Management of pests and pesticides: farmers' perceptions and practices

Content: Introduction: The Management Of Pests And Pesticides -- Pest and Pesticide Management at the International, National and Regional Levels -- Environmental Problems Of Pesticide Usage In Malaysian Rice Fields - Perceptions And Future Considerations -- Educating And Training Pest Managers: The Role Of Distance Teaching -- Problems Concerning Pesticide Use In Highland Agriculture, Northern Thailand -- Insecticide Production, Distribution And Use: Analysing National And International Statistics -- A Case Study Of Pest Management On Cotton In Queensland -- \"Letters To The Editor\" And The Perception Of Weed Control Strategies: The Use Of 2,4-D To Control Myriophyllum spicatum L. In The Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada -- Farmers\' Perceptions Of Pesticides As A Cotton Crop Protection Strategy -- The Pesticide Dilemma In Malaysia -- Marketing Of Pesticides In Pakistan In Relation To Legal And Other Controls -- Pesticide Flow And Government Attitude To Pests And Pesticides In Kwara State, Nigeria -- Instability In Agroecosystems Due To Pesticides -- Pest Management Decision Making At the Community Level -- Philippine Rice Farmers And Insecticides: Thirty Years Of Growing Dependency And New Options For Change -- The Motivating Factors For Community Participation In Vector Control -- Agricultural Pests And The Farming System: A Study Of Pest Hazards And Pest Management By Small-Scale Farmers In Kenya -- The Environmental Conflict and Farmers\' Attitudes to Pesticide Use in Britain -- Perception And Management Of Pests And Pesticides By Malaysian Traditional Small Farmers - A Case Study -- Pest Control Practices And Pesticide Perceptions Of Vegetable Farmers In Loo Valley, Benguet, Philippines -- Towards The Management Of Pests In Small Farmer Mixed Cropping Situations In Tropical Africa -- Farmers\' Perceptions Of The Rice Tungro Virus Problem In The Muda Irrigation Scheme, Malaysia -- Pesticide Practice Among Vegetable Growers In Mauritius -- Trends In Pesticide Usage In Uganda -- Farmers\' Practices And Recommended Economic Threshold Levels In Irrigated Rice In The Philippines -- Perception And Management Of Crop Pests Among Subsistence Farmers In South Nyanza, Kenya -- The Communication And Adoption Of Crop Protection Technology In Rice-Growing Villages In The Philippines -- Conclusions And Further Recommendations For Research And Development