A. Rami Horowitz Volgorde van de boeken

This book covers advanced concepts and creative ideas with regard to insect biorational control and insecticide resistance management. Some chapters present and summarize general strategies or tactics for managing insect pests such as the principles of IPM in various crop systems and biorational control of insect pests, advances in organic farming, alternative strategies for controlling orchard and field-crop pests. Other chapters cover alternative methods for controlling pests such as disruption of insect reproductive systems and utilization of semiochemicals and diatomaceous earth formulations, and developing bioacoustic methodsfor mating disruption. Another part is devoted to insecticide resistance: mechanisms and novel approaches for managing insect resistance in agriculture and in public health.

In the mid-twentieth century, the development of new insecticides led to optimism about indefinite pest control. From the 1950s to the 1980s, pest management relied heavily on conventional insecticides like organochlorines and pyrethroids. However, the environmental impact of these pesticides, coupled with rising resistance issues and public outcry, prompted stricter regulations aimed at reducing pesticide use. As a result, alternative pest management strategies emerged, including biorational pesticides, biological control, host-plant resistance, mating disruption with pheromones, and cultural and physical control methods. The concept of "integrated control" was introduced by California entomologists in the late 1950s, laying the groundwork for integrated pest management (IPM) in the 1970s. In response to growing resistance problems, insecticide resistance management (IRM) programs were implemented in the 1980s, further enhancing IPM initiatives as awareness of environmental issues grew. Since the late 1990s, innovative strategies have been developed, including the use of genetically engineered or transgenic plants to improve resistance to pests.