Insect Resistance Management: Biology, Economics, and Prediction
Insects, mites, and ticks have a long history of evolving resistance to pesticides, host-plant resistance, crop rotation, pathogens, and parasitoids. Insect resistance management (IRM) is the scientific approach to preventing or delaying pest evolution and its negative impacts on agriculture, public health, and veterinary issues. This book provides entomologists, pest management practitioners, developers of new technologies, and regulators with information about the many kinds of pest resistance including behavioral and phenological resistance.
The Organic Gardener's Handbook of Natural Insect and Disease Control
An excellent handbook with entries for common fruits, flowering plants, vegetables, and trees. Each listing has information on disease and pest problems and tips on how to solve them without chemicals. Especially useful sections feature photos of garden insects and diseases.
How did the katydid get its name? Do praying mantises really eat their mates? Is a spider an insect? Find out the answers to these questions and hundreds more in Incredible Insects Q&A. Gorgeous photographs reveal the secrets of the insect world in this truly incredible book. No stone or leaf or rotting log was left unturned to get the most up-to-date and fascinating answers in the world!
From butterflies and beetles to crickets and katydids, these
experiments, art projects, and games will bring out the entomologist in
every kid. Activities include collecting and sketching insects, making
a terrarium for observation, raising mealworms, using math to measure
bug strength, gardening to attract butterflies and other insects, and
making an insect amplifier. A unique insect board game helps kids learn
fascinating bug facts while they play. Sidebars offer a look into the
world of professional entomology, as well as gross facts about insects
that will provide great playground trivia, including the USDA's
guidelines for allowable insect parts per cup of food. Kids will learn
that science is not just something to read about, but something they
can observe and study in the world around them.