Pest and Vector Control

by M.W. Service, Helmut F. van Emden, Mike W. Service

Book Overview

As ravagers of crops and carriers of diseases affecting plants, humans and animals, insects present a challenge to a growing human population. In Pest and Vector Control, first published in 2004, Professors van Emden and Service describe the available options for meeting this challenge, discussing their relative advantages, disadvantages and future potential. Methods such as chemical and biological control, host tolerance and resistance are discussed...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521010837
• ISBN13: 9780521010832
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 362 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"