" Upholding the high standard of quality set by the previous edition, this two-volume second
edition offers a vast array of recent peer-reviewed articles. It showcases research and …

Field surveys of Helicoverpa armigera Hb.(Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) were carried out in a
20ha tomato field located in Extremadura, southwestern Spain. Geostatistical techniques …

Many mosquito control agencies use carbon dioxide-baited traps as surveillance tools for
adult vector populations. However, decisions regarding the number and location of trap sites …

The proposal for this series originated during a short term visit of Professor Mukerji to the
Plant Protection Institute of CNR at Bari, Italy, in November 2005. Both editors agreed on the …

Grid sampling (one sample per 0.40 ha) in 12 cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) fields for stink
bugs and boll injury caused by stink bug feeding was conducted in 2007 and 2008 in South …

In the Molise region of central Italy, spatial relationships between pheromone catches of
male Cydia funebrana (Treitschke) were studied at local scale inside and around a single …

Abstract Integrated Pest Management (IPM) programs based on the temporal variability of
insect pests have been successfully implemented worldwide. These programs have been …

Integrating global positioning systems technology with a visual canopy survey, a 1-m level of
sampling support was used to explore within-field spatial organization of the Colorado …

BACKGROUND The gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar, is one of the main pests of oak forests
worldwide and causes extensive defoliation during its periodic outbreaks. In the …

BACKGROUND In precision integrated pest management, management tactics are
implemented only where and when needed, by identifying the sites where the pest …