Integrated Pest Management in Horticulture (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9783725837090)

Climate change, food trade globalization, and consumer demand for healthy food are challenging crop production systems, particularly in relation to the management of pest control. This reprint contains articles that address topics and strategies that integrate different approaches to protection against agrophages, including, among others, the monitoring of pest threats, the use of new biocontrol or physical methods of pest control, and the development of agronomical practices of crop management fostering beneficials. All works are related to the concept of integrated pest management and are aimed at achieving a reduction in the use of chemical pesticides.