Termites and Sustainable Management Volume 2 - Economic Losses and Management /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Khan, Md. Aslam (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Ahmad, Wasim (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Sustainability in Plant and Crop Protection,
• Subjects: Entomology.; Agriculture.

This termite Volume 2 comprises 13 chapters in an attempt to bring all available information on sustainable and eco-friendly termite management. The previous Volume considered the biology, social behaviour and economic importance of these insects. Chapters in this book dealing with damage and specif...

Table of Contents:

• 1. The Fungus-Growing Termites (Termitidae - Macrotermitinae): Biology, Damages on Tropical Crops and Specific Management
• 2. Termite Damage in Agriculture Areas and Implanted Forests: An Ecological Approach
• 3. Termite and Indian Agriculture: A Case Study
• 4. Termites Infesting Malaysian Forests: Case study from Bornean Forest, Sabah, Malaysia
• 5. Integrated Termite Management In the Context of Indoor and Outdoor Pests situation
• 6. Eco-friendly Termite Management in Tropical Conditions
• 7. Bio-intensive Integrated Management of Termites
• 8. Role of Botanicals in Termite Management
• 9. Microbes in Termite Management: Potential Role and Strategies in Biological Control
• 10. Sustainable Termite Management Using Physical Barriers
• 11. Synthetic Insecticides: Backbone in Termite Management
• 12. Termites and Standards Norms in Wood Protection: A Proposal Targeting Drywood Termites
• 13. Biotechnology: A Tool in Termite Management.