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Description: |
xv, 120 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
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Bibliography Note: |
Includes bibliographical references at chapter ends, and index. |
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Contents Note: |
Contents: Part one. Promise and problem ; Evolution of modern pesticide technology -- Chemical pesticides : characteristics, uses, and limitations -- Part two. Pest control options ; Integrated pest management : definition, features, and scope -- The control techniques of integrated pest management -- Part three. Status and prospects of integrated pest management in specific areas ; Status and prospects of integrated pest management in agriculture -- Status and prospects of integrated pest management in forests, rangelands, and rights-of-way -- Status and prospects of integrated pest management in urban areas -- Status and prospects of integrated management of pests affecting human health -- Status and prospects on integrated management of wildlife pests -- Part four. Obstacles to overcome ; Constraints and limitations -- The current federal role -- Policy initiatives -- Appendix A. Common and scientific names of organisms and diseases -- Appendix B. Acknowledgments -- Appendix C. Memorandum from the President, August 2, 1979. |
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Summary, Etc. Note: |
Summary: Integrated pest management (IPM) is the selection, integration, and implementation of pest control based on predicted economic, ecological, and sociological consequences. IPM seeks maximum use of naturally occurring pest controls, including weather, disease agents, predators, and parasites. In addition, IPM utilizes various biological, physical, and chemical control and habitat modification techniques. Artificial controls are imposed only as required to keep a pest from surpassing intolerable population levels predetermined from accurate assessments of the pest damage potential and the ecological, sociological, and economic costs of the control measures. The presence of a pest species does not necessarily justify action for its control, and in fact tolerable infestations may be desirable, providing food for important beneficial insects, for example. |
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Additional Physical Forms: |
Online version: Bottrell, Dale G. Integrated pest management. [Washington] : Council on Environmental Quality : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1979 (OCoLC)622580559 |