| Description |
1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations (black and white, and color) |
| Contents |
Foreword -- Introduction -- PART I Biological Control: Theoretical Foundations and Applications -- Chapter 1 Integrative Systematics and Adaptations of Natural Enemies to Their Hosts -- Chapter 2 The Biology of Introduced Populations -- Chapter 3 Classical Biological Control -- Chapter 4 Augmentative Biological Control Using Entomophagus Arthropods -- Chapter 5 Sterile Insect Technique: Principles, Deployment and Prospects -- Part II Stimulating Natural Pest Control in Agricultural Landscapes: Theoretical and Operation Insights into Conservation Biological Control -- Chapter 6 Community Ecology, Food Webs and Natural Pest Control -- Chapter 7 Agroecological management of insect pests from field to landscape.-Chapter 8 Biological control for weed management -- Part III Microorganisms and biological control -- Chapter 9 Plant microbiota: diversity, transmission and function -- Chapter 10 Agroecological protection to support plant health: where the microbiota fits in -- Chapter 11 Microorganisms as biocontrol products -- Chapter 12 The role of microbial metabolites in biological control -- Part IV Botanical biopesticides -- Chapter 13 Botanical pesticides as biocontrol products -- Chapter 14 Challenges in developing botanical biopesticides for pest control -- Part V Semiochemicals and pest control -- Chapter 15 Semiochemicals and communication in insects -- Chapter 16 Anatomy and functioning of the insect chemosensory system -- Chapter 17 Semiochemicals and insect control -- Part VI Conditions for successful biocontrol and its large-scale deployment -- Chapter 18 The challenge of biocontrol deployment -- Chapter 19 Biocontrol in France: prospects for structuring a developing sector -- Chapter 20 Integrating biocontrol into cropping system design -- Chapter 21 New technologies for the deployment of extended biocontrol -- Part VII Is biological control a sustainable crop protection method -- Chapter 22 Health and biodiversity risks linked to a major bioinsecticide: Bacillus thuringiensis -- Chapter 23 Can pests develop resistance to biocontrol products -- List of acronyms -- Glossary -- Bibliographical references -- List of authors |
| Summary |
A successful transition from conventional to sustainable agriculture requires crop protection methods that are safe for people, animals, plants and the environment. The idea behind Extended Biocontrol is to combine biological control sensu stricto (i.e., the use of living organisms to control plant pests) with sterile insect techniques and products of biological origin. As an environmentally-friendly approach to crop protection, extended biocontrol is at the core of a major renewal of pest management. This book outlines the theoretical foundations and practical applications of extended biocontrol. Strategies used to date have relied on the management of native natural enemies and the release of macroorganisms, microorganisms and semiochemicals. Current research is now seeking to optimize these strategies to make them more efficient and diverse. Discoveries of new active compounds produced by microorganisms or plants that are active against pests are proliferating, while managing the plant microbiota opens novel avenues to improve natural plant defences. Additionally, innovative agricultural equipment and organizational approaches are being developed to efficiently deploy biocontrol. Finally, significant efforts are being made to ensure that these extended biocontrol methods remain sustainable with regard to their positive and negative impacts on the environment and human health, the durability of their efficacy against target organisms, and their economic viability. This comprehensive book, written by internationally renowned researchers, is aimed at a professional audience as well as any readers who want to learn more about pest management and how it relates to the agroecological revolution |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Agricultural pests -- Biological control.
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Agricultural pests -- Biological control
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Fauvergue, Xavier, editor
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| ISBN |
9789402421507 |
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9402421505 |
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