Greenhouse Pest Management

✍ Scribed by Anandrao, Laichattiwar Mukesh(Editor)

• Publisher: Delve Publishing
• Year: 2019;2020
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 300
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Greenhouse Pest Management informs the readers about the various greenhouses and the several kinds of pests that are found in the ecosystem. It also informs the readers about the various viral diseases and the ones that are caused by bacterial and fungal actions. It provides readers a gist of the various factors related to the greenhouses and the pest management in these places, so that they can have a deep understanding of the subject. This book also discusses about the role of nematodes, the field of epidemiology, the process of sampling, the process of monitoring, the function of sanitation and the use of pesticides, the management of greenhouse and common crops for greenhouse and the process of pest management.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover......Page 1
Title Page......Page 5
Copyright......Page 6
ABOUT THE EDITOR......Page 7
TABLE OF CONTENTS......Page 9
List of Figures......Page 15
List of Tables......Page 21
Preface......Page 23
Introduction......Page 25
Chapter 1 Introduction to Greenhouses......Page 27
1.1 History......Page 28
1.2 Introduction......Page 30
1.4 Advantages......Page 32
1.5 Classification......Page 33
Chapter 2 Identification of Pests......Page 43
2.1 Introduction......Page 44
2.2 Aphids......Page 45
2.3 Broad Mites......Page 46
2.4 Caterpillars......Page 48
2.5 Cyclamen Mites......Page 49
2.6 Fungus Gnats......Page 50
2.7 Leaf Hoppers......Page 51
2.8 Leaf Miners......Page 52
2.9 Mealybugs......Page 53
2.11 Scales......Page 55
2.13 Slugs And Snails......Page 57
2.14 Twospotted Spider Mite......Page 58
2.15 Western Flower Thrips......Page 59
2.16 Whiteflies......Page 61
Chapter 3 Viral Diseases......Page 63
3.2 Dispersal Mechanisms......Page 64
3.3 Infection Sources......Page 65
3.4 Transmission of Viral Diseases......Page 66
3.5 Major Viral Diseases......Page 67
3.6 Plant Virus Control......Page 81
Chapter 4 Bacterial And Fungal Diseases......Page 83
4.2 Bacterial Diseases......Page 84
4.3 Fungal Diseases......Page 88
Chapter 5 Nematodes......Page 107
5.2 Biology of Nematode Pests......Page 108
5.4 Monitoring......Page 109
5.5 Strategies For Control......Page 111
5.6 Integrated Approach......Page 114
Chapter 6 Epidemiology......Page 115
6.2 Disease/Pest Tetrahedron......Page 116
6.3 Epidemics......Page 119
6.4 Damage......Page 120
6.5 Action Thresholds......Page 121
6.6 Relationships And Thresholds......Page 122
6.7 Research......Page 123
6.8 Integrated Control......Page 124
Chapter 7 Sampling......Page 127
7.2 Insects......Page 128
7.3. Pathogens......Page 134
Chapter 8 Monitoring......Page 139
8.1 Scouting......Page 140
8.2 Passive Scouting......Page 141
8.3 Active Scouting......Page 142
8.4 Thresholds......Page 143
8.5 A Recent Application of Lighting And Pests......Page 145
Chapter 9 Sanitation And Cultural Control......Page 147
9.4 Sanitation......Page 148
Chapter 10 Use of Pesticides......Page 151
10.1 Introduction......Page 152
10.4 Coverage of Pesticides......Page 153
10.5 Timing......Page 154
10.6 Water Quality......Page 155
10.7 Modes of Action......Page 156
10.10 Label Rate......Page 157
10.12 Frequency......Page 158
10.13 Issues With Using Peticides......Page 159
10.15 Biological Factors......Page 161
10.16 Multiple Pests......Page 165
10.17 Mixture of Pesticides......Page 166
Chapter 11 Biological Control......Page 169
11.2 Advantages......Page 170
11.3 QC......Page 171
11.4 Implementation......Page 174
11.5 Approaches......Page 175
11.6 Natural Enemies And Their Types......Page 176
11.7 Banker Plants......Page 179
11.8 Effect Of Environment......Page 181
11.9 Effect Of Plants......Page 182
11.10 Release Of Natural Enemies......Page 184
11.11 Pesticides......Page 185
Chapter 12 Management of A Greenhouse......Page 187
12.2 Management......Page 188
12.3 Crop Management......Page 198
12.4 Crop Environment And Management......Page 202
Chapter 13 Host and Plant Resistance......Page 209
13.2 Key Terminology......Page 210
13.3 Mechanisms of Resistance......Page 211
13.4 Genetics......Page 213
13.5 Durability......Page 214
13.6 Breeding......Page 215
13.7 Strategies......Page 219
13.8 Advantages and Disadvantages......Page 220
13.9 Current Scenario......Page 221
13.10 Perspectives......Page 222
Chapter 14 Disinfestation......Page 223
14.2 Steaming......Page 224
14.3 Fumigation......Page 225
14.5 Side-Effects......Page 227
14.6 Tests......Page 228
14.7 Effect of Chemical Pesticides on Useful Organisms......Page 230
14.8 Factors Involved......Page 231
14.9 Pesticide Resistance And Anti-Resistance......Page 233
Chapter 15 Common Pests......Page 237
15.2 Pink Hibiscus Mealybug......Page 238
15.3 Chilli Thrips......Page 240
15.4 Leafminer......Page 242
15.5 Two-Spotted Spider Mites......Page 245
15.6 Fungus Gnats......Page 247
15.7 Shore Flies......Page 249
15.8 Whiteflies......Page 250
15.9 Aphids......Page 251
15.10 Thrips......Page 254
15.11 Scales......Page 255
15.12 Identification......Page 257
Chapter 16 Common Greenhouse Crops and Pest Management......Page 275
16.2 Major Pests......Page 276
16.3 IPM......Page 277
16.4 Cucurbits......Page 279
16.5 Strawberries And Greenhouses......Page 283
References......Page 285
Index......Page 295
Back Cover......Page 300