Garden Bugs and Insects of the Midwest

Garden Bugs and Insects of the Midwest
Author: Jaret C. Daniels
Publisher: Adventure Publications
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022-04-12
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 9781647552435

This tabbed booklet features Midwest garden bugs and insects, so you can identify them and learn how to better attract or repel them.

Southeast Garden Bugs

Southeast Garden Bugs
Author: Craig MacGowan
Publisher: Mac's Guides (Flash Cards)
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2000-11
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780898867473

* Great for gardeners and amateur naturalists * Waterproof, rugged, and washable * Created by a high-school science teacher More than 1 million Mac's Field Guides have been sold -- in part because they're so easy to carry and use. Take this one out into your yard or garden to identify the good bugs from the bad bugs. Mac's Field Guides are the perfect wildlife identification tool for the amateur naturalist, covering a wide variety of subjects and regions in North America.

Insects and Gardens

Insects and Gardens
Author: Eric Grissell
Publisher: Timber Press (OR)
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2006
Genre: Beneficial insects
ISBN: 9780881927689

It might be time to declare a truce with the insects in our lives. With a sound basis in science and a practical grounding in gardening experience, Grissell introduces the reader to the role of insects in garden ecology. Illustrated with gorgeous photographs and now available in paperback, this book will be loved by anyone seeking a greater appreciation and understanding of these often-maligned garden visitors.

Illinois Insects and Spiders

Illinois Insects and Spiders
Author: Peggy Macnamara
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2005-08-15
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780226501000

Marrying art and entomology, this is a unique introduction to local biodiversity found in Illinois. More than a traditional field guide, it combines lush artwork with the science of natural history.

Insects of the North Woods

Insects of the North Woods
Author: Jeffrey Hahn
Publisher: Adventure Publications
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2009
Genre: Nature
ISBN:

"A handy field guide to 444 of our most distinctive and interesting insects"--Cover.

Free-Range Chicken Gardens

Free-Range Chicken Gardens
Author: Jessi Bloom
Publisher: Timber Press
Total Pages: 223
Release: 2012-01-03
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1604692375

Many gardeners fear chickens will peck away at their landscape, and chicken lovers often shy away from gardening for the same reason. But you can keep chickens and have a beautiful garden, too! In this essential handbook, award-winning garden designer Jessi Bloom offers step-by-step instructions for creating a beautiful and functional space and maintaining a happy, healthy flock. Free-Range Chicken Gardens covers everything a gardener needs to know, from the basics of chicken keeping and getting them acclimated to the garden, to how to create the perfect chicken-friendly garden design and build innovative coops.

Hatch Guide for Upper Midwest Streams

Hatch Guide for Upper Midwest Streams
Author: Ann R. Miller
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011-12
Genre: Aquatic insects
ISBN: 9781571884817

Ann Miller combines art and science in this great addition to your fly fishing library. She discusses the naturals and their behaviors then provides matching fly patterns and fishing techniques on the opposite page.

Pollinators of Native Plants

Pollinators of Native Plants
Author: Heather Holm
Publisher:
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2014-02-03
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 9780991356300

"This comprehensive, essential book profiles over 65 perennial native plant species of the Midwest, Great Lakes region, Northeast and southern Canada plus the pollinators, beneficial insects and flower visitors the plants attract ... Readers learn to attract and identify pollinators and beneficial insects as well as customize their landscape planting for a particular type of pollinator with native plants. The book includes information on pollination, types of pollinators, pollinator conservation as well as pollinator landscape plans."--

Home Gardener's Garden Pests & Diseases

Home Gardener's Garden Pests & Diseases
Author: David Squire
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
Total Pages: 215
Release: 2017-07-01
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 1607652102

Home Gardener’s Garden Pests & Diseases is the essential guide to identifying, targeting, and banishing common pests and diseases from the garden. All gardeners know the disappointment of finding their flowers nibbled, or their prized produce riddled with rust. Armed with this essential guide, you can stop the destruction. Get acquainted with all the common pests and diseases that afflict ornamentals, vegetables, fruits, and houseplants, and learn the best ways to deal with them. The effective options include both biological controls—increasingly popular in the gardening world—as well as the better-known organic and chemical methods. At-a-glance checklists explain which ailments generally afflict various plant types, from roses and rock-garden plants to soft fruits and vegetables.

Wasps

Wasps
Author: Heather Holm
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2021-01-25
Genre:
ISBN: 9780991356317

WASPS is the first full-color, illustrated guide featuring approximately 150 species of flower-visiting wasps that occur in eastern North America, and the specific native plants and habitat each species depends upon. Written with an ecological lens, this richly-illustrated book details wasp diversity and has full-page profiles for each wasp species that include identification tips, geographic range maps, biology, prey, natural history and habitat. Five introductory chapters cover wasp taxonomy, nesting biology, prey-hunting behaviors, diet, anatomy, as well as wasp habitat enhancement and management, and the ecosystem services provided by wasps-insect pest population control and pollination. Profiles of each wasp species comprise the major part of the book and are organized by family, showcasing twelve families and sixty-eight wasp genera. Also included are eastern North American regional native plant guides, tips on wasp observation, and over 1000 stunning photographs. This is an essential book for conservationists, naturalists, insect enthusiasts, biologists, nature photographers, native plant aficionados, and anyone interested in beneficial insects and pollinators.