Pests of Fruit Crops: A Colour Handbook, Second Edition provides an up-to-date illustrated account of the various pests of fruit crops throughout Europe, many of which (or their close relatives) are also present in non-European countries. In fact, several pose problems on fruit crops worldwide. This authoritative book focuses on insect and mite pes

A completely revised edition of this highly regarded book gives a systematic account of fruit and hop pests-their recognition, biology, and control. The pests are considered in their natural sequence of less advanced to more advanced forms, including a description of each, its life history, plants affected and damage caused. Families of pests are a

Pests of Fruit Crops: A Colour Handbook, Second Edition provides an up-to-date illustrated account of the various pests of fruit crops throughout Europe, many of which (or their close relatives) are also present in non-European countries. In fact, several pose problems on fruit crops worldwide. This authoritative book focuses on insect and mite pests affecting fruit, hop and nut crops in both temperate and subtropical climates. Pome fruits, stone fruits, cane fruits, strawberries, bush fruits, hops, grapevines, citrus fruits, nuts, figs and olives all receive attention. For ease of reference, this new edition has been significantly rearranged so that, under genera, species of pests are now listed alphabetically, and nomenclature has been updated. The pests, most of which are illustrated, are described, and details are given of their life histories, distribution and status. Damage caused is also indicated. The work is profusely illustrated with over 1,150 superb colour photographs, and is an essential and invaluable source of reference for both professional and lay readers including extension workers, consultants, scientists, students, fruit growers and private gardeners. To help readers locate information on pests of interest, alternative names for genera and species, and frequently used colloquial names are cross-referenced in the pest index."

Introduction; earwigs and thrips; aphids, bugs, hoppers, psyllids and scale insects; beetles and weevils; flies; moths; sawflies, ants and wasps; mites; miscellaneous pests; parasites and predators; pesticides;list of plants; bibliography.

This Monograph Aims At Giving Readers As Concisely As Possible, But Sufficient Information To Enable Them To Identify Certain Of The More Common Pests Of Fruit Crops, And To Take Measures For Their Destruction. After A Brief Introduction To The Particular Pest And Its Varieties And Species, The Included Scientific Information Has Been Presented Systematically Under Such Thematic Headings, As Nature Of Damage, Description And Life History, Plants Attacked, Natural Enemies, And Control Measures. Apply Illustrated Text Of The Book Covers A Wide Variety Of Pests, Including: Red Spiders, Winter Moths, Apple Sawfly, Pear Midge, Plum Aphides, Lackey Moth, Raspberry Moth, Brown Scale, Bark Beetles, Woolly Aphis, Wingless Weevils And Others. Contents: Chapter 1: Introduction, Chapter 2: The Purchase Of Insecticides And Fungicides, Chapter 3: Fruit Tree Red Spiders, Chapter 4: Winter Moths, Chapter 5: The Apple Sawfly, Chapter 6: The Vapourer Moth, Chapter 7: The Pear Midge, Chapter 8: The Black Currant Mite, Chapter 9: The Apple Blossom Weevil, Chapter 10: The Gooseberry Sawfly, Chapter 11: Plum Aphides, Chapter 12: The Pear Leaf Blister Mite, Chapter 13: The Mussel Scale, Chapter 14: The Lackey Moth, Chapter 15: Small Ermine Moths, Chapter 16: The Codling Moth, Chapter 17: Wingless Weevils, Chapter 18: The Magpie Moth, Chapter 19: The Raspberry Moth, Chapter 20: The Pear And Cherry Sawfly, Chapter 21: The Brown Scale, Chapter 22: The Apple Sucker, Chapter 23: Apple Aphides, Chapter 24: The Control Of Fruit Pests In Gardens And Small Orchards, Chapter 25: Fruit Tree Capsids, Chapter 26: Bark Beetles And Shot Borers, Chapter 27: The Raspberry Beetle, Chapter 28: Current And Goodeberry Aphides, Chapter 29: The Woolly Aphis.

This Colour Handbook reviews the natural predators, parasites and pathogens used to control pest populations and analyses their characteristics and practical applications. It is designed to enable the reader to anticipate, recognise and resolve specific problems of pest management. Intended as a concise accessible reference to the field, this book will be of interest to a broad spectrum of academic, professional and lay readers; the growers and the consultants advising them, students in horticulture and crop science and scientists in a broad range of related disciplines. ∗ Superb, detailed colour photographs and line drawings of predator, parasite and pest species. ∗ Accessible, practical format. ∗ Covers all the major commercial planting environments; Arable, Orchard, Glasshouse and Ornamental (parks and gardens). ∗ Unique world wide coverage. ∗ Comperhensively corss–referenced by crop, pest, and pest control species (parasites and predators).

Assisting anyone in need of an easy-to-use yet comprehensive survey of all pests likely to be encountered in North America, this handbook provides thorough identification guides, descriptions of pest life history, and pest management recommendations. Including hundreds of illustrations, this guide is cross-referenced to scientific literature, and includes color plates for ease of insect identification.

Handbook of Vegetable Pests, Second Edition, provides two types of diagnostic aids: the easy-to-use "guides to pests of vegetable crops", which guides the reader to the most likely pests of each vegetable crop based on the portion of the plant attacked and the category of pest; and the more technical dichotomous keys for identification of many of the difficult-to-identify species. It includes over 300 common and occasional pest species, detailing the geographic distribution of vegetable pests, host plant relationships, natural enemies, damage, life history, and methods of control and damage prevention. - Presents a current and comprehensive synthesis of vetted information for the support of both commercial and home vegetable production - Includes over 300 common and occasional pest species, or species complexes, known to affect vegetables grown in the United States and Canada - Summarizes the important findings of the last 150 years - Provides citations to the original literature

This book provides information about the major diseases of horticultural crops in India and discusses the significant pest, disease, and nematode issues affecting essential fruit crops in the country. It also addresses the management of pests in vegetable crops through several methods such as regulatory, physical, cultural, chemical, and biological approaches, host resistance, and integrated pest management strategies. Print edition not for sale in South Asia (India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Bhutan)