Backyard Pest Management

 
   
 
 
 


A must for any home owner, this book boasts a practical look at over 150 pests that commonly damage trees, shrubs, lawns, flowers and gardens. It will help you identify whether it's an insect or a disease that's causing your problem. It gives you solutions to those problems. You'll also learn how to identify and control weeds in your yard. 83 pages.

Agdex 605-2
$5.00

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Insect Pests
  • Introduction
  • Vegetables
  • Coniferous Ornamental
  • Deciduous Ornamentals
  • Small Fruits
  • Turfgrass
  • Flowers
Wasps and Bees

Weeds
  • Life Cycles and Control Strategies
  • Weed Control in Lawns
  • Weed Control in Gardens
  • Weed Control Around Trees. Shrubs and Flowers
  • General Vegetation Control
  • Perennial Weeds
  • Annual Weeds
Diseases
  • Introduction
  • Vegetables
  • Garden Flowers
  • Ornamental and Fruit Trees
  • Small Fruits
  • Turfgrass
Vertebrate Pests
  • Ground Squirrels
  • Pocket Gophers
  • Mice and Rabbits
  • Yellow-bellied Sap Sucker
  • Bats
Safe Use of Pesticides
  • Using Pesticides
  • How to Reduce Your Exposure to Pesticides
  • Safety and First Aid
Index		  
 
 
  For more information about the content of this document, contact Ada Serafinchon.
This information published to the web on April 24, 2001.