Agricultural Acarology : Introduction to Integrated Mite Management

The first comprehensive book on pest mites and beneficial mites in agricultural systems, this timely work covers the basic biology, behavior, and ecology of key mite pests and of their important natural enemies. It emphasizes the appropriate use of diverse control tactics for managing pest mites, including biological and other ecologically sound strategies, and discusses their relative advantages and limitations. Written by a globally prominent entomologist, it instructs in taxonomic discrimination between mites and other arthropods and provides the necessary training to effectively work with mites of agricultural importance.

Written by a globally prominent entomologist, Agricultural Acarology: Introduction to Integrated Mite Management provides tools for developing integrated mite management programs for agriculture, including management of plant-feeding mites, mites attacking bees and livestock, and stored products. Emphasizing the biology, ecology, behavior, and diverse methods of controlling mites, this book provides an overview of the management of agriculturally important mites using all available Integrated Pest Management (IPM) tools, including biological control, cultural practices, host-plant resistance, and pesticides.

Agricultural Acarology prepares agricultural managers to identify, manage, and contribute to the field of integrated mite management. An accompanying downloadable resource contains numerous color photographs of mites and the damage they cause, and PDFs of key publications.