Handbook of Vegetable Pests by John L Capinera
About Book
Pests often are an important constraint on vegetable
production. Those tasty crops bred to please humans also entice pests!
Effective management of vegetable pests is sometimes easy and sometimes difficult.
Much has been written about vegetable culture, but surprisingly few efforts
have been made to compile a comprehensive treatment of vegetable pests which
targets for assuredly easier management of pest readily available information.
The Handbook of Vegetable Pests was produced as a reference
for professionals in agriculture. It should be a handy reference for
entomologists, of course, but horticulturists, cooperative extension service
personnel, crop consultant.
Major Topics Covered
The key elements of the Handbook are the introduction, which provides an overview of vegetable crops grown in North America and the major groups of pests that cause injury; identification guides, which list the major and minor pests known to attack catch crop plant family and provide some distinguishing characteristics for the pests; pest profiles, which describe in some detail the appearance, life history, and management of the pests; appendices, which provide some simple keys to important groups of pests, additional sources of information on vegetable pests, cross-listings of plant names, and journal abbreviations and titles; glossary, which defines many of the scientific terms used in the Handbook; references, a complete list of the journals, books and other publications cited in the pest profile section; and index, which will assist in finding entries in the Handbook.
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