The gardener's guide to common-sense pest control
By: William Olkowski, Sheila Daar, Helga Olkowski ; coauthored and edited by Steven Ash
Contributors: Daar, Sheila; Olkowski, Helga; Ash, Steven A.
Edition: Completely rev. & updated.
Publisher: Taunton Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Newtown, CT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 391
ISBN-13: 9781600855009
Subjects: Integrated control; Garden pests
Description: In this revision of the 1995 original, the authors provide updated information on the control of all pests (insects and diseases) that can afflict lawns, food and ornamental gardens, and shade trees. For each pest, treatments are offered ranging from indirect strategies (such as pruning), through direct physical and biological controls, to least-toxic chemical controls. Easy-to-access finding guides make it a snap to find out what's bugging your plant.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Sustainable landscape gardening; title: Natural pest controls; title: Introduction to integrated pest management (IPM); title: Pest treatment strategies and tactics; title: Meet "the beneficials"; title: Choosing the right chemical and microbial tools; title: Some useful inorganics, organics, and botanicals; title: New frontiers: microbials, pheromones and insect growth regulators; title: Garden design and maintenance; title: Meet the weeds; title: Safe and sane weed management; title: Preventing lawn pests; title: Least-toxic lawn pest management; title: Pests of food and ornamental gardens; title: Pests of shade trees.