Description Biological Control in Plant Protection (Second Edition) The world-wide best seller has been published following its complete revision. This Second Edition takes into account the many developments in Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in the decade since it was first launched. This fully illustrated handbook includes 300 new photographs, chapters on the biology and lifecycles of major pests, parasitic and predatory insect controls and a greatly enlarged section describing beneficial pathogens. The chapters on ‘cropping systems’ and ‘biological control in perspective’ bring this handbook to life and reinforces the notion that biological control has come-of-age, with many growers increasingly seeing it as their first option in plant protection. The book provides the Professional with vital information on pest monitoring, setting up a biological control programme and how to make the programme work within the wider context of IPM. This ground breaking publication benefits from Neil Helyer‘s experience, firstly, as an entomologist based at the Glasshouse Crops Research Institute (Littlehampton) and for the last 20 years as Fargro’s field based biological control expert. In his role at Fargro, Helyer collaborates with many of the leading Irish and UK growers, helping to design and then support the implementation of their IPM plans.
