Urban Pest Management (eBook)

An Environmental Perspective

Partho Dhang (Herausgeber)

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2023 | 2. Auflage
208 Seiten
CABI (Verlag)
978-1-80062-294-4 (ISBN)

Infos

Bringing together ideas from academia and business, this book covers modern methods of urban pest control, their impacts on human health and the environment, and strategies for integrated management that limits the use of chemicals. It is aimed at researchers and policymakers in pest management, medical entomology and environmental science.

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The management and control of pests in the urban environment in the 21st Century faces many challenges. Pest populations adapt to changing conditions brought about by environmental changes caused by global warming, human population growth, and increased pollution. Urban pests are able to expand their ranges, densities, and habitats, sometimes causing large-scale damage and disease.

This book provides collective insights from academic and industry experts on perspectives concerning urban pest management and regulatory innovations arising from the rapid onset of recent environmental challenges. Chapter topics address pest biology, advances in urban pest management practices, emerging urban pest control developments, new technologies, and regulations.

The book describes new methods of pest control, their impacts on human health and the environment, and strategies for integrated management limiting the use of chemicals. It provides a practical resource for researchers and policy makers in pest management, urban health, medical entomology and environmental science. This title provides:

An up-to-date and comprehensive resource on environmental urban pest management.
A resource designed to appeal to pest control operators, public health professionals, and a range of field workers, as well as researching academics and graduate students.
Insights from both academic and industry experts together in one volume.

Autor

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.

Rezensionen

Edited by Dr Partho Dhang, this second 216-page edition of Urban Pest Management addresses, from an environmental perspective, the many challenges faced in the management and
control of pests in the urban environment in the 21st century.

Pest populations adapt to changing conditions brought about by environmental changes caused by global warming, human population growth, and increased pollution. Urban pests are able to expand their ranges, densities, and habitats, sometimes causing large-scale damage and disease.

The book is aimed at pest control practitioners in pest management in urban environments, researchers and graduate students of urban entomology. Published by CABI, It will also appeal to pest management experts in pesticide manufacturing and design.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 31.8.2023
• Verlagsort: Oxford
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie
• Themenwelt: Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
• Schlagworte: food spoilage • insect disease vectors • Integrated Pest Management • IPM • pesticide regulation • stored product pest control • structural pests • urban entomology • urban pest control • urban pest management • Vector Control
• ISBN-10: 1-80062-294-5 / 1800622945
• ISBN-13: 978-1-80062-294-4 / 9781800622944