Farming with native beneficial insects
Subtitle: ecological pest control solutions : the Xerces Society guide
By: Eric Lee-Mäder [and four others]
Contributors: Xerces Society
Publisher: Storey Publishing; Storey Publishing, LLC
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 257
ISBN-13: 9781612122830
Subjects: Insects as biological pest control agents; Beneficial insects
Other titles: Xerces Society guide farming with native beneficial insects; Ecological pest control solutions
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Pest control with beneficial insects; title: Why farm with native beneficial insects?; title: Evaluating beneficial insect habitat; title: Designing new beneficial insect habitat; title: Native plant field borders; title: Insectary plantings; title: Hedgerows; title: Cover crops; title: Conservation buffers; title: Beetle banks and other shelters; title: Reducing pesticide impacts; title: Long-term habitat management; title: Common beneficial insects and their kin; title: Plants for conservation biocontrol.