1993 1994 Guide To Pest Management Around The Home

Download or read book Managing Insect Pests in the Home Vegetable Garden written by Bruce A. Barrett and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1998-05 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides the home gardener with chemical and nonchemical control options for managing commonly encountered arthropod pests of the home vegetable garden. This guide is in tabular format with the host plant species listed in alpha order. Associated with each vegetable plant are some of its major insect/mite pests with a brief description of the plant damage (symptoms) they cause. Includes many different types of management tactics for each pest, such as chemical, biological, cultural, and mechanical/physical approaches. All chemicals are listed in alpha order by their common names, with examples of trade names. Illustrated.