An introduction to insect pests and their control /

Stiling, Peter D.

An introduction to insect pests and their control / Peter D. Stiling. - London ; Basingstoke : Macmillan publishers, c1985. - v, 97 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Contents;

1. Introduction
The origin of pests
Pest damage
The major types of pests
Prerequisites of pest control

2. A history of pest management

3. Insect morphology, development and classifications
Morphology
Classification
Insect development

4. Control techniques
Cultural control
Physical and mechanical controls
Varietal control
Chemical control
etc.

5. Integrated pest management

6. Insect herbivores as control agents for weeds

7. Insects as disease vectors



Glossary : p. 88-92 . _ References : p. 93 . _ Index : p. 95-97.

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Insect pests
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