An ecological and societal approach to biological control
Biological control is among the most promising methods for control of pests, diseases and weeds. It has shown its potential in many agricultural, horticultural and forestry systems and also in situations where the targets are vectors of human diseases or nuisance pests. Yet biological control has not reached its full potential. Several recent textbooks have addressed issues of relevance for the success of biological control: selection of candidate organisms, application methods, formulation of products, and non-target effects. Our approach in this book is to evaluate biological control from an ecological and societal perspective. In an ecological approach the aim is to evaluate the significance of certain biological properties like biodiversity and also to look on habitats as natural reservoirs. Further, it is important to see biological control from an organic (or ecological) farming point of view. The reason for the societal approach is also obvious: terms like 'consumer's attitude', 'risk perception', 'learning and education' and 'value triangle' are recognised as very significant for biological production and human welfare and biological control should be subjected to studies from these perspectives. We have carefully selected authors to cover the above mentioned themes.
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| Format: | Texto biblioteca |
| Language: | eng |
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Dordrecht, The Netherlands Springer
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| Subjects: | Control biológico de plagas, Control biológico de malezas, Enfermedades de las plantas, Enemigos naturales, |
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| Summary: | Biological control is among the most promising methods for control of pests, diseases and weeds. It has shown its potential in many agricultural, horticultural and forestry systems and also in situations where the targets are vectors of human diseases or nuisance pests. Yet biological control has not reached its full potential. Several recent textbooks have addressed issues of relevance for the success of biological control: selection of candidate organisms, application methods, formulation of products, and non-target effects. Our approach in this book is to evaluate biological control from an ecological and societal perspective. In an ecological approach the aim is to evaluate the significance of certain biological properties like biodiversity and also to look on habitats as natural reservoirs. Further, it is important to see biological control from an organic (or ecological) farming point of view. The reason for the societal approach is also obvious: terms like 'consumer's attitude', 'risk perception', 'learning and education' and 'value triangle' are recognised as very significant for biological production and human welfare and biological control should be subjected to studies from these perspectives. We have carefully selected authors to cover the above mentioned themes. |
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