Editor: Barbosa, Pedro A.
Hardback; Book; B&w Illustrations
416 pages
Published: June 1998
Harcourt Publishers Ltd, a subsidiary of Harcourt International Ltd
ISBN: 0120781476

-- Contains chapters by an international team of leading authorities-- Establishes a conceptual link between ecology and the agricultural use of agents for biological control-- Discusses both theoretical issues as well as practical management concerns-- Provides specific examples of how conservation principles are used to maximize the biological control of pestsThis volume is a treatment of how the principles of ecology and conservation biology can be used to maximize biological control. It presents various means to modify or manipulate the environment to enhance the activities of natural enemies of pests.