Rational pesticide use: proceedings of the Ninth Long Ashton Symposium

Foreword 1. Natural selection in crop protection P. T. Haskell Part I. Environment: 2. Effects of pesticides on wildlife and priorities in future studies J. P. Dempster 3. Integrating chemical control with the activity of beneficial organisms S. A. Hassan 4. Environmental toxicology - its role in crop protection C. F. Wilkinson 5. Pesticide registration: benefit or bureaucracy? B. Thomas Part II. Application: 6. Requirements for effective and efficient pesticide application E. C. Hislop 7. The needs of application research in different countries E. Kersting 8. Basic phenomena active in electrostatic pesticide spraying S. E. Law 9. The efficient aerial application of sprays J. J. Spillman 10. Mathematical modelling in spray engineering research J. A. Marchant Part III. Resistance: 11. Fungicide resistance in crops - its practical significance and management K. J. Brent 12. Build-up and persistence of fungicide resistance J. Dekker 13. Resistance and hormoligosis as driving forces behind pest outbreaks V. Dittrich 14. Strategies for prevention of herbicide resistance in weeds J. Gressel 15. Pesticide resistance: strategies and co-operation in the agrochemical industry C. N. E. Ruscoe Part IV. Forecasting and Pest Management: 16. Decision theory and the economics of crop protection measures J. P. G. Webster 17. Rationality in pesticide use and the role of forecasting E. J. Tait 18. Advances in disease forecasting W. E. Fry 19. Potential opportunities for rational pest control in developing countries C. A. J. Putter 20. Forecasting annual crop pests: advantages and limitations Y. Robert 21. Practice and progress in pest forecasting T. Lewis 22. Progress towards rational weed control strategies G. W. Cussans, R. D. Cousens and B. J. Wilson 23. Advising the farmer on pesticide use: a viewpoint from the agrochemical industry J. O. Walker 24. Commercial implementation of forecast methods J. Wilson Subject index.