Trapping of small organisms moving randomly [electronic resource] : principles and applications to pest monitoring and management / James R. Miller, Christopher G. Adams, Paul A. Weston, Jeffrey H. Schenker.
Miller, James R., author.; Adams, Christopher G., author.; Weston, Paul A. (Paul Adam), author.; Schenker, Jeffrey H., author.
2015
SB950
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Title Trapping of small organisms moving randomly [electronic resource] : principles and applications to pest monitoring and management / James R. Miller, Christopher G. Adams, Paul A. Weston, Jeffrey H. Schenker.
Author Miller, James R., author.
ISBN 9783319129945 electronic book
3319129945 electronic book
9783319129938
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-12994-5
Published Cham : Springer, [2015]
Copyright ©2015
Language English
Description 1 online resource : illustrations.
Item Number 10.1007/978-3-319-12994-5 doi
Call Number SB950
Dewey Decimal Classification 632.9
Summary Monitoring traps baited with potent attractants of animals like insects have long played a critical role in revealing what pests are present and when they are active. However, pest managers have been laboring without the tools necessary for quick and inexpensive determination of absolute pest density, which is the cornerstone of pest management decisions. This book fills that gap by demonstrating how catch numbers from monitoring traps can be translated into measures of pests per given area of crop and accurate projections of damage. An unhappy fact of life from the human perspective is that small animals such as insects, mites, mollusks, and nematodes compete severely for our food and fiber. Moreover, some of these creatures vector diseases such as malaria, which kills more than a million humans each year. An imperative of a civilized world is that pests be accurately monitored so that control measures like pesticides are used only when the benefits clearly outweigh the risks to the health of humans, non-target organisms, and the environment.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references.
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Source of Description Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed April 6, 2015).
Added Author Adams, Christopher G., author.
Weston, Paul A. (Paul Adam), author.
Schenker, Jeffrey H., author.
Series SpringerBriefs in ecology.
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Proposed Experimental Method for Measuring C.S.D. of Random Walkers Via a Trapping-Grid
Trapping to Achieve Pest Control Directly
Automated Systems for Recording, Reporting, and Analyzing Trapping Data.

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