Urban pest management in Australia / John Gerozisis, Phillip Hadlington, Ion Staunton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gerozisis, J. (John), 1954- author.

Hadlington, Phillip W., author.

Staunton, Ion, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urban pests--Control--Australia.

Urban pests.

Pests--Control--Australia.

Pests.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (358 p.)

Edition:

Fifth edition.

Place of Publication:

Sydney, New South Wales : University of New South Wales Press, [2008]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

For 23 years and through four editions,Urban Pest Management in Australiahas been the major reference work for Australian pest control operators. This fifth edition has been extensively revised to support the constantly evolving pest management industry. It features an accessible new format, fully updated chapters, additional colour plates and extra content, including a new section on putting pest control into practice. Ion Staunton draws on his 50 years of industry knowledge to bring Gerozisis and Hadlington's pest management 'bible' to a new generation of technicians.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface: In the Beginning; PART ONE: UNDERSTANDING THE PESTS AND PESTICIDES; 1. Introduction to Urban Pest Management in Australia; 2. Pests and Humans; 3. Insect Structure and Function; 4. Insect Growth and Metamorphosis; 5. Classification and Naming of Insects and Other Animals ; COLOUR PLATES; 6. The Major Insect Orders; 7. Pesticides; PART TWO: THE URBAN PESTS; 8. Trees into Timber; 9. Termites; 10. Timber Borers; 11. Fungal Decay in Timber; 12. Less Known Pests of Timber in Service; 13. Insect Pests of Commerce, Industry, Accommodation and Recreation

14. Spiders, Mites, Ticks and Related Arthropods15. Vertebrate Pests; 16. Lesser Urban Pests; 17. Quarantine Matters; PART THREE: INTO THE ARENA; 18. Application of Pesticides - Procedures and Equipment; 19. Safety; 20. Inspecting for Timber Pests; 21. Starting in Business; APPENDIX I: Glossary of Timber and Building Terms; APPENDIX II: Illustrated Guide to Building Terms; APPENDIX III: Collection and Preservation of Insects and Allied Forms; APPENDIX IV: Resources and Information; Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [320]-320) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-74224-727-X

OCLC:

910447234