Planthoppers: their ecology and management
Éditeur :
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
ISBN :
9781461360155
Date de publication :
6 oct. 2012
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,5 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Planthoppers include some of the most devastating pests of major agricultural crops throughout the world. In past decades, government policies encouraged the control of rice planthoppers with synthetic pesticides, a tactic which promoted insecticide resistance and often led to the pesticide-induced resurgence of pest populations.