Schadinsektenbestände und deren Bekämpfung

This book covers the spectrum of methods used to combat arthropods that cause problems after harvest and during the storage of food and agricultural products. The applied control methods can be divided into measures based on physical, chemical, or biological aspects. Methods based on extreme temperatures, atmosphere modification, physical barriers, impact, inert dusts, irradiation, UV traps, attractants, natural and synthetic chemical pesticides, fumigants, growth regulators, pathogens, parasites, or predators are described, and threats to the continued successful control of pests are discussed.