Handbook of Vegetable Pests

Hardback  460 pages  ISBN 0121588610      £110.00

Every gardener, horticulturalist, farm manager, and plant science professional should have this Handbook as a ready desk reference. Pests plague everyone who has ever raised vegetables, from gardener to professional horticulturists and farm managers. The economic impact of vegetable pests is enormous. To manage and minimize the adverse impact of pests, it is important to identify them accurately. The Handbook of Vegetable Pests is intended to assist anyone in need of an easy-to-use, and yet comprehensive survey of all pests likely to be encountered. It features identification guides that list the major and minor pests of each crop family and provide distinguishing characteristics for each pest. In turn, it provides pest profiles that describe the appearance, life history, and management of these pests. Identification is aided by the inclusion of over 600 black and white line drawings and over 100 colour images, together with a detailed glossary that helps with the definition of some of the less known terms used throughout the book.