Insect Pests of Potato

This fully revised and updated second edition of Insect Pests of Potato now includes an opening section with a basic overview of agronomic and economic issues as they relate to potato production. It also features a new section that reviews potato production, as well as problems caused by insect pests and solutions to these problems, in all major potato-growing regions of the world. Further, a new section discusses theoretical foundations of potato pest management and includes chapters on ecological theory, evolutionary theory, and a case study on their applications to elucidate differences between Eastern and Western populations of Colorado potato beetle in North America. There is also a new chapter on the foundations of integrated pest management and their applications in controlling insect pests.

The sections on the biology of main pests and on control methods now feature the latest information, including emphasis on recent advances in molecular biology and genomics. Information on the use of dsRNA technology for pest control is also included, as are new chapters on potato ladybirds and on hemipterous pests other than aphids and psyllids.

This second edition provides improved integration and logical connections among chapters and expanded geographic scope of coverage making it the ideal reference on the topic.

• Fully revised and updated with new sections on potato-growing regions and theoretical foundations of potato pest management using ecological theory, evolutionary theory and relevant case study insights
• Contains improved integration and logical connections among chapters, expanded geographic scope of coverage, and scientific advances
• Emphasizes recent advances in molecular biology and genomics, including the use of dsRNA technology for pest control

Contenu

I. Potato as an important staple crop

1 Potatoes: past, present, and the future

2 Growing potatoes

3 Potato economics

II. Biology of major pests

4 Colorado potato beetle

5 Aphids

6 Psyllids

7 Wireworms

8 Potato tuberworm

9 Hemiptera other than aphids and psyllids

10 Potato lady beetles

III. Management approaches

11 Chemical control

12 Double-stranded RNA

13 Biological control and behavioral control with semiochemicals

14 Plant resistance

15 Cultural and physical control

IV. Problems and solutions in major potato-producing areas of the world.

16 South America, Central America, and Mexico

17 United States and Canada

18 European Union

19 Russian Federation, Ukraine, and Belarus

20 China and Central Asia

21 India and Southeast Asia

22 Australia and New Zealand

23 Africa

V. Basic science in potato pest management

24 Evolutionary considerations

25 Ecology of a potato field.

26 When a superpest fails: Ecological and evolutionary factors mitigating Colorado potato beetle adaptation to insecticides.

VI. Current challenges and future directions.

27 Integrated pest management

28 Epilogue: Potatoes and their pests in the times of a global change.