02127nam a22004455i 4500 978-1-4020-6738-9 DE-He213 20260521092142.0 cr nn 008mamaa 100301s2008 ne | s |||| 0|eng d 9781402067389 99781402067389 10.1007/978-1-4020-6738-9 doi 595.7 23 Hill, Dennis S. author. Pests of Crops in Warmer Climates and Their Control [electronic resource] / by Dennis S. Hill. Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2008. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Pest ecology -- Principles of pest control -- Methods of pest control -- Pest damage to crop plants -- Biological control of crop pests -- Pesticide application -- Pesticides in current use -- Major tropical crop pests -- Major tropical crops and their pest spectra -- General bibliography. A textbook providing basic data about the crop pests and the damage they inflict throughout the tropics and sub-tropics. Each major pest is illustrated by either a line drawing or a photograph, and sometimes the damage can also be seen. A world distribution map is provided for each species. Control measures tend to be general rather than very specific. Most of the pests are insects and mites, but some nematodes, molluscs, birds and mammals are included. LIFE SCIENCES. AGRICULTURE. PLANT DISEASES. ENTOMOLOGY. LIFE SCIENCES. ENTOMOLOGY. PLANT PATHOLOGY. AGRICULTURE. SpringerLink (Online service) Springer eBooks Printed edition: 9781402067372 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6738-9 Ver el texto completo en las instalaciones del CICY ZDB-2-SBL ddc ER 37766 37766 0 0 ddc 0 0 LE CICY CICY EL 2025-10-06 0 595.7 2025-10-06 08:45:37 2025-10-06 ER