
Pests
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From mosquitoes to nematodes to mice, there are a multitude of organisms and animals that pose major health risks, cause economic burdens, and even threaten famine conditions for human civilization. Addressing these problems is often extremely costly and only partially effective.
Pests: A Guide to the World's Most Maligned, Yet Misunderstood Creatures presents an overview of the animals that have the greatest impact on our lives, from the creatures that eat our crops through the ones that invade our homes and those that transmit diseases. Each entry provides a brief history of our interactions with the specific pest, methods of management or eradication for the pest being discussed, and an extensive Further Reading list that includes resources on both the biology of the pest and methods of control. The author explains the complexity of the worldwide pest problem and demonstrates how some of these issues are a result of human over-population and shortsightedness, inviting readers to consider our place in nature and how other animals have adapted to and benefited from the growing human population.
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Pesticides
Insecticides and Acaricides
Antihelminthics
Rodenticides
The Future of Pesticides
Pesticides and the Environment
Organochlorines-A Persistent Problem
Avermectins and Ivermectins-Disaster for Dung Fauna
Tributyltin-Marine Gender-bender
Pesticides and Environmental Protection
Pesticide Resistance
Pests and Ecosystems
Tsetse and the African Wilderness
Pest and Host Interactions-Hidden Complexity
Our Place in the Environment and Our Obligations
Modern Agriculture
Integrated Crop Management
Arachnids
Chiggers
House Dust Mites
Scabies Mite
Scorpions
Spiders
Ticks
Varroa Mite
Crustaceans
Fish Lice
Gill Maggots
Insects
Aphids
Asian Long-horned Beetle
Bark Beetles
Bedbug
Biting Midges
Black Flies
Boll Weevil
Citrus Leaf Miner
Cockroaches
Colorado Potato Beetle
European Corn Borer
Fleas
Gypsy Moth
Head Louse and Body Louse
Horse Botflies
Housefly
Japanese Beetle
Kissing Bugs
Locusts
Mealybugs
Mediterranean Fruit Fly
Mosquitoes
Pharaoh Ant
Planthoppers
Pubic Louse
Red Imported Fire Ant
Rice, Maize, and Granary Weevils
Sand Flies
Scale Insects
Screwworm
Sheep Ked
Tabanids
Termites
Thrips
Tsetse
Warble Flies
Whiteflies
Molluscs
Oyster Drills
Slugs and Snails
Zebra Mussels
Nematodes
Nematode Pests of Animals (Including Humans)
Nematode Pests of Plants
Platyhelminthes
Cestodes
Monogeneans
Trematodes
Vertebrates
Black Rat
Brown Rat
Cane Toad
European Rabbit
Feral Goats
Feral Pigeons
House Mouse
Red-billed Quelea
Sea Lamprey
Snakes
Glossary
Selected Bibliography
Web Resources
Index
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