UID:
edocfu_9959292506102883
Format:
1 online resource (324 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-280-86637-3
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9786610866373
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0-85199-070-3
Content:
Western Corn Rootworm (WRC) is a major pest of maize crops in the Americas, and is now invading Europe. There is therefore a great need for current information on the ecology and management of this species in order to limit the damage it may cause as it spreads into new agroecological areas. This book provides a comprehensive review of current knowledge of this insect pest and how it might be controlled. Comparisons are drawn between experience in the USA and how this might be applied in Europe. Biological control measures and the use of natural enemies from their area of origin in Mexico are
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Description based upon print version of record.
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WESTERN CORN ROOTWORM Ecology and Management; Contents; Contributors; Preface; 1. Invasive Alien Species - a Threat to Global Biodiversity and Opportunities to Prevent and Manage Them; 2. Monitoring of Western Corn Rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte) in Europe 1992-2003; 3. A Synopsis of the Nutritional Ecology of Larvae and Adults of Diabrotica virgifera virgifera (Le Conte) in the New and Old World - Nouvelle Cuisine for the Invasive Maize Pest Diabrotica virgifera; 4. Western Corn Rootworm, Cucurbits and Cucurbitacins
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5. Natural Mortality Factors Acting on Western Corn Rootworm Populations: a Comparison between the United States and Central Europe6. Movement, Dispersal and Behaviour of Western Corn Rootworm Adults in Rotated Maize and Soybean Fields; 7. Within-field Spatial Variation of Northern Corn Rootworm Distributions; 8. Heterogeneous Landscapes and Variable Behaviour: Modelling Rootworm Evolution and Geographical Spread
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9. Sampling Devices and Decision Rule Development for Western Corn Rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte) Adults in Soybean to Predict Subsequent Damage to Maize in Indiana10. Western Corn Rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte) and the Crop Rotation Systems in Europe; 11. Application of the Areawide Concept Using Semiochemical basedInsecticide Baits for Managing the Western Corn Rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte) Variant in the Eastern Midwest
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12. Genetically Enhanced Maize as a Potential Management Option for Corn Rootworm: YieldGard® Rootworm Maize Case Study13. Is Classical Biological Control against Western Corn Rootworm in Europe a Potential Sustainable Management Strategy?; 14. Maize Growing, Maize High-risk Areas and Potential Yield Losses due to Western Corn Rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera) Damage in Selected European Countries; Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-85199-817-8
Language:
English
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