Handbook of Vegetable Pests
Regular price
87.000 KD
inc. VAT
Couldn't load pickup availability
Table of contents
- Contentsvii
- Prefacexv
- Acknowledgmentsxvii
- Chapter 1. Introduction1
- North American Vegetable Crops1
- Insects and Insect Relatives6
- Pest Management Philosophy and Practices16
- Chapter 2. Pest Identification23
- General Considerations23
- Why Identification is so Important23
- Approaches to Identification23
- Quick Guides to Major Groups of Insect Pests24
- Guides to Pests Arranged by Vegetable Crops37
- Chapter 3. Class Insecta„Insects Order Coleoptera„Beetles, Weevils, White Grubs and Wireworms49
- Family Bruchidae„Seed Beetles and Weevils49
- Family Carabidae„Ground Beetles57
- Family Chrysomelidae, Subfamily Alticinae„Flea Beetles58
- Family Chrysomelidae, Subfamily Cassidinae„Tortoise Beetles85
- Family Chrysomelidae, Several Subfamilies„Leaf Beetles89
- Family Curculionidae„Billbugs, Curculios and Weevils117
- Family Coccinellidae„Lady Beetles143
- Family Elateridae„Click Beetles and Wireworms149
- Family Meloidae„Blister Beetles161
- Family Nitidulidae„Sap Beetles169
- Family Scarabaeidae„Scarab Beetles and White Grubs172
- Family Tenebrionidae„Darkling Beetles and False Wireworms190
- Chapter 4. Order Dermaptera„Earwigs193
- Chapter 5. Order Diptera„Flies and Maggots197
- Family Agromyzidae„Leafminer Flies197
- Family Anthomyiidae„Root and Seed Maggots, Leafminer Files207
- Family Drosophilidae„Pomace Files222
- Family Otididae„Picturewing Files224
- Family Psilidae„Rust Files227
- Family Syrphidae„Flower and Bulb Files230
- Family Tephritidae„Fruit Files232
- Family Tipulidae„Crane Files241
- Chapter 6. Order Hemiptera„Bugs243
- Family Coreidae„Squash and Leaffooted Bugs243
- Family Cydnidae„Burrower Bugs247
- Family Lygaeidae„Seed Bugs247
- Family Miridae„Plant Bugs252
- Family Pentatomidae„Stink Bugs262
- Family Thyrecoridae„Negro Bugs276
- Family Tingidae„Lace Bugs277
- Chapter 7. Order Homoptera„Aphids, Leaf- and Planthoppers, Psyllids and Whitefiles279
- Family Aleyrodidae„Whitefiles279
- Family Aphididae„Aphids287
- Family Cicadellidae„Leafhoppers330
- Family Delphacidae„Planthoppers341
- Family Pseudococcidae„Mealybugs342
- Family Psyllidae„Psyllids344
- Chapter 8. Order Hymenoptera„Ants and Sawfiles347
- Family Argidae„Sawfiles347
- Family Formicidae„Ants348
- Chapter 9. Order Lepidoptera„Caterpillars, Moths and Butterflies353
- Family Arctiidae„Woollybear Caterpillars and Tiger Moths353
- Family Gelechiidae„Leafminer Moths358
- Family Hesperiidae„Skipper Butterflies364
- Family Lycaenidae„Hairstreak Butterflies366
- Family Lyonetiidae„Lyonetiid Moths367
- Family Noctuidae„Armyworms, Cutworms, Loopers, Stalk Borers and Noctuid Moths369
- Family Oecophoridae„Oecophorid Moths444
- Family Papilionidae„Celeryworms and Swallowtail Butterflies445
- Family Pieride„Cabbageworms, White and Sulfur Butterflies447
- Family Pterophoridae„Plume Moths455
- Family Pyralidae„Borers, Budworms, Leaftiers, Webworms and Snout Moths457
- Family Sesiidae„Vine Borers and Clearwing Moths499
- Family Sphingidae„Hornworms and Sphinx Moths502
- Family Tortricidae„Leafroller Moths507
- Chapter 10. Order Orthoptera„Grasshoppers and Crickets511
- Family Acridiade„Grasshoppers511
- Family Gryllidae„Field Crickets526
- Family Gryllotalpidae„Mole Crickets528
- Family Tettigoniidae„Shield-Backed Crickets532
- Chapter 11. Order Thysanoptera„Thrips535
- Chapter 12. Other Invertebrate Pests551
- Class Acari„Mites551
- Class Collembola„Springtails560
- Class Diplopoda„Millipedes562
- Class Isopoda„Pillbugs and Sowbugs565
- Class Gastropoda„Slugs and Snails567
- Class Symphyla„Symphylans572
- Appendices577
- Appendix A. Keys to Selected Groups of Pests577
- Appendix B. Other Sources of Information on Vegetable Crop Pests597
- Appendix C. Vegetable Plant Names605
- Appendix D. Journal Abbreviations and Journal Titles613
- Glossary617
- References623
- Index709
Garden pests plague everyone who has ever raised vegetables, from backyard gardener to professional horticulturists, farm managers, and agrobusiness professionals. The economic impacts of vegetable pests are enormous. To manage and minimize the adverse impacts of pests, it is important to identify exactly which pests are afflicting crops. 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 in North America. This Handbook provides thorough identification guides, descriptions of pest life history, and pest management recommendations. The text is well illustrated with hundreds of easy-to-use line drawings, is cross-referenced to the professional and scientific literature, and includes color plates for ease of insect pest identification. Every gardener, horticulturalist, farm manager, and plant science professional should have this Handbook as a ready desk reference.
Key Features
* Identification guides list the major and minor pests of each crop family and provide distinguishing characteristics for each pest
* Includes pest profiles that describe the appearance, life history, and management of various pests
* Over 600 black and white line drawings and over 100 color images to further aid in identification
* Detailed glossary provided to help with the definition of some of the less known terms
Key Features
* Identification guides list the major and minor pests of each crop family and provide distinguishing characteristics for each pest
* Includes pest profiles that describe the appearance, life history, and management of various pests
* Over 600 black and white line drawings and over 100 color images to further aid in identification
* Detailed glossary provided to help with the definition of some of the less known terms