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The world population is still growing at an
alarming rate, requiring ever increasing productivity
and less waste in agriculture to cope
with the increasing demands to satisfy food
security for all humans. Alleviation of poverty
is in many countries hampered by a myriad of
insect pests that cause enormous economic
losses to agricultural commodities, both at the
pre- and postharvest stages. Initially, most of
these insect pests were controlled to a varying
degree by the use of broad-spectrum insecticides.
However, the indiscriminate use of these
chemicals as a control tactic is no longer sustainable
in view of increased development of
resistance, pollution of soils and surface water,
residues in food and the environment, representing
risks to human health and biodiversity,
etc. As a consequence, demands have been
voiced at least since “Silent Spring” in 1962
for control tactics and approaches that are not
only efficient, but also sustainable and friendlier
to the environment.
Insect pests are becoming a problem of ever-more biblical proportions. This new textbook collates a series of selected papers that attempt to address various fundamental components of area-wide insect pest control. Of special interest are the numerous papers on pilot and operational programs that pay special attention to practical problems encountered during program implementation. It s a compilation of more than 60 papers authored by experts from more than 30 countries. |
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 VMware VI and vSphere SDK: Managing the VMware Infrastructure and vSphereVirtualization is not a new concept, but it is changing the computing industry in a profound way. Server virtualization is now #1 on enterprises’ budget lists. According to analysts, it will continue to be the highest impact trend, changing infrastructure and operations through 2012.
Virtualization became popular for two reasons.... | | Beginning Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Programming
OUT OF EVERY ENDING COMES the beginning of something new. This title has been Rob Vieira’s
for many years, and now he’s wrapping up that chapter of his life while I begin a new chapter of
my own — and the fi rst chapter of this text. Likewise, you, as a reader, are also entering something
of a transition; you know... | | |
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