Contents



Preface

This book highlights some of the most recent research and practical approaches with respect to emerging pest challenges in agricultural crop and animal husbandry production. The chapters cover the entire spectrum of plant and animal protection science focusing on insect pest control, weed management, herbicide application and food safety, animal pest control, and livestock disease identification. This book can be a useful resource for agricultural and horticultural science students, veterinarians and livestock professionals as well as agronomists and pest control

In the first section of this book, "Insect Science, Pest Management and Practical Approaches", we demonstrate the role of Integrated Pest Management in the incorporation of biological and behavioral approaches to preserve ecosystems and reduce the use of synthetic chemical pesticides. In addition, we present the use of natural products as an immeasurable source of bioactive insecticidal compounds; the importance of the high rate of diversification of herbivorous insects in agriculture as a consequence of their specialization to distinct host-plants (with a focus on the Orthoptera order), as well as the biological role of pheromones in the chemical communication of insect species. Finally, we analyze methodologies of Mass Spectrometry Imaging (MSI) in the visualization of the composition, abundance, and spatial distribution of molecules in tissues or cells of insects, as well as the role of irrigation and nitrogen fertilization in the biological control of the European

In the second section of this book, "Herbicides: Scientific Background and Food Safety", we mainly focus on the most commonly used analytical methodologies for determining glyphosate and aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) concentrations in various food products, soil, and air. Moreover, we analyze the herbicide resistance status of crops in Brazil with respect to glyphosate resistance and we present

Finally, in the third section of this book, "Animal Pests and Diseases", the reader will find information on the diagnosis and pathoanatomy of Pasteurellosis in animals as

Pests, weeds, and diseases are the more destructive factors in agricultural crop and animal husbandry production, causing tremendous economic losses, influencing food production, and downgrading final products. Scientific progress and technological advances in pest and weed management and animal disease prevention constitute the most efficient weapons of the modern world in the fight against

This research is co-financed by Greece and the European Union (European Social Fund- ESF) through the Operational Programme «Human Resources Development,

practical methodologies for herbicide application, dosing, and safety.

Corn Borer, *Ostrinia nubilalis* (*Lepidoptera*: *Crambidae*).

well as the identification of ticks in dogs with Ehrlichiosis.

poverty and hunger.

scientists.
