Integrated pest management : current concepts and ecological perspective / edited by Dharam P. Abrol.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Host-plant resistance in pest management / Michael J. Stout -- Impact of climate change on pest management and food security / Hari C. Sharma and Chandra S. Prabhakar -- Application of remote sensing in integrated pest management / J.L. Willers, S.L. DeFauw, P.J. English and J.N. Jenkins -- Weather-based pest forecasting for efficient crop protection / Rabiu Olatinwo and Gerrit Hoogenboom -- Forecasting of Colorado potato beetle development with computer aided system SIMLEP decision support system / Paolo Racca...[et al.] -- Role of semiochemicals in integrated pest management / L.E. Smart, G.I. Aradottir, and T.J.A. Bruce -- Pesticides applied for the control of invasive species in the United States / David Pimentel -- Potential and Utilization of plant products in pest control / R.T. Gahukar -- Use of pheromones in insect pest management, with special attention to weevil pheromones / Sunil Tewari...[et al.] -- Role of entomopathogenic fungi in integrated pest management / Margaret Skinner, Bruce L. Parker and Jae Su Kim -- Potential of entomopathogenic nematodes in integrated pest management / S.S. Hussaini -- Entomopathogenic viruses and bacteria for insect-pest control / C.S. Kalha...[et al.] -- The bioherbicide approach to weed control using plant pathogens / Karen L. Bailey -- Biological control of invasive insect pests / Mark G. Wright -- Spiders: the generalist super predators in agro-ecosystems / K. Samiayyan -- Biotechnological approaches for insect pest management / V.K. Gupta and Vikas Jindal -- Biotechnological and molecular approaches in the management of non-insect pests of crop plants / S. Mohankumar, N. Balakrishnan and R. Samiyappan -- Role of genetically modified insect-resistant crops in IPM: agricultural, ecological and evolutionary implications / S. Mohankumar and T. Ramasubramanian -- Breeding for disease and insect-pest resistance / S.K. Gupta and M.K. Pandey -- Integrated management of rodent pests / R.S. Tripathi -- Eco-friendly management of phytophagous mites / Rachna Gulati -- IPM extension: a global overview / Rajinder Peshin, K.S.U. Jayaratne and Rakesh Sharma -- Biological control of insect pests in crops / David Orr and Sriyanka Lahiri.