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Index

A

Adaptation, 75

Agency for International Development, 93

Agribusiness, 61-62

Agrobacterium radiobacter, 107

Aldrin, 23

Alligator weed, 13, 37

Antibiotics, 57, 78

Apples, 24

Aquatic weeds, 13, 36-37

Arthropod management

appetite suppression, 34

behavioral strategies, 77

biological-control organisms for, 46

chemical signaling strategies, 77-78

in cotton production, 30-31

cultural techniques for, 17-21

exotic pests, 32

genetic engineering strategies, 79-81

growth of chemical insecticide use, 23, 24

historical biological strategies, 12-13

host-range predictions, 102

host selection/specificity dynamics, 81

insecticide selectivity, 48

in IPM, 25-26

nontarget effects, 103

pest resistance problems, 26-28

problems created by pesticide use, 29

use of disease pathogens for, 79

Arthropods, as biological-control organisms

aquatic weed management, 37

characteristics, 46

Australian ladybird beetle, 13

B

Bacillus thuringiensis, 47, 64, 76, 78-79, 98-99, 103, 113

Baculoviruses, 79

Banana plants, 17

Benomyl, 29

Biodiversity, 82-84

Biological-control organisms

aquatic weed management, 36-37

in citrus farming, 50-51

for managing plant viruses, 34

cover crop design, 45

cultural practices to encourage, 20-21

current registration, 96

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definition, 46

early farm practices, 12-17

EBPM principles, 46-47

ecosystem interaction, 43-44, 76-82

environmental persistence, 110-111

experimental demonstrations, 18-19

in IPM, 25-26

microbial, 84-85, 103

molecular mechanisms, 76

natural reservoirs, 82-83

nontarget effects, 74, 100-105

objectives, 46

pathogenic potential, 105-108

regulatory environment, 112-114

research needs, 5, 76-82

risk assessment, 8-9, 97, 100, 105, 108-109

scale of use, 110

self-perpetuation of, 110-111

for soybean cyst nematode, 33

specificity, 81

success rate, 70

supply system, 55, 85-86

use of disease pathogens as, 79

Biological-control products

definition, 47

potential risks, 98-100

predator-prey population dynamics, 102-103

small-market support, 64, 97-98

specificity, 47, 71

Black scale, 65

Boll weevil, 30-31

Botrytis rot of cyclamen, 29

Broad-spectrum pesticides, 1, 26

naturally occurring, 47

obstacles to continued use, 26-40

use in cotton farming, 30-31

Brown soft scale, 29

C

California red scale, 18, 50, 65

Cancer, 40-41

Certification, 64

Chemical signaling, 77-78

Chestnut blight, 17, 80

Chlordane, 23, 38

Citrus farming

biological pest control, 50-51

early biological control mechanisms, 12, 13

pest-management cooperatives, 63, 65

pesticide-associated problems, 29

pesticide use, 24

Citrus red mite, 18, 29

Citrus rust mite, 50

Collego®, 104, 106

Commercial development

biological management of diseases, 17

genetically engineered plants, 23

growth of chemical pesticide industry, 23-25

health risks for workers, 98

pesticide industry trends, 28-29

regulatory obstacles, 48, 112-115

small-market products, 64, 97-98

Communication among organisms, 77-78

Consultants, 7-8, 10, 62

Corn

growth of pesticide use, 24

hybridization, 21

leaf blight, 21

Cost-benefit analysis

data base for, 90-91

feasibility of EBPM, 49-56

measuring direct and indirect effects in, 89-90

role of, 89

Cotton, 24

arthropod management strategies, 30-31

pesticide use trends, 24

Cottony cushion scale, 13, 18, 29, 51

Cover crops, 20, 45

Crop rotation, 18-19, 20

for soybean cyst nematode management, 33

Cropping patterns

for managing plant viruses, 34

historical applications for biological control, 17-21

landscape ecology, 74-75

predictive models for, 86-87

row crop pests, 35

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use of cover crops, 45

wheat monoculture for disease control, 22

Crown gall, 17, 107

Cultural approaches, 2, 17

Cryphonectria parasitica, 79, 80

Cyst nematode, 18-19, 33

D

DDT, 23, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39

Dibromochloropropane, 23, 33

Dichloropropenes, 23

Dieldrin, 23

Disease management

biological-control organisms for, 46-47, 51

development of resistant cultivars for, 82

early biological strategies, 17

fungicide use as obstacle to, 29

genetic diversity of crop species and, 21

genetic engineering for, 22-23

host selection dynamics, 81

limitations of chemical strategies, 34-35

plant resistnace for, 47-49

resistance in pathogens, 28

soil-borne diseases, 32-34

take-all disease in wheat, 22

through monoculture planting, 22

use of disease pathogens for, 79

Durability

EBPM objectives, 3, 4, 42, 43, 115

monitoring for pest resistance, 64-68

of plant-host resistance, 87-88

E

EBPM. See Ecologically based pest management

Ecologically based pest management (EBPM)

biodiversity and, 82-84

continuum of tactics, 108

economic feasibility, 49-56, 90

environmental risks, 100

integrated pest management and, 3, 10, 86, 94

knowledge base, 3, 43, 69, 70-71

leadership, 93-94

objectives, 3-4, 42-44, 115

principles, 2-3, 10, 44-46

research needs, 4-8

use of biological-control organisms, 46-47

use of resistant plants, 47-49

use of synthetic chemicals, 47

See also Implementation of EBPM

Economic feasibility of EBPM, 49-56

Ecosystem functioning

cover crop planning and, 45

feedback, 43

gene transfers between microorganisms, 105-108

integration of EBPM, 43-46

landscape ecology, 74-75

managed systems and, 72-76, 86-87

microbial communities, 72, 73, 84-85, 103

potential risks of EBPM, 100

predator-prey population dynamics, 72-76, 102-103

research needs, 5, 6-7

stability, 72

Education and training

for EBPM implementation, 7-8

introducing new technologies/practices, 60-62

pest-management consultants, 62

role of the university, 62-63

Environmental Protection Agency, 93, 96, 98, 109

creation of, 38-39

recommendations for, 10, 114

regulation of biological-control organisms, 110, 112, 113

regulatory suspension of chemical pesticides, 38-39

Ethylene dibromide, 23, 33

Eurasian water milfoil, 13

Exotic species, 32

as biological-control organisms, 101

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federal regulations for managing, 112-113

weeds, 35

Extension system, 7-8, 60-61, 93

F

Farming practice

accessibility of research, 85

chemical runoff, 39-40

cultural techniques, historical development of, 17-21

early biological management strategies, 12-17

groundwater contamination, 40

grower cooperatives, 63-64, 65

information flow, 58-59

operational models, 60

pest management knowledge needs, 59-60

risk behavior, 54-55

whole-farm system, 44

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, 37, 38, 112-113

Federal Plant Pest Act, 112-113

Fire blight, 57

Food and Drug Administration, 112

Food contamination

by biological-control organisms, 98-99

pesticide tolerances, 26

Forest management, 17

Frost damage, 57, 73

Fungicides, biological, for aquatic weed management, 37

Fungicides, chemical

disease problems created by, 29

historical development, 23

limitations of, 32-34

pest resistance to, 28

Fusarium wilt, 17, 32

G

Gene transfer in nature, 105-108

Genetic engineering

to affect host selection/specificity, 81

for appetite suppression in pests, 35

of arthropod predators, 79-81

commercial development, 23

concerns about, 74

durability of resistance genes, 87-88

expression of coat protein genes, 22-23

hybrid plant breeding, 21

for plant resistance, 49, 82

potential human health risks, 99-100

risk assessment in, 97

toxin-encoding, risks of, 103

transgenic plant breeding, 21-22

Genetic uniformity, 21

Geographic information systems, 7, 75

Grass carp, 36

Grazing land, 35

Green manure, 20, 73

Groundwater contamination, 40

Grower cooperatives, 63-64, 65

H

Herbicides, biological

for aquatic weed management, 36-37

obstacles to development, 37

for weed management, 104

Herbicides, chemical

for aquatic weed control, 36

historical development, 23, 24

plant resistance to, 28

runoff problems, 39-40

Historical developments

arthropod management, biological strategies for, 12-13

boll weevil control strategies, 30-31

chemical pesticides, 23-25, 69

cultural practices for biological control, 17-21

disease management, biological strategies for, 17

genetically engineered plants, 22-23

origins of weeds, 106

plant breeding, 21

public concerns about chemical pesticides, 37-40

weed management, biological strategies for, 13

Human health

acute effects of pesticide exposure, 40

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chronic effects of pesticide exposure, 40-41

genetic engineering, potential risks in, 99-100

potential effects of biological-control products, 98-100

potential effects of resistant cultivars, 99

risk assessment of biological controls, 97, 111-112

scale of use of biological-control organisms and, 110

use of chemical pesticides and, 26, 37-40

Hybridization, 21

gene transfer between crops and weeds, 105-108

weed-eating fish, 36

Hydrilla, 13, 36

I

Implementation of EBPM

certification, 64

collective action for, 63

corporate-level, 66-67

demonstration projects, 60-61

economic considerations, 49-56

grower cooperatives in, 63-64, 65

impact of new technologies, 89, 108-109

information transfer, 7-8, 56-63

initial targets, 56

ongoing monitoring activities, 64-68

oversight activities, 8-10

planning for, 41

requirements for success, 10

research funding for, 94-95

research needs, 7, 69-71, 84-86, 88

risk aversion and, 54-56

small-market support for, 64, 97-98

socioeconomic issues, 89-91

supply of resources for, 85-86

Indole acetic acid, 23

Information management

for cost-benefit analysis, 90-91

EBPM guidelines, 114-115

for implementation of EBPM, 7-8, 58-63

knowledge base for risk assessment, 108-109

participants in, 58-59, 63

patterns of information flow, 58-60

private sector role, 61-62

Insecticides, chemical

historical development, 24

regulatory suspension, 38

selectivity, 48

Integrated pest management (IPM)

corporate application, 66-67

EBPM and, 3, 10, 86, 94

implementation, 25

information flow, 56-58

interdisciplinary relations in, 92

objectives, 3

theoretical basis, 25

Intercropping, 20

IPM. See Integrated pest management

IR-4 Program, 98

J

Japanese beetle, 29

Johnsongrass, 106

K

Klamath weed, 13

L

Laboratory testing, 102, 103

Landscape ecology, 74-75

Leadership issues, 93-94

Livestock management, 35

M

Malathion, 28, 30-31

Manure, 18-19

Methyl bromide, 23, 35

Monitoring pest behavior

to evaluate economic feasibility of EBPM, 52-53

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grower-friendly systems, 85

interactions among organisms, 76-82

landscape studies, 74-75

pathogen host range, 101-102

for pest management strategies, 77

population dynamics, 73-74, 75-76, 102-103

research needs, 6-7

signaling mechanisms, 77-78

for signs of resistance, 64-68

Monoculture planting, 22

N

National Environmental Protection Act, 113

National Institutes of Health, 93

National Science Foundation, 93

O

Operational models

farm practice, 60

pathogen in microcosm, 102

P

Parathion, 29

Paris green, 12

Pesticides, biological

historical use of, 12-13

risk assessment, 97

Pesticides, chemical

chronic exposure, 40-41

in cotton production, 30-31

in EBPM, 47

groundwater contamination, 40

historical development, 11, 23-25, 69

human health concerns, 37-41

in IPM, 25

limitations of, 29-37

problems associated with, 1, 11-12, 26-29, 100

regulatory suspension, 38-39

research and development trends, 28-29

risk assessment, 97

for row crop application, 35

selectivity, 48

usage trends, 24-25

Pheromones, 78

Phlebia gigantea, 17

Phyllosphere, 72-73

Plant breeding, 21-23

implementation of EBPM, 54

for plant resistance, 49

for viral resistance, 34-35

Population dynamics, 73-74, 75-76, 102-103

Potatoes, 24

Primicarb, 48

Professional societies, 93

Profitability

cost of exotic pest invasions, 32

cost of pesticide resistance, 27-28

cost of plant virus damage, 34

cost of soil-borne diseases, 32, 33

EBPM objectives, 3, 4, 42, 43

economic feasibility of EBPM, 49-52, 90

market factors, 53-54

pest-control factors, 52-53

risk factors, 54-56

Propham, 23

Public intervention/oversight

aquatic weed control, 36

coordination of government groups, 93-94, 113-114

current limitations, 112-114

development of new biological products, 64

EBPM, 8-10

guidelines for, 10, 114-115

human health concerns, 37-41, 98-100

for information transfer, 7-8, 62

introduction of new products, 108-109

knowledge base for, 9, 108-109

microbial herbicides, 37

need for, 8, 96

opportunities for improving, 113-115

pesticide tolerances in foodstuffs, 26

priority areas, 109-111

private economic interest and, 55

regulatory obstacles to pesticide development, 48

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regulatory suspension of chemical pesticides, 38-39

risk assessment, 8-9, 96-97

Pyrethroids, 24

Pyrethrum, 47

R

Rangelands, 35

Remote sensing technology, 75

Research

accessibility to grower, 85

demonstration projects, 60-61

for EBPM implementation, 7, 69-71, 88

for EBPM success, 4-8

on ecology of managed systems, 72-76

on ecosystem interactions, 5, 91

federal efforts, 93-94

funding patterns, 92

health risks for researchers, 98

on impact of new technologies, 89

infrastructure for, 94

institutional approaches for cooperation, 91

interactions among organisms, 76-82

methodological enhancements, 6-7, 84-86

microbial communities, 84-85, 95, 103

microcosm studies, 102

multidisciplinary, 6, 91-94

natural defense systems, 78-79

natural resource inventory and maintenance, 82-83

new chemical pesticides, 28-29, 35

operational models for growers, 60

organic pesticides, 4

plant resistance, 49

predictive models for cropping systems, 86-87

priority areas, 6, 71

recommendations, 4

resources for, 94-95

on risk attitudes, 91

on socioeconomic issues, 89-91

taxonomic, 83-84

Resistance in pests

to chemical pesticides, 1

cost of, 27-28

cotton boll weevil experience, 30-31

monitoring for, 64-68

as objection to broad-spectrum pesticides, 26-28

planning for, 28

research needs, 75

to viruses, 34-35

Resistant cultivars

durability of, 87-88

in EBPM, 4, 47-49

expression of resistance, 104-105

genetic engineering for, 22-23

herbicide-resistant biotypes, 28

mechanisms, 82

plant breeding for, 21

potential harmful effects, 99, 103-105

regulatory environment, 114

soybean cyst nematode, 33

Rhizosphere, 72-73

Rice, 24, 106

Risk assessment

activities in, 111-112

criteria, 96-97

current federal efforts, 112-114

in EBPM implementation, 8-9

economic considerations, 54-56

environmental effects, 100

for genetic science, 97

human health considerations, 98-100

individual attitudes, 91

knowledge base for, 9, 108-109

pathogen host-range, 101-102

pathogenic potential of biological-control organisms, 105-108

persistence of control organisms, 110-111

priority areas, 109-111

public role in, 96

in research and production environments, 98

resistant cultivars, potential harmful effects of, 99, 103-105

risk management and, 111-112

scale of use issues, 110

standards for, 114-115

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Rotenone, 47

Rust diseases, 47-48

S

Safety, as EBPM objective, 3-4, 42

Silent Spring, 37-38

Soil studies

cover crop effects, 45

microbial communities, 72

pest population dynamics, 72-73

soil-borne diseases, 32-34, 81

Sorghum, 106

Soybeans, 24, 33

T

Take-all disease, 22

Taxonomic research, 83-84

Technology development, regulatory review, 9

Tetraethylpyrophosphate, 23

Tobacco, 12

Tobacco mosaic virus, 22

Toxaphene, 23

Toxic Substances Control Act, 113

Transgenic animals/plants, 21-22

U

Uncertainty, 54-55

U.S. Department of Agriculture, 93, 94, 109, 112

recommendations for, 10, 114

U.S. Department of Energy, 93

U.S. Department of the Interior, 93

V

Viruses, plant, 34-35

as biological-control products, 79

W

Water hyacinth, 13, 36

Weed management

aquatic weeds, 13, 36-37

bioherbicide, 104

biological-control strategies, 51

cultural practices for, 20

early biological strategies, 13

herbicide-resistant biotypes, 28

landscape ecology for, 74-75

persistence of control organisms, 111

in rangelands, 35

sources of weeds, 106

use of disease pathogens for, 79

weed composition shifting and, 19

Wheat, 22, 25, 32

White amur, 36

Whole-farming systems

EBPM in, 44

pest management in, 1-2

Z

Zineb, 23

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Widespread use of broad-spectrum chemical pesticides has revolutionized pest management. But there is growing concern about environmental contamination and human health risks—and continuing frustration over the ability of pests to develop resistance to pesticides. In Ecologically Based Pest Management, an expert committee advocates the sweeping adoption of ecologically based pest management (EBPM) that promotes both agricultural productivity and a balanced ecosystem. This volume offers a vision and strategies for creating a solid, comprehensive knowledge base to support a pest management system that incorporates ecosystem processes supplemented by a continuum of inputs—biological organisms, products, cultivars, and cultural controls. The result will be safe, profitable, and durable pest management strategies.

The book evaluates the feasibility of EBPM and examines how best to move beyond optimal examples into the mainstream of agriculture. The committee stresses the need for information, identifies research priorities in the biological as well as socioeconomic realm, and suggests institutional structures for a multidisciplinary research effort. Ecologically Based Pest Management addresses risk assessment, risk management, and public oversight of EBPM. The volume also overviews the history of pest management—from the use of sulfur compounds in 1000 B.C. to the emergence of transgenic technology. Ecologically Based Pest Management will be vitally important to the agrichemical industry; policymakers, regulators, and scientists in agriculture and forestry; biologists, researchers, and environmental advocates; and interested growers.

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