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PublisherElsevier Science & Technology

ISBN-100128144882

ISBN-139780128144886

eBay Product ID (ePID)13038259706

Product Key Features

Number of PagesXv, 797 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameHandbook of Vegetable Pests

SubjectPest Control, Life Sciences / Botany, Agriculture / Agronomy / Crop Science, Agriculture / General, Life Sciences / Zoology / Entomology

Publication Year2020

TypeTextbook

AuthorJohn Capinera

Subject AreaTechnology & Engineering, Science

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Length10.9 in

Item Width8.5 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number2

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2020-939891

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal635.0497

Table Of Content1. Pest identification2. Class Insecta3. Order Coleoptera - Beetles, Weevils, White Grubs, Wireworms4. Order Dermaptera - Earwigs5. Order Diptera - Flies, Maggots6. Order Hemiptera - Bugs, Aphids, Leaf- and Planthoppers, Psyllids, Whiteflies7. Order Hymenoptera - Ants, Sawflies8. Order Lepidoptera - Caterpillars, Moths, Butterflies9. Order Orthoptera - Grasshoppers, Crickets10. Order Thysanoptera - Thrips11. Other Invertebrate Pests12. Class Acari - Mites13. Class Collembola - Springtails 14. Class Diplopoda - Millipedes15. Class Isopoda - Pillbugs and Sowbugs 16. Class Mollusca - Slugs and Snails17. Class Symphyla - Symphylans AppendicesKeys to selected groups of pestsOther sources of information on vegetable crops

SynopsisHandbook 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., 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

LC Classification NumberSB603.5.C36 2020