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Natural Enemies Handbook:
The Illustrated Guide to Biological Pest Control
Publication
3386-H (hardbound) - 154 pages - $35.00
List of contents
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This how-to book helps you to:
- combine cultural, physical, and chemical methods with biological control
- minimize pesticide impacts on natural enemies
- release natural enemies and enhance their activity
- identify, and use natural enemies to control pests in almost any
agricultural crop, garden, and landscape
Spectacular Graphics
Virtually every insect, mite, and spider family important in biological control is illustrated with a taxonomically correct line drawing and color photos. View 180 high-quality color photographs and 140 line drawings that feature hundreds of predators, parasites, and pathogens that attack pests.
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Comprehensive and Authoritative
This practical guide draws on the experience and knowledge of more than 60 experts
from the University of California and beyond.
International Award
Natural Enemies Handbook received a silver award for "outstanding four-color popular publication" from the Agricultural Communicators in Education (ACE), an international association of professional agricultural communicators headquartered at the University of Florida. ACE judges praised the publication for its well-balanced and factual information, clear and concise writing style, and for its well-organized and presented material.
Nice Balance
"A nice balance between technical content, comprehensiveness, and
readability..."
—Richard D. Goeden, Professor of Biological Control and Entomology,
University of California
Natural Enemies Handbook: The Illustrated Guide to Biological Pest Control
List of Contents
- Natural Enemies Are Your Allies
- What Are Natural Enemies? (Predation Parasitism Herbivory Competition Antibiosis)
What Is Biological Control?
Using Biological Control (Conservation and Enhancement Augmentation Importation or Classical Biological Control)
Is Biological Control "Safe"?
Using Natural Enemies Within an Integrated Pest Management Program
Management Program (Prevention Identifying Pests and Ecological Factors Monitoring Control Action Thresholds and Guidelines Integrating Compatible Management Tools Chemical and Biological Control Integration Cultural and Biological Control Integration Mechanical and Biological Control Integration Physical and Biological Control Integration)
- Biological Pest Control Quick Guide
- Natural Enemies of Plant Pathogens
- Mechanisms of Plant Pathogen Biological Control (Competition Antibiosis Parasitism and Predation)
Mycopesticides
Disease-Suppressive Compost and Soil Amendments
Suppressive Soils
Mycorrhizae
- Natural Enemies of Nematodes
- Suppressive Crops and Plant By-Products
Parasites and Predators
- Natural Enemies of Weeds
- Mechanisms of Weed Biological Control (Competition and Allelopathy Pathogens Seed Bank Degradation Vertebrates Invertebrates)
Commercially Available Weed Biocontrol Agents
Integrating Weed Biological Control Agents
- Natural Enemies of Arthropods
- Classical Biological Control of Arthropods
Conservation and Enhancement of Arthropods (Pesticide Management Ant Control Habitat Manipulation)
Augmentation of Arthropods (Releasing Natural Enemies Effectively Nurse Plants)
Monitoring and Collecting Natural Enemies
- Parasites of Arthropods
- Recognizing Parasitism
Parasitic Wasps (Egg Parasites Caterpillar Parasites Beetle Parasites Scale Parasites Aphid Parasites Whitefly Parasites Mealybug Parasites Psyllid Parasites Thrips Parasites Leafminer Parasites)
Parasitic Flies (Caterpillar Parasites Beetle Parasites Cottony Cushion Scale Parasites)
- Predators of Arthropods
- Recognizing Predation
Beetles (Lady Beetles or Ladybugs: Aphid-Feeding Lady Beetles, Scale-Feeding Lady Beetles, Mealybug-Feeding Lady Beetles, Whitefly-Feeding Lady Beetles, Mite-Feeding Lady Beetles Predaceous Ground Beetles
Other Predatory Beetles)
True Bugs (Minute Pirate Bugs Look Alike Bugs Bigeyed Bugs Assassin Bugs Other Predatory Bugs)
Predatory Flies (Syrphid Flies Predaceous Midges and Aphid Flies)
Predatory Wasps and Ants (Ants)
Lacewings, Dustywings, and Snakeflies (Green Lacewings Brown Lacewings Other Neuroptera)
Mantids
Earwigs
Thrips
Mites (Enhancing Biological Control When Using Mites)
Spiders (Black Widow)
Snails and Slugs (Decollate Snail)
Birds and Other Vertebrates
- Pathogens of Arthropods
- Bacteria
Nematodes
Fungi
Viruses
- Resources
- Suppliers
Suggested Reading
Literature Cited
Names of Pests and Plants
Index
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Natural Enemies Handbook: The Illustrated Guide to Biological Pest Control
Publication 3386 - Published 1998
Publication
3386-H (hardbound) 154 pages - $35.00 - ISBN 1-879906-37-6
This publication is available from the UC ANR Communication Services
catalog. It is also available
by mail; by telephone; at the ANR sales office in Oakland; and at many
of the UC County Cooperative Extension offices. For more information,
see "How to Order Publications."
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