Biopesticides pest management and regulation / Alastair Bailey, David Chandler, Wyn P. Grant, Justin Greaves, Gillian Prince, Mark Tatchell.

• 1. Introduction -- 2. Pests of Crops -- 3. Pest Management with Biopesticides -- 4. The Economics of Making the Switch in Technologies -- 5. The Regulation of Biopesticides: an International Analysis -- 6. Policy Networks, Change and Innovation -- 7. Retail Governance -- 8. Conclusions. 

• Biological controls that utilize natural predation, parasitism or other natural mechanisms, is an environmentally friendly alternative to chemical pesticides. Chemical pesticide methods are becoming less readily available due to increasing resistance problems and the prohibition of some substances. This book addresses the challenges of insufficient information and imperfectly understood regulatory processes in using biopesticides. It takes an interdisciplinary approach providing internationally comparative analyses on the registration of biopesticides and debates future biopesticide practices.

Ämnesord

Natural pesticides  -- economic aspects (LCSH)

Natural pesticides  -- government policy (LCSH)

Agricultural pests  -- biological control (LCSH)

Nyckelord

HH300 - Integrated Pest Management

HH100 - Biological Control

FF620 - Plant Pests, (New March 2000)

EE120 - Policy and Planning

EE110 - Agricultural Economics

DD500 - Laws and Regulations

CC200 - Extension and Advisory Work

Publikations- och innehållstyp

338.162 (DDC)

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