Urban insect pests : sustainable management strategies /

A companion to Urban Pest Management, this book builds on the issues of insect pests in urban settings to discuss control strategies that look beyond products. From an environmental and health perspective, it is not always practical to spray chemicals indoors or in urban settings, so this work discu...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: C.A.B. International
Other Authors: Dhang, Partho (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boston, MA : CABI, 2014.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book.
Table of Contents:
  • Urban insect pests: sustainable management strategies
  • Bedbug management
  • Emerging technologies for urban mosquito management
  • Filth fly management in urban environments
  • Sustainable cockroach management using insecticidal baits, formulations, behavioral responses and issues
  • Fleas and flea management by
  • Products and strategies for nuisance urban ant management
  • Management strategies for subterranean termites
  • Management of drywood termites: past practices, present situation, and future prospects
  • Urban timber pest beetles: risks and management
  • Molecular ecology meets urban entomology: how molecular biology is changing urban pest management
  • Controlling hematophagous insects: the quality-of-life scenario
  • Urban pest management: need for correct mixture of knowledge and practice
  • Marketing integrated pest management as a value added service
  • Plants with pest control properties against urban pests.