Integrated Pest Management for Apples & Pears, 2nd Edition

Integrated Pest Management for Apples & Pears, 2nd Edition
Author: BARBARA OHLENDORF
Publisher: University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources
Total Pages: 229
Release: 1999
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1879906422

Inside you'll find a detailed index, a completely revised section on codling moth management with detailed information on mating disruption, revision of leafroller management practices, updates on oak root fungus and wild asparagus, biological control of fireblight, and new control strategies for pear psylla. The emphasis is on least-toxic control methods, selective pesticides, and cultural and biological controls. Also includes a section on organically acceptable control methods. More than 200 color photos and 100 figures and tables.

Integrated Pest Management

Integrated Pest Management
Author: David Pimentel
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 484
Release: 2014-04-10
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9400777965

The book deals with the present state and problems of integrated pest management as relating to stakeholder acceptance of IPM and how integrated pest management can become a sustainable practice. The discussions include using less pesticides and the possibility of eliminating pesticides from agricultural practice.

Melanderia

Melanderia
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 420
Release: 1983
Genre: Entomology
ISBN:

Soft Scale Insects

Soft Scale Insects
Author:
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 477
Release: 1997-10-15
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0080541348

This text presents an up-to-date account of the soft-scale insects, "Coccidae", and covers almost the entire spectrum of the knowledge of this insect family. It is divided into three sections, covering: soft scale insects; their natural enemies; and damage and control.