Sampling and monitoring in crop protection: the theoretical basic for designing practical decision guides

This book covers the statistical concepts of sampling in agricultural pest management. These can be summarized as how to obtain sample data from the field and how to use the data in decision-making. Options may include introducing natural enemies, spraying with pesticide, or adopting a wait-and-see approach.

Basic concepts of decision making and sampling. Classifying pest density. Evaluating decision rules. Theoretical distributions. Iwao's method and the SPRT. Bootstrapping or resampling. Multiple sources of variation. Binomial counts. Monitoring decision rules.