The National Research Council's (NRC) Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources invited professional societies associated with agriculture and ecology to participate in a two-day workshop to explore leadership and a common vision for ecologically based pest management (EBPM). These proceedings describe the challenges of and opportunities for EBPM discussed by participants in the workshop.
- Cover
- Front Matter
- 1 Pest Management: An Overview
- 2 Vision for Pest Management
- 3 Applying Agroecological Concepts to Development of Ecologically Based Pest Management Strategies
- 4 Economist
- 5 Opportunities to Integrate Soil, Crop, and Weed Management in Low-External-Input Farming Systems
- 6 View of a Microbial Ecologist
- 7 On the Use of Mathematical Models in Ecological Research: Example from Studies of Insect-Baculovirus Interactions
- 8 Key Components and Elements Critical to Achieving the Vision: Group Discussion Summary
- Appendixes
- A Workshop Program
- B Program Participants
- C Forum Participants