Biological Control in the Tropics

Biological Control in the Tropics

Readership
Research workers in pest management and tropical agriculture

Main Description
Biological control has been central to many recent successful integrated pest management programmes. It is also the natural choice where protection of the environment is particularly important. This book reviews current knowledge of biocontrol programmes in the tropics, particularly in developing countries. It is based on papers presented at a symposium held in Malaysia in March 1999. Contributors include authorities from Europe, North America and Australia, as well as from South-East Asia.

Main Contents
• Plenary papers
• Biological control of arthropod pests: current trends and emerging issues
• Advances in biological control of arthropod pests in tropical countries
• Biological control of weeds – a viable alternative?
• Managing plant pathogens – delivery systems and ecological considerations
• Prospects and challenges of biological control of vertebrates
• Biological control of molluscs: prospects and progress
• Biologically-based technologies in support of classical biological control
• Poster papers