Urban Pest Management
An Environmental Perspective
Published on 18. October 2011
Book
Hardback
280 pages
978-1-84593-803-1 (ISBN)
Description
Urban pest management has recently faced dramatic change: advances in research and formulation technology now shape the products available and how they are applied. Bringing together ideas from both academic and private enterprises, this book covers methods of pest control, their impacts on human health and the environment, and strategies for integrated management that limits the use of harmful chemicals, providing a practical resource for researchers and policy makers in pest management, urban health, medical entomology and environmental science.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Wallingford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 172 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
800 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84593-803-1 (9781845938031)
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Partho Dhang received his PhD in Life Science from the University of Madras, India. His research interests are on insecticides, natural product chemistry, insect pheromones, biopesticides, and insecticide baits. Partho Dhang is a prolific writer and speaker in the International pest control market. He has spoken in many international conferences such as NPMA, ICUP, IRG, Pest Summit, FAOPMA, TRG, Rapid Conference etc. He has published over 30 peer-reviewed papers in international journal of repute. He has edited and written four books on "Urban Pest Management" which are all published by CAB International. Presently Partho Dhang lives in Philippines and in India.
Editor
Independent Consultant, Philippines
Contributions
Rollins Inc, USA
Instituto Biologico, Sao Paulo, Brazil
, County of Santa Clara, , , California, , UNITED STATES
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, USA
University of Georgia, USA
Auburn University, USA
Fischer Environmental Services, USA
Universiti Sains Malaysia
University of Florida, USA
Content
-: Introduction 1: Insecticides as Urban Pollutants 2: Emerging Urban Pests and Vector-borne Diseases in Brazil 3: Mosquitoes: a Consequential Pest 4: Environmentally Sound Bed Bug Management Solutions 5: Digital Governance in Urban Entomology: an Innovative Approach 6: Community Integrated Pest Management with Special Reference to School Environments 7: Providing Integrated Pest Management to Multi-dwelling Low-income Housing 8: Liquid Termiticides: their Role in Subterranean Termite Management 9: Sustainable Termite Management Using an Integrated Pest Management Approach 10: A Stand-alone Termite Management Technology in Australia 11: Encapsulation: an Effective Environmentally Friendly Technology for Delivery of Insecticides and Repellents 12: Pheromones: a Resourceful Tool in Modern Urban Pest Management 13: Insect Baits and Baiting: Novel Technology for Managing Urban Pests with Less Insecticide 14: Present and Future Approaches to Urban Pest Management: a Global Pesticide Regulatory Perspective 15: Effective Regulation in the Practice of Structural Pest Management