Ebook: Greenhouse Gases And IPM

Cover; Half Title Page; Title Page; Copyrights Page; About the Auhtor; About the Book; Contents; Foreword; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. IPM Scouting and Decision-making; 3. Identifying Pest and Beneficial Insects on Sticky Cards; 4. Integrated Pest Management and Insect Biology; 5. Fungal and Bacterial Diseases; 6. Diseases of Greenhouse Ornamental Crops; 7. Management of Fungus Gnats; 8. Managing Aphids in the Greenhouse; 9. Cultural Practices; 10. Managing Caterpillar Pests in and around Greenhouses; 11. Managing Two-Spotted Mites in the Greenhouse;Insects and diseases are a major challenge to greenhouse production. IPM is an important tool in the management of these pests. The primary goal of IPM is to optimize pest control in an economically and ecologically sound way. IPM involves the integration of cultural, physical, biological, and chemical practices to grow crops with minimal use of pesticides. Monitoring, sampling, and record keeping are used to determine when control options are needed to keep pests below an economically damaging threshold. Pest management, not eradication, is the goal of IPM. Integrated pest management (IPM), a.