Pest Sustainable Management in Agriculture

Dear Colleagues,

Sustainable Management of Pests in Agriculture is a broad science that encompasses chemical, biological, cultural, and physical control options with a special focus on integrated pest management (IPM). IPM promotes the use of surveillance and monitoring of the target pest to guide the timing and use of chemical, biological and cultural control options in such a way that both pesticide use and any deleterious effects to non-target organisms are minimised. Studies that promote the use of microbial agents such as entomopathogenic fungi, bacteria or nematodes as well as cultural (e.g., sanitation) and physical control options (e.g., trapping) will be particularly sought after to include in this Special Issue.

Dr. David F. Cook
Guest Editor

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