Integrated Pest Management for Apples and Pears, 2nd Edition

Integrated Pest Management for Apples and Pears, 2nd Edition

Author: Barbara Ohlendorf
ISBN: 9781879906426
Pages: 231
Format: 21 X 27
Binding: Paperback
Pub. Year: 1999


New to the 2nd edition you'll find a detailed index, a completely revised section on codling moth management with detailed information on mating disruption, revision of leafroller management practices, updates on oak root fungus and wild asparagus, biological control of fireblight, and new control strategies for pear psylla.
The emphasis is on least-toxic control methods, selective pesticides, and cultural and biological controls. Also includes a section on organically acceptable control methods. More than 200 color photos and 100 figures and tables.