
Insect Pests of Potato: Global Perspectives on Biology and Management
Author(s): Andrei Alyokhin
- Publisher: Academic Press
- Publication Date: August 22, 2012
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 616 pages
- ISBN-10: 0123868955
- ISBN-13: 9780123868954
Book Description
- Written by top experts in the field, this is the only publication covering the biology, ecology and management of all major potato pests
- Emphasizes ecological and evolutionary approaches to pest management
- Summarizes information from hard-to-get publications in China, India, and Russia
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Review
A comprehensive resource for information on the biology, ecology, and management of pests of potato, one of the world’s largest agricultural crops
About the Author
Dr. Alyokhin is interested in applied insect ecology, behavior, evolution of insecticide resistance, and integrated pest management. He is working mostly in potato agroecosystems, although recently he also started looking at insect mediated recycling of organic wastes. Dr. Alyokhin has authored or co-authored 181 publications, including 83 peer-reviewed articles in scientific journals. He also taught or co-taught Insect Ecology, Pesticides and the Environment, Biological Invasions, Introductory Applied Entomology, Evolution, Advanced Insect Pest Ecology and Management, Capstone Experience in Biological Sciences, and Professionalism in Biology. In addition, Dr. Alyokhin maintains an extensive outreach program to a variety of stakeholders, including potato growers, other crop production professionals, natural resource managers, K-12 students, and members of the general public. He is a recipient of several professional awards from Entomological Society of America, National Association of County Agricultural Agents, Aroostook County Extension Association, College of Natural Sciences, Food, and Agriculture at the University of Maine, and the U.S. National Park Service.
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