1988 Landscape Insect And Mite Pest Management Guide

Abstract: This homeowners' guide contains tables of recommended insecticides, their dosage and application suggestions for controlling home, yard and garden pests including pests of food, fabrics, structures, humans and animals, lawns, shrubs, trees, flowers and vegetables. It explains integrated pest management (IPM) and insecticide classifications. A small quantities conversion table, sources of insect information and a list of safety precautions are provided. (Revised annually).

Completely revised and expanded, Pests of Landscape Trees and Shrubs, 3rd Edition, is a comprehensive, how-to integrated pest management (IPM) resource for landscapers, arborists, home gardeners, retailers, and parks and grounds managers. This easy-to-use guide covers hundreds of insects, mites, nematodes, plant diseases, and weeds that can damage California landscapes. The book's 435 pages present the practical experience and research-based advice of more than 100 University of California (UC) and industry experts, including: • Pest-resistant plants and landscape design • Planting, irrigating, and other cultural practices that keep plants healthy • Conserving natural enemies to biologically control pests • Efficient monitoring so you know when to act • Selective pesticides and when their use may be warranted • Numerous references to regularly-updated, online guides with more pesticide choices and the latest IPM practices Inside you'll find: • 575 high-quality, color photographs to help you recognize the causes of plant damage and identify pests and their natural enemies. 140 more than the previous edition! • 101 line drawings and charts of pest biology and control techniques • Problem-solving tables to help you diagnose the pests and maladies of more than 200 genera of alphabetically-listed trees and shrubs Also in the 3rd Edition are dozens of newly added pests, including those affecting azaleas, camellias, hibiscus, camphor, eucalyptus, liquidambar, oaks, maples, palms, pines, olive, roses, and sycamores.

Abstract: Developed for use by Illinois commercial lawn and tree care personnel, municipal arborists, urban foresters, and nurserymen but not for homeowners or home gardeners, this guide provides pesticide recommendations for controlling insect and disease pests of ornamental trees and shrubs and weeds in landscape plantings. It also contains information on integrated pest management, pesticide classification and names, and safe and proper pesticide use.

The Best-Ever Practical Guide to Biological Control. This book will help you find, identify, and use natural enemies to control pests in almost any agricultural crop, garden, or landscape. First use the handy Quick Guide feature to locate natural enemies. Then go to the main text for clear, detailed information. 180 high-quality color photographs and 140 expertly rendered drawings show hundreds of predators, parasites, and pathogens that attack pest insects, mites, nematodes, plant pathogens, and weeds. References, suppliers, and a comprehensive index make this an indispensable sourcebook for growers, pest control advisers, landscape professionals, home gardeners, and pest management teachers and students.

"Newly revised. The definitive source for managing insects and mites on woody plants, this book enables the user to quickly identify and research more than 145 different pests. The is introduction to Integrated Pest Management will guide you through the process of developing and implementing an IPM program, including: -principles and components of integrated Pest Management -elements involved in developing a program for landscape IPM -creation of a landscape site evaluation guide -agents of biological control -lifecycles of predatory insects -guidelines for managing populations of naturally occurring predators and parasites -pest monitoring -guide to insect and mite pests -pesticide use -identification, monitoring and control."--pub. desc.

This book emphasizes environmentally safe, less-toxic IPM methods for controlling hundreds of insects, mites, weeds, plant diseases, nematodes, and other sources of damage. This comprehensive, easy-to-use second edition expands the invaluable "Pest Tables" for diagnosing causes of damage to more than 200 landscape plant genera and species.