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Resources
Educational
Materials: Pest Management Books
UC IPM staff
produces publications and educational materials related to pest
management. They work closely with UC area IPM advisors, farm advisors,
specialists, and researchers to provide information on the newest
advances in pest management.
How to order
These printed publications are available
for purchase and some are available free in
PDF. See ordering information or
order online from the University
of California Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR) catalog.
UC IPM manual series
UC IPM
produces comprehensive IPM manuals for growers and pest control advisors.
The books offer detailed information on numerous agricultural crops,
landscape trees and shrubs, and home gardens. Some are in their second
or later edition. The UC IPM manual series has received national recognition
for the quality, readability, and outstanding color photographs.
The books are indispensable for growers, consultants, and pest management instructors. Each book describes the
crop's growth and development, important natural enemies as well as other pest management alternatives, and effects
of cultural and production practices on pests, presenting an ecosystem approach to pest management.
Comprehensive chapters on insects and mites, pathogens, weeds, nematodes, and vertebrates cover each significant
pest, its identification, biology, and management. Monitoring methods, treatment thresholds, biological controls,
and cultural practices are thoroughly explained. Numerous line drawings and charts and as many as 150 to 250 excellent
color photographs illustrate each manual. Ordering
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- Integrated
Pest Management for Alfalfa Hay
Publ.
3312. 96 pp. $22.00.
- Integrated Pest
Management for Almonds, 2nd edition
Publ.
3308. 199 pp. $32.00.
- Integrated
Pest Management for Apples and Pears, 2nd edition
Publ.
3340. 231 pp. $30.00.
- Integrated
Pest Management for Avocados
Publ. 3503. 222 pp. $ 35.00
- Integrated Pest
Management for Citrus, 2nd edition
Publ.
3303. 144 pp. $32.00.
- Integrated
Pest Management for Cole Crops and Lettuce
Publ.
3307. 112 pp. $22.00.
- Integrated Pest
Management for Cotton, 2nd edition
Publ.
3305. 164 pp. $30.00.
- Integrated
Pest Management for Floriculture and Nurseries
Publ.
3402. 422 pp. $45.00.
- Integrated Pest Management for Potatoes, 2nd edition
Publ.
3316. 167 pp. $32.00.
- Integrated Pest
Management for Rice, 2nd edition
Publ.
3280. 100 pp. $22.00.
- Integrated
Pest Management for Small Grains
Publ.
3333. 126 pp. $22.00. (With free addenda,
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- Integrated
Pest Management for Stone Fruits
Publ.
3389. 264 pp. $35.00.
- Integrated Pest Management for
Strawberries, 2nd edition
Publ.
3351. 176 pp. $30.00.
- Integrated Pest
Management for Tomatoes, 4th edition
Publ.
3274. 118 pp. $30.00.
- Integrated Pest
Management for Walnuts, 3rd edition
Publ. 3270. 136 pp.
$30.00.
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Integrated Pest Management for Avocados is the most complete guide available for managing pest problems in avocados.
presents 386 high-quality color photographs of disorders and pests and the damage they cause. Order online or
call ANR Publications: 1-800-994-8849 or (510) 642-2431. |
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This book, published in May 2001, is the first comprehensive, practical field guide ever developed
for setting up and carrying out an IPM program in any type of crop or landscape. IPM in Practice will help
pest management professionals apply the principles of IPM to the many different environments in which they work,
such as agricultural crops, urban landscapes, greenhouse, forests, rights-of-way and other managed ecosystems.
Publ. 3418. 296 pp. $30.00. |
This how-to book helps you combine cultural, physical, and chemical methods with biological
control; minimize pesticide impacts on natural enemies; release natural enemies and enhance their activity;
and identify and use natural enemies to control pests in almost any agricultural crop, garden, and landscape.
Virtually every insect, mite, and spider family important in biological control is illustrated with a taxonomically
correct line drawing and color photos. The 180 high-quality color photographs and 140 line drawings feature
hundreds of predators, parasites, and pathogens that attack pests. This book won an international award in
June 1999 from the Agricultural Communicators in Education.
Publ. 3386-H (hardcover).154
pp. $35.00.
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This convenient handbook for home gardeners and small-scale farmers covers insects, mites,
plant diseases, nematodes, and weeds of fruit and nut trees and vegetables. Ninety-five common pests are described
in individual sections featuring biology, identification, and control. More than 250 color photos and 118 drawings
help you diagnose problems. The IPM approach makes minimal use of broad spectrum pesticides, and recommended
methods rely primarily on organically acceptable alternatives. Symptom identification tables organized by crop
refer you to relevant pages.
Publ. 3332. 276 pp. $35.00.
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This book, the ultimate guide to managing landscape pests, is an indispensable
resource for landscape professionals, pest managers, and home gardeners. This
book will help you diagnose and manage hundreds of insects, mites, weeds, plant diseases, nematodes, and other
plant-care problems that damage landscape trees and shrubs. The manual's second edition contains more than
430 high-quality, color photographs and 120 line drawings and tables in 500 information-packed pages. More
than 100 University of California researchers, Cooperative Extension advisors and specialists contributed to
this
publication.
Publ.
3359. 501 pp. $42.00.
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Tree Fruit Pest Identification and Monitoring Cards
Carry these pocket-size laminated cards in the field as handy references for identifying and
monitoring major insect and mite pests and several important diseases in California deciduous tree fruits and
nuts. Each pest is identified by a description and close-up photographs of important life stages. Cards identifying
important natural enemies are also included. The information and 114 color photos on these 32 cards will help
pest control advisors and growers know how and when to look for these pestsboth in growing and dormant
seasons. Everyone involved in pest management in tree crops will want a set of these handy cards!
Publ. 3426. $15.00
32 cards.
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