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        Science & Mathematics
        March 2022

        Key Questions in Urban Pest Management

        A Study and Revision Guide

        by Partho Dhang, Philip Koehler, Roberto Pereira, Daniel D Dye II

        Urban pests are common all over the world. These include cockroaches, flies, mosquitoes, bed bugs, ticks, fleas, ants, termites, rodents and others. These pests thrive in human structures, where there is food, warmth and places to hide. Urban pests are one of the leading causes of illnesses in humans due to allergies, bites, food contamination and phobias. They can also cause significant damage to property and structures. Knowledge and training in this field is vital for professional and trainee pest managers. This book is specifically intended to provide an aid to such candidates. The book contains 500 multiple-choice questions (and answers) grouped into the following major topic areas: · The history of urban entomology · Household pests · Cockroaches · Flies · Mosquitoes · Bed bugs · Termites · Sporadic pests · Stored product pests · Vertebrate pests · Pesticides and pesticide formulations · Handling pesticides · Integrated Pest Control Produced in a convenient format that can be used at any time in any place, the book allows the reader to learn and revise the subject and much more. Its structure allows the study of one topic area at a time, progressing through a simple introduction followed by key revision questions, many of which require students to use their practical knowledge. The answers to each of the questions are provided at the end with short explanations wherever appropriate.

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        Technology, Engineering & Agriculture
        April 2018

        Urban Pest Control

        A Practitioner's Guide

        by Partho Dhang

        This guide brings together the varied and multiple skills and activities required of pest control practitioners, including biology, chemistry, architecture, engineering, sales, logistics, legal and accounting, presented with a primary emphasis on pest organisms at its core. This book provides information and tips on all of these aspects and: explores the business of controlling pests (including trends in the industry, pest control tools, and sustainable pest control); covers biological information on each pest in addition to information on control and management, monitoring and follow-up; focusses particularly on globally significant pests with internationally-applicable use and guidance; and provides practical and hands-on experience, drawing on original case studies This is a key resource for pest control practitioners, as well as in-house staff of companies or buildings involved in household or urban pest control. It is also a valuable reference for researchers, and sanitation and building managers.

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        October 1979

        Vermittlung - Rezeption - Funktion

        Ästhetische Theorie und Methodologie der Literaturwissenschaft

        by Peter Bürger

        Peter Bürgers Studien versuchen zu klären, was Theorie in der Literaturwissenschaft bedeutet. Die verbreitete Meinung, es genüge, genau hinzusehen, um zum Beispiel die Besonderheit literarischer Texte zu erfassen, übersieht, daß bereits dieses Hinsehen ausgeht von bestimmten Annahmen (z. B. der Annahme, es gäbe einen Unterschied zwischen poetischen und nicht-poetischen Texten) und bestimmten Vorstellungen, wie vage diese auch sein mögen. In diesen Annahmen und Vorstellungen stecken, aufgehellt oder nicht, Theoriestücke. Die Unmittelbarkeit des Blicks, der sich auf die Phänomene zu richten meint, ist also eine Selbsttäuschung. Die Gegenstände sind dem Literaturwissenschaftler immer schon als vermittelte gegeben. Um das Aufdecken dieser Vermittlung geht es in den Arbeiten Peter Bürgers.

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        Technology, Engineering & Agriculture
        March 2016

        Integrated Pest Management

        Principles and Practice

        by Gary P. Fitt, Dharam P Abrol, Y G Prasad, Uma Shankar, David Orr, S Mohankumar, Catherine Regnault-Roger, P. Q. Rizvi, Parwinder S Grewal, Houping Liu, Karolin E Eberle, Robert Barreto, Phyllis G Weintraub, A. K. Bhat, Ing Vaclav Stejskal, ZouRui Shen

        Providing a critical evaluation of the management strategies involved in ecologically-based pest management, this book presents a balanced overview of environmentally safe and ecologically sound approaches. Topics covered include biological control with fungi and viruses, conservation of natural predators, use of botanicals and how effective pest management can help promote food security. In the broader context of agriculture, sustainability and environmental protection, the book provides a multidisciplinary and multinational perspective on integrated pest management useful to researchers in entomology, crop protection, environmental sciences and pest management. ; Providing a critical evaluation of the management strategies involved in ecologically-based pest management, this book presents a balanced overview of environmentally safe and ecologically sound approaches and also provides a multidisciplinary and multinational perspective on integrated pest management. ; 1: History, Overview and Principles of Ecologically Based Pest Management2: Integrated Pest Management for Sustainable Agriculture3: Pest Monitoring and Forecasting4: Augmentation and Conservation of Natural Enemies5: Biotechnological and molecular approaches in management of pests and diseases of crop plants6: Botanicals in Pest Management7: Biopesticides in Ecologically Based Integrated Pest Management8: Entomopathogenic Nematodes as Tools in Integrated Pest9: Microbial Control of Crop Pests Using Entomopathogenic Fungi10: Microbial control of crop pests using insect viruses11: Biological control of weeds with plant pathogens: four decades on12: Virus and Bacteria Transmitting Arthropod Vectors and Their Management13: Effect of Pesticides on Non Target Sites with reference to Soil Ecosystem14: Integrated Pest Management in Stored Grains15: Role of Integrated Pest Management in Food and Nutritional Security16: Role of Information and Communication Technology in Integrated Pest Management17: From Integrated Pest Management to Ecosystem Management: The Case of Urban Lawn

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        January 2022

        Plague, Third Edition

        by Donald Emmeluth, Ed.D.

        Plague has erupted periodically throughout most of human history. The plague bacterium, Yersinia pestis, is transmitted by fleas found on many common mammals and through the air as victims develop respiratory symptoms and suffer from coughing spells. This easy transmission has made plague responsible for some of the highest death rates from any epidemic disease in history. Plague, Third Edition examines the disease from an epidemiological perspective. Studies of the historical European plague outbreaks, known as the Black Death, examine the role animals play in the spread of disease and the human cost of such a widespread outbreak. This revised edition includes new photographs and illustrations as well as updated statistics on modern plague outbreaks in the American southwest.  Chapters include: Historical Overview Causes of the Plague Animal Plague Vectors Diagnosis Treatment Prevention The Problems of Antibiotic Resistance Concerns for the Future Hopes for the Future.

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        Pest control
        February 2008

        Areawide Pest Management

        Theory and Implementation

        by Edited by Opender Koul, Gerrit W Cuperus, Norman Elliot

        Pest management has long been a problem for farmers worldwide and new techniques are continually being developed to reduce the adverse effects of pest populations. The use of areawide pest management has increased dramatically over the past decade and offers potential advantages to traditional and more localized approaches. Suppression over a broad area can reduce re-infestation of previously treated areas and the specific pest management techniques may be more effective when applied over larger areas. Providing the first comprehensive discussion of areawide pest management, this book will explore the theoretical development and implementation of techniques from a worldwide perspective. Areas covered include history and development, biological and ecological impacts and recent case studies of pest management programmes.

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        Pest control
        July 2012

        Integrated Pest Management

        Principles and Practice

        by Gary P. Fitt, Y G Prasad, David Orr, S Mohankumar, Catherine Regnault-Roger, P. Q. Rizvi, Parwinder S Grewal, Houping Liu, Karolin E Eberle, Robert Barreto, Phyllis G Weintraub, A. K. Bhat, Ing Vaclav Stejskal, ZouRui Shen. Edited by Dharam P Abrol, Uma Shankar.

        Providing a critical evaluation of the management strategies involved in ecologically-based pest management, this book presents a balanced overview of environmentally safe and ecologically sound approaches. Topics covered include biological control with fungi and viruses, conservation of natural predators, use of botanicals and how effective pest management can help promote food security. In the broader context of agriculture, sustainability and environmental protection, the book provides a multidisciplinary and multinational perspective on integrated pest management useful to researchers in entomology, crop protection, environmental sciences and pest management.

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        Environmental factors
        October 2011

        Urban Pest Management

        An Environmental Perspective

        by Edited by Partho Dhang.

        Urban pest management has recently faced dramatic change: advances in research and formulation technology now shape the products available and how they are applied. Bringing together ideas from both academic and private enterprises, this book covers methods of pest control, their impacts on human health and the environment, and strategies for integrated management that limits the use of harmful chemicals, providing a practical resource for researchers and policy makers in pest management, urban health, medical entomology and environmental science.

      • Trusted Partner
        Pest control
        June 2009

        Biorational Tree Fruit Pest Management

        by Edited by Martín Aluja, Tracy C Leskey, Charles Vincent

        As the human impact upon the environment becomes more apparent and severe, the need to develop agricultural techniques that cause minimal damage to the environment has increased. This is particularly the case in the area of pest management, where integrated pest management (IPM) strategies have become a fundamental component of plant protection. Focusing on insect pests of tree fruits and combining behavioural research with crop protection applications, this book emphasizes the importance of environmentally sustainable approaches in an agroecosystem. Both experimental and applied topics are discussed, including the conceptual framework of IPM, functional and behavioural ecology of a pest, host detection mechanisms and monitoring tool development, as well as pest management case studies. Representing a comprehensive discussion of tree-fruit pest management, from the evolution, ecology and behaviour of insect pests to the implementation of applied biorational programmes, this will be essential reading for researchers as well as commercial growers and extension agents.

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        December 2010

        Wehmanns Rezepte

        Raffininiert kochen - leicht gemacht

        by Wehmann, Heinz

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        September 1997

        Geheime Rezepte

        Wie die Gentechnik unser Essen verändert

        by Epping, Bernhard

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        Technology, Engineering & Agriculture
        December 2017

        Handbook of Pest Management in Organic Farming

        by Vincenzo Vacante, Urs Niggli, Serge Kreiter, Massimo Benuzzi, Jorge E Peña, Gavino Delrio, B. Merle Shepard, Hüseyin Baspinar, Carmelo Bonsignore, Dominique Bordat, Qiang Xiao, Bernard Dufour, Régis Babin, Alberto Pantoja, Josep Anton Jacas Miret, Raija Komppula, Beate Bursta

        This book is an up-to-date and comprehensive reference covering pest management in organic farming in major crops of the world. General introductory chapters explore the management of crops to prevent pest outbreaks, plant protection tools in organic farming, and natural enemies and pest control. The remaining chapters are crop-based and discuss geographic distribution, economic importance and key pests. For each pest the fundamental aspects of its bio-ecology and the various methods of control are presented. Understanding of the scientific content is facilitated with practical advice, tables and diagrams, helping users to apply the theories and recommendations. Handbook of Pest Management in Organic Farming: · Consists of rational approaches and advice. · Is authored by a team of international specialists in pest control. · Represents the only available comprehensive review of insect pest management in organic systems. This is an essential resource for researchers and extension workers in crop protection, integrated pest management and biocontrol, and organic farming systems.

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        Pest control
        November 2012

        Plant Pest Risk Analysis

        Concepts and Application

        by Stephanie Bloem, Robert Griffin, Lottie Erikson, Alison Neeley, Kenneth Bloem, Anthony Koop. Edited by Christina Devorshak.

        Pest risk analysis is an evolving and dynamic field. It informs decisions for regulatory plant protection, from domestic activities such as prioritizing pests for surveillance to making quarantine decisions regarding the importation of products. This text provides a solid foundation in pest risk analysis and its application to regulatory plant protection. Basic methods for pest risk analysis are addressed, including how they can be used to solve real life problems in the context of national and international rules, regulations, requirements, laws and agreements. Written by practicing risk analysts, the text is enhanced with examples of methods and applications, many of which are based on real analyses performed by plant protection organizations. Understanding of basic tools and methods is encouraged to enable the reader to prepare, review and develop scientifically sound and technically defensible pest risk analyses. This is an essential resource for students in agricultural sciences, and regulatory plant protection professionals wishing to learn about pest risk analysis: why we do it, how it's done, and what it requires.

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        Technology, Engineering & Agriculture
        December 2017

        Integrated Pest Management in Tropical Regions

        by Carmelo Rapisarda, Giuseppe E Massimino Cocuzza, Tsedeke Abate, Siti Ramlah A. Ali, Miguel A. Altieri, Salvatore Bella, Danny Coyne, Mieke S. Daneel, Fábio Maximiano DE ANDRADE SILVA, José Gilberto De Moraes, Thomas Dubois, Odair A Fernandes, François-Régis Goebel, Shoil M. Greenberg, Devid Guastella, Abdelhaq Hanafi, Norman Kamarudin, Fred Kanampiu, Nitin Kulkarni, James Legg, George Mahuku, Zulkefli Masijan, Ramle Moslim, Urbano Nava-Camberos, Clara I. Nicholls, Amin Nikpay, Joshua Okonya, Megha N. Parajulee, Silvana V. Paula-Moraes, Alexandre Specht, Edison R. Sujii, Mohd. Basri Wahid, Vitalis Wafula Wekesa, Everlyne Wosula

        This book provides up-to-date and comprehensive coverage of the research and application of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in tropical regions. The first section explores the agro-ecological framework that represents the foundations of IPM, in addition to emerging technologies in chemical and biological methods that are core to pest control in tropical crops. The second section follows a crop-based approach and provides details of current IPM applications in the main tropical food crops (such as cereals, legumes, root and tuber crops, sugarcane, vegetables, banana and plantain, citrus, oil palm, tea, cocoa and coffee) and also fibre crops (such as cotton) and tropical forests. Integrated Pest Management in Tropical Regions: · Explores the techniques aimed at controlling pests in agro-ecosystems sustainably while reducing secondary effects on the environment and on plant, animal and human health · Contextualizes IPM within our current knowledge of climate change and the global movement of organisms · Covers integrated strategies to contains pests in major tropical food crops, fibre crops and trees · Discusses options and challenges for pest control in tropical agriculture

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        May 2010

        Rezepte zum Glücklichsein

        Ein Koch- und Backbuch für dich und liebe Freunde

        by Schmachtl, Andreas H / Illustriert von Schmachtl, Andreas H

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        Botany & plant sciences
        November 2010

        Natural Products in Plant Pest Management

        by Nawal Kishore Dubey, Santos Mila, Sanath Hettiarachi, R N Kharwar, Moshe Kostyukovsky, Sonia Marín, D B Olufolaji, Roman Pavela, Maria Porras, J C Pretorius, Larisa Sheherbakova, K A Raveesha, H N Verma. Edited by Nawal Kishore Dubey.

        Overzealous and indiscriminate use of many synthetic pesticides during recent decades in the control of plant pests has resulted in a number of environmental and toxicological problems. Reducing the release of synthetic chemicals into the environment requires that alternative sources of chemicals are developed that can be used safely in the management of plant pests. Botanical antimicrobials derived from plants are currently recognised as biodegradable, systemic, eco-friendly and non-toxic to mammals and are thus considered safe. Their modes of action against pests are diverse. Natural compounds are well suited to organic food production in industrialised countries and can play greater roles in the protection of food crops in developing countries Some plant based antimicrobials (e.g. neem products, pyrethoids and essential oils) are already used to manage pest populations on a large scale. Plant scientists and agriculturists now devote significant attention to discovery and further development and formulation of novel plant products with antimicrobial activity.This book is the first to bring together relevant aspects of the basic and applied sciences of natural pesticides and discussed modern trends in the use of natural products in pest management.

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        Insecticide & herbicide technology
        June 2004

        Integrated Pest Management

        Potential, Constraints and Challenges

        by Edited by Opender Koul, Gurmail S Dhaliwal, Gerrit W Cuperus

        IPM Systems need to be developed for agriculture to be economically and environmentallystrong, in production, storage, and food processing. Although the concept and philosophy ofintegrated pest management have been largely accepted for some time, its implementation iscomplex and faces numerous potential problems. If IPM is to enjoy widespread approval and adoption, it must be clearly defined and economically and socially acceptable. The topics covered in this book include a range of topics, such as: risk-benefit analysis, transgenic crops in IPM and consumer response to IPM.

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