Title The economic importance of insects / Dennis S. Hill

Edition First edition Published London : Institute of Biology ; London ; New York : Chapman & Hall, 1997

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Description x, 395 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm Contents 1. Introduction -- 2. Beneficial insects. 2.1. Pollination. 2.2. Apiculture. 2.3. Sericulture. 2.4. Insect farming. 2.5. Natural control of pests. 2.6. Biological control of pests. 2.7. Insects in natural food webs. 2.8. Insects as human food. 2.9. Miscellaneous -- 3. Pest definitions. 3.1. Definitions. 3.2. Development of pest status -- 4. Damage caused by Insecta and Acarina. 4.1. Indirect damage. 4.2. Direct damage. 4.3. Host Vulnerability. 4.4. Damage assessment -- 5. Harmful insects. 5.1. Medical pests. 5.2. Veterinary pests. 5.3. Household and stored products pests. 5.4. Agricultural pests. 5.5. Forestry pests -- 6. Insect pest control. 6.1. Legislation. 6.2. Physical methods. 6.3. Cultural control. 6.4. Breeding/genetic methods. 6.5. Biological control (biocontrol). 6.6. Chemical control. 6.7. IPM. 6.8. Pest eradication Notes Includes glossary Bibliography Includes bibliography: pages 379-384 and index Subject Agricultural pests -- Control. Agricultural pests. Arthropoda. Beneficial insects. Entomology. Insect pests -- Control. Insect pests -- Economic aspects. Insect pests. Insects -- Economic aspects. Veterinary entomology. Author Institute of Biology. LC no. 96084902 ISBN 0412498006

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