes fitoparàsits --- Plant diseases. --- Botanical chemistry.

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Polyphagous pests are primarily agricultural pests that feed on economically important agricultural and horticultural crops of wide taxonomic diversity across the globe. They cause immense damage across different crop varieties owing to their generalist and voracious food habits. The advent of mono-crop culture in a huge area and the massive use of pesticides post green revolution have massively increased pest outbreaks all over the world. The Middle Eastern countries, African continent and even the Indian subcontinent is increasingly facing resurgences of polyphagus pests. This book compiles an inclusive account of polyphagous pests. It covers locusts, termites, aphids, whiteflies, mealybugs, scale insects, gram pod borer, fall armyworm, thrips, mites and rodents. The book discusses mode of spread, enormity of losses caused, mechanism of action, and also means to reduce the crop losses. It brings together a unique perspective for researchers to learn effective pest management practices across all crops. This book is a reference guide to researchers and also useful for academicians and students of entomology. .

Plant pathology. --- Agriculture. --- Plant science. --- Botany. --- Plant Pathology. --- Plant Sciences. --- Botanical science --- Phytobiology --- Phytography --- Phytology --- Plant biology --- Plant science --- Biology --- Natural history --- Plants --- Farming --- Husbandry --- Industrial arts --- Life sciences --- Food supply --- Land use, Rural --- Botany --- Communicable diseases in plants --- Crop diseases --- Crops --- Diseases of plants --- Microbial diseases in plants --- Pathological botany --- Pathology, Vegetable --- Phytopathology --- Plant pathology --- Vegetable pathology --- Agricultural pests --- Crop losses --- Diseased plants --- Phytopathogenic microorganisms --- Plant pathologists --- Plant quarantine --- Pathology --- Diseases and pests --- Diseases --- Wounds and injuries --- Floristic botany --- Plant diseases. --- Plagues agrícoles --- Control de plagues --- Control químic de plagues --- Exterminació de plagues --- Lluita contra plagues --- Protecció de les plantes --- Control biològic de plagues --- Control integrat de plagues --- Plaguicides --- Plagues --- Males herbes --- Fongs en l'agricultura --- Patologia vegetal

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Several Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approaches are available for managing pests of varied kinds, including individual and integrated methods for pest suppression. Recently the focus has shifted to pest management tools that act on insect systems selectively, are compatible with the environment, and are not harmful for ecosystems. Other approaches target specific biochemical and physiological aspects of insect metabolism, and involve biotechnological and genetic manipulation. Still other approaches include the use of nanotechnology, endophytes, optical and sonic manipulation to detect and control pest insects. Unfortunately, conventional forms of pest management do not focus on technology transfer to the ground level workers and farmers. As a result, farmers are incurring huge losses of crops and revenues. This book highlights the importance of using communication tools in pest management and demonstrates some success stories of utilizing automated unmanned technologies in this context. The content is divided into three sections, the first of which, “Pest Population Monitoring: Modern Tools,” covers long and short-range pest population monitoring techniques and tools such as satellites, unmanned aerial vehicles/drones, remote sensing, digital tools like GIS, GPS for mapping, lidar, mobile apps, software systems, artificial diet designs and functional diversity of info-chemicals. The second section of the book is devoted to “Emerging Areas in Pest Management” and offers a glimpse of diversified tactics that have been developed to contain and suppress pest populations such as endophytes, insect vectors of phytoplasma, Hymenopterans parasitoids, mass production and utilization of NPV etc. In turn, the third section focuses on “Integrated Pest Management” and presents farming situations that illustrate how research in diversified aspects has helped to find solutions to specific pest problems, and how some new and evolving tactics can be practically implemented. Given its scope, the book offers a valuable asset for entomology and plant pathology researchers, students of zoology and plant protection, and readers whose work involves agriculture, horticulture, forestry and other ecosystems. .

Plant pathology. --- Bioinformatics . --- Computational biology . --- Bioinformatics. --- Entomology. --- Plant Pathology. --- Computer Appl. in Life Sciences. --- Botany --- Communicable diseases in plants --- Crop diseases --- Crops --- Diseases of plants --- Microbial diseases in plants --- Pathological botany --- Pathology, Vegetable --- Phytopathology --- Plant pathology --- Plants --- Vegetable pathology --- Agricultural pests --- Crop losses --- Diseased plants --- Phytopathogenic microorganisms --- Plant pathologists --- Plant quarantine --- Insects --- Zoology --- Bio-informatics --- Biological informatics --- Biology --- Information science --- Computational biology --- Systems biology --- Bioinformatics --- Pathology --- Diseases and pests --- Diseases --- Wounds and injuries --- Data processing --- Pests --- Control. --- Chemical control of pests --- Control of pests --- Eradication of pests --- Extermination of pests --- Pest control --- Pest eradication --- Pest extermination --- Pest management --- Chemical control --- Eradication --- Extermination --- Management --- Control de plagues --- Agricultura --- Plaguicides --- Bioinformàtica --- Informàtica biològica --- Ciències de la informació --- Biologia computacional --- Pesticides --- Productes químics agrícoles --- Acaricides --- Insecticides --- Resistència als plaguicides --- Agronomia --- Ciències de la vida --- Agricultura biològica --- Agricultura de muntanya --- Agricultura de precisió --- Agricultura de subsistència --- Agricultura sostenible --- Agricultura urbana --- Agrosilvicultura --- Aqüicultura --- Arbres --- Boscos --- Climatologia agrícola --- Conreu --- Conreus de regadiu --- Conreus extensius --- Dones en l'agricultura --- Extensió agrària --- Floricultura --- Indústria agrícola --- Indústria ramadera --- Investigació agrícola --- Jardineria --- Millorament selectiu de plantes --- Pagesia --- Pastures --- Productes agrícoles --- Protecció de les plantes --- Revolució verda --- Silvicultura --- Zootècnia --- Història de l'agricultura --- Pagesos --- Ramaderia --- Control químic de plagues --- Exterminació de plagues --- Lluita contra plagues --- Control biològic de plagues --- Control integrat de plagues --- Plant diseases. --- Computational biology. --- Agricultura. --- Plaguicides.