Garden Bugs And Insects Of California
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Author | : Craig MacGowan |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2000-06-30 |
Genre | : Beneficial insects |
ISBN | : 9780898867114 |
* Durable, inexpensive, fun to use nature identification guide * Great for vegetable and flower gardeners * Created by a high-school science teacher This field guide to California garden bugs shows good bugs on one side and bad bugs on the other, illustrated in color. The tough laminated card holds up to use in the garden and is easy to wash clean. Don't kill the good bugs! Keep your Mac's Field Guide near your garden tools to help identify the bugs that help you maintain a healthy attractive garden. More than 1 million Mac's Guides have been sold!
Author | : Kip Will |
Publisher | : University of California Press |
Total Pages | : 534 |
Release | : 2020-10-30 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 0520288742 |
Beautifully illustrated and approachable, this is the only California-specific, statewide book devoted to all groups of insects. Completely revised for the first time in over 40 years, Field Guide to California Insects now includes over 600 insect species, each beautifully illustrated with color photographs. Engaging accounts focus on distinguishing features, remarkable aspects of biology, and geographical distribution in the state. An accessible and compact introduction to identifying, understanding, and appreciating these often unfamiliar and fascinating creatures, this guide covers insects that readers are likely to encounter in homes and natural areas, cities and suburbs, rural lands and wilderness. It also addresses exotic and invasive species and their impact on native plants and animals. Field Guide to California Insects remains the definitive portable reference and a captivating read for beginners as well as avid naturalists.
Author | : John Harrison Acorn |
Publisher | : Lone Pine Publishing |
Total Pages | : 164 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9781551053202 |
Televion's Nature Nut, John Acorn, teams up with nature illustrator Ian Sheldon to craft a witty and personable book about the myriad insects and arachnids found throughout the diverse habitats of Northern California.
Author | : Mary Gardiner |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 179 |
Release | : 2015-05 |
Genre | : Gardening |
ISBN | : 1592539092 |
Your guide to the beneficial insects in your garden! Good Garden Bugs is an easy-to-follow reference to beneficial insects that provide pest control, allowing your garden to grow full and bountiful. Aphids, caterpillars, grubs, and slugs are not only creepy-crawlies, they can wreak havoc on your garden and plants. But fear not! You don't need dangerous chemicals to enjoy a lively, healthy garden. The secret? More lady beetles, fewer aphids! Wildlife in your garden--especially insects--can be natural pesticide alternatives. From mantids to beetles to wasps, spiders, and everything in between, entomologist Mary Gardiner tells you how to identify these beneficial bugs, how to enhance your home landscape as a habitat, and how to work with them to grow and enjoy your garden.
Author | : Arthur V. Evans |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 440 |
Release | : 2006-11-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0520246578 |
"This crisply written guide belongs on the shelf of all who have an interest in the natural history of the Golden State."—Dr. Rosser W. Garrison, coauthor of Dragonfly Genera of the New World
Author | : The Xerces Society |
Publisher | : Storey Publishing, LLC |
Total Pages | : 385 |
Release | : 2011-02-28 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 1603427473 |
With the recent decline of the European honey bee, it is more important than ever to encourage the activity of other native pollinators to keep your flowers beautiful and your grains and produce plentiful. In Attracting Native Pollinators, you’ll find ideas for building nesting structures and creating a welcoming habitat for an array of diverse pollinators that includes not only bees, but butterflies, moths, and more. Take action and protect North America’s food supply for the future, while at the same time enjoying a happily bustling landscape.
Author | : Allison Mia Starcher |
Publisher | : Algonquin Books |
Total Pages | : 73 |
Release | : 1995-01-05 |
Genre | : Gardening |
ISBN | : 1565127471 |
Anyone who gardens knows how snails, aphids, scale insects, and caterpillars can damage vegetables, flowers, shrubs, and trees. But not many of us know that ground beetles eat caterpillars, not plants; that dragonflies feed on mosquitoes; that parasitic wasps prey on tomato hornworms. In this delightful guide to the world of beneficial insects, Starcher, an artist and avid gardener, shows us how to identify the "good guys" and encourage them to reside in our gardens. "Altogether delightful."--Newark Star-Ledger; "A fact-filled, charmingly illustrated guide."--American Bookseller. A GARDEN BOOK CLUB selection.
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.
Author | : David R. Montgomery |
Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | : 305 |
Release | : 2015-11-16 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0393244415 |
"Sure to become a game-changing guide to the future of good food and healthy landscapes." —Dan Barber, chef and author of The Third Plate Prepare to set aside what you think you know about yourself and microbes. The Hidden Half of Nature reveals why good health—for people and for plants—depends on Earth’s smallest creatures. Restoring life to their barren yard and recovering from a health crisis, David R. Montgomery and Anne Biklé discover astounding parallels between the botanical world and our own bodies. From garden to gut, they show why cultivating beneficial microbiomes holds the key to transforming agriculture and medicine.
Author | : Jerry A. Powell |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 420 |
Release | : 1979 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 9780520037823 |
What is that creature that just landed on my arm? What will that funny-looking caterpillar turn into? What do lady-bugs eat? This book will help you to answer such questions (and many more) about your local insects. - From inside cover.