Cover -- Front Matter -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- TABLES, FIGURES, AND BOXES -- Executive Summary -- 1 History and Context -- 2 Benefits, Costs and Contemporary Use Patterns -- 3 Economic and Regulatory Changes and the Future of Pest Management -- 4 Technological and Biological Changes and the Future of Pest Management -- 5 Evaluation of Pest-Control Strategies -- 6 Conclusions and Recommendations -- APPENDIX A Selected National Research Council Publications About Pesticides -- APPENDIX B Workshop Agendas -- APPENDIX C About the Authors -- Index.