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- Written by experts
- Presents the latest integrated information on biology, ecology, sociological aspects and policies related to pest management
- Describes new thinking and approaches towards the development of more sustainable strategies
- Useful for research, extension, training, pesticide industry and agricultural policy makers
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
The book discusses planthopper pests of rice. These insects are one of the most destructive pests, threatening food security around the world. The historical development of the rice planthopper problem shows that they are secondary pests and single-discipline control tactics or strategies were not able to manage them, and instead caused frequent resurgences. This book not only presents new approaches to this persistent problem, but also new ecological methods, new perspectives on the effect of pesticide marketing, insights into developing resistant varieties and structural reforms in pest management. Integrating biological, ecological, economic and sociological aspects, it clearly presents the latest information on newly developed strategies for managing this pest.
Dr. K. L. Heong is the principal scientist and insect ecologist at the International Rice Research Institute, Philippines. He has been researching rice planthoppers for more than 30 years. Dr. Heong is a fellow of the Third World Academy of Science and the Academy of Sciences, Malaysia.
Professor Jia-an Cheng is an insect ecologist who has been studying rice planthoppers for about 50 years. He is a professor at Zhejiang University, China.
Professor M.M. Escalada works at Visayas State University.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Rice Planthoppers
Book Subtitle: Ecology, Management, Socio Economics and Policy
Editors: Kong Luen Heong, Jiaan Cheng, Monica M. Escalada
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9535-7
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Zhejiang University Press, Hangzhou and Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-017-9534-0Published: 06 November 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-024-0212-4Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-94-017-9535-7Published: 23 October 2014
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 231
Number of Illustrations: 29 b/w illustrations, 17 illustrations in colour
Additional Information: Jointly published with Zhejiang University Press, Hangzhou, China
Topics: Agriculture, Animal Ecology, Entomology