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Title An ecological and societal approach to biological control / edited by J. Eilenberg and H.M.T. Hokkanen
Published Dordrecht ; [Great Britain] : Springer, ©2006

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 322 pages) : illustrations
Series Progress in biological control ; 2
Progress in biological control ; 2.
Contents Preliminaries; CONTENTS; 1 Concepts and visions of biological control; 2 Socioeconomic significance of biological control; 3 Biological control in organic production first choice or last option; 4 Food consumption risk perception and alternative production technologies; 5 Education in biological control at the university level at KVL; 6 Implementation of bio control and IPM in Dutch horticulture; 7 Biocontrol in protected crops is lack of biodiversity a limiting factor; 8 The soil as a reservoir for antagonists to plant diseases
Summary Biological control is among the most promising methods for control of pests, diseases and weeds. This book treats ecological and societal aspects together. In an ecological approach, the aim is to evaluate the significance of certain biological properties. In a societal approach, consumer's attitude and risk perception are significant
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Pests -- Biological control.
Weeds -- Biological control.
Insect pests -- Control.
Insect Control
Pest Control, Biological
Biological Control Agents
Weed Control
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Pest Control.
Pests -- Biological control.
Weeds -- Biological control.
Biomédecine.
Sciences de la vie.
Insect pests -- Control
Pests -- Biological control
Weeds -- Biological control
Form Electronic book
Author Eilenberg, Jørgen
Hokkanen, Heikki M. T
ISBN 9781402044014
1402044011
1402043201
9781402043208
1280624949
9781280624940
6610624941
9786610624942