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Biological Control
C. B. . Ed(S): Huffaker
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Description for Biological Control
Paperback. Editor(s): Huffaker, C. B. Num Pages: 511 pages, 138 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 771.
The explosive increase in the world's human population, with conse quent need to feed an ever-increasing number of hungry mouths, and the largely resultant disturbances and pollution of the environment in which man must live and produce the things he needs, are forcing him to search for means of solving the first problem without intensifying the latter. Food production requires adequate assurance against the ravages of insects. In the last three decades short-sighted, unilateral and almost exclusive employment of synthesized chemicals for insect pest control has posed an enormous and as yet unfathomed contribution to the degradation of our environment, ... Read more
The explosive increase in the world's human population, with conse quent need to feed an ever-increasing number of hungry mouths, and the largely resultant disturbances and pollution of the environment in which man must live and produce the things he needs, are forcing him to search for means of solving the first problem without intensifying the latter. Food production requires adequate assurance against the ravages of insects. In the last three decades short-sighted, unilateral and almost exclusive employment of synthesized chemicals for insect pest control has posed an enormous and as yet unfathomed contribution to the degradation of our environment, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
511
Condition
New
Number of Pages
511
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461565307
SKU
V9781461565307
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99-15
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