Integrated Pest Management in the Tropics by Annalee N. Menge... - 9780471960768

Integrated Pest Management in the TropicsCurrent Status and Future Prospects\nAuthor(s): Annalee N. Mengech, Kailash N. Saxena, Hiremagalur N.B. Gopalan\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc, United States\nImprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc\nISBN-13: 9780471960768, 978-0471960768\nSynopsis\nThe concept of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) was developed as an alternative to chemical pesticides following the widespread realization or their horrifying and damaging effects on environment, human, animal and plant health, which were vividly portrayed in Rachel Carson s book Silent Spring. The IPM approach involves the use of different tactics in compatible combinations to keep pest populations below the levels at which they cause economics injury. Thus. the IPM approach minimizes the use of chemical pesticides and avoids their harmful effects. The development and implementation of IPM has been increasing in North America with successful results. However, its role in tropis