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A color handbook of biological control in plant protection / Neil Helyer, Kevin Brown, Nigel D. Cattlin.
LIBRA SB975 .H46 2003
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Helyer, Neil.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Agricultural pests--Biological control.
- Agricultural pests.
- Plants, Protection of.
- Physical Description:
- 126 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
- Other Title:
- Biological control in plant protection
- Place of Publication:
- Portland, Or. : Timber Press, [2003]
- Summary:
- This book is designed to help the reader anticipate and recognize specific problems of pest management and then to resolve them using the natural enemies of pests---insects, mites, and diseases. The main sections on pest profiles, beneficial species, and entomopathogens provide a pest identification guide as well as information on species characteristics, life cycles, damage symptoms, plant and pest associations, and influences on growing practices. The book will be a valuable reference guide for professional, academic, and lay readers, whether they are growers, farmers, consultants, scientists, or students.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-118) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 0881925993
- OCLC:
- 52733389
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