Urban Green Space Pest Early Warning and Control

Author: Jiang Jiexian, Yan Wei (editors)
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Publishing Date: 2007-01-01
Features: This book is divided into two parts: General Theory and Specific Topics. The General Theory part emphasizes systematicity and academic rigor. It briefly introduces the characteristics of urban green space pest and disease occurrences and the current research status of harmful organisms. Based on the research findings of the authors and their domestic and international peers, it systematically covers monitoring and forecasting technologies for harmful organisms in urban green spaces, data analysis and integration, risk assessment of harmful organisms in green spaces, and ecological control of green space pests. The Specific Topics part emphasizes practicality and reference value, including 98 plant diseases, 288 insects (including other harmful animals), 38 natural enemies, and 34 weeds in urban green spaces. The plant diseases are arranged by affected parts, with an overview of major disease characteristics and occurrence patterns followed by descriptions of symptoms, pathogens, and disease development patterns for each disease. The insects are organized by functional groups and taxonomic units, with introductions to the characteristics of damage, common morphological features, control measures, and adult species identification keys for each category, followed by detailed descriptions of host distribution, morphological features, and occurrence patterns for each species. The natural enemies are first introduced through general approaches to conservation and utilization, followed by detailed descriptions of their identification features for controlling green space pests. The weeds primarily focus on common species and biological characteristics of lawn weeds in green spaces. The Specific Topics section is also equipped with over 800 color photographs to facilitate readers in identifying various diseases, insects, weeds, and natural enemies. This book is rich in illustrations and closely connects theory with practical applications, making it a valuable reference for teachers, students, researchers, engineers, and technicians in universities and colleges, research institutions, and green space maintenance units involved in entomology, plant pathology, weed control, plant protection, agriculture, and forestry.