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The gardener's guide to common-sense pest control : completely revised and updated / William Olkowski, Sheila Daar, Helga Olkowski ; coauthored and edited by Steven Ash.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Newtown, CT : Taunton Press, 2013.Edition: Rev. and updatedDescription: 391 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9781600855009
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 635 23
LOC classification:
  • SB603.5 .O45 2013
Contents:
Sustainable landscape gardening -- Natural pest controls -- Introduction to integrated pest management (IPM) -- Pest treatment strategies and tactics -- Meet "the beneficials" -- Choosing the right chemical and microbial tools -- Some useful inorganics, organics, and botanicals -- New frontiers: microbials, pheromones and insect growth regulators -- Garden design and maintenance -- Meet the weeds -- Safe and sane weed management -- Preventing lawn pests -- Least-toxic lawn pest management -- Pests of food and ornamental gardens -- Pests of shade trees.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sustainable landscape gardening -- Natural pest controls -- Introduction to integrated pest management (IPM) -- Pest treatment strategies and tactics -- Meet "the beneficials" -- Choosing the right chemical and microbial tools -- Some useful inorganics, organics, and botanicals -- New frontiers: microbials, pheromones and insect growth regulators -- Garden design and maintenance -- Meet the weeds -- Safe and sane weed management -- Preventing lawn pests -- Least-toxic lawn pest management -- Pests of food and ornamental gardens -- Pests of shade trees.

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