The vegetable garden pest handbook Identify and solve common pest problems on edible plants
Book - 2021
Pests in your garden are a challenge no one wants to face but very few gardeners manage to escape. Instead of turning to synthetic chemical sprays, baits, and dusts, Mulvihill shows you how to handle even your worst pest woes naturally. You'll learn to identify common vegetable garden pests, based on both the damage they cause and their physical appearance. Then you'll discover the most effective organic pest-control products to minimize damage while still preserving pollinators and other beneficial insects. -- adapted from back cover
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- Published
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Beverly, MA :
Cool Springs Press
2021.
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Physical Description
- 208 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographic references and index.
- ISBN
- 9780760370063
- Introduction
- 1. Introduction to Organic Pest Management in the Vegetable Garden
- What Is Organic Gardening and Why Is It So Important?
- Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
- Bug Identification 101
- What's Your "Bug" Tolerance?
- Follow Good Cultural Practices
- Attract Pollinators and Other Beneficials to Your Garden
- Attract Birds to Your Garden
- 2. Meet the Bugs
- Vegetable Crops and Potential Pest Problems
- Aphid
- Asparagus Beetle, Common and Spotted
- Beet Armyworm
- Blister Beetle
- Cabbage Looper
- Cabbage Worm (Imported)
- Carrot Rust Fly
- Colorado Potato Beetle
- Corn Earworm
- Cucumber Beetle, Striped and Spotted
- Cutworm
- Diamondback Caterpillar
- Earwig
- Flea Beetle
- Grasshopper
- Harlequin Bug
- Hornworm
- Japanese Beetle
- Leafhopper, Beet and Potato
- Leafminer
- Lygus Bug
- Mexican Bean Beetle
- Pillbug and Sowbug
- Root Maggot
- Slug and Snail
- Spider Mite
- Squash Bug
- Squash Vine Borer
- Stink Bug
- Thrips
- Whitefly
- Wireworm
- Profiles of Beneficials
- 3. Organic Pest Management Products and DIY Pest Controls
- Organic Controls
- Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt)
- Beneficial Nematodes
- Diatomaceous Earth
- Horticultural Oil
- Insecticidal Soap
- Kaolin Clay
- Neem
- Plant Extracts
- Pyrethrins
- Row Covers
- Slug and Snail Bait
- Spinosad
- DIY Pest Control Projects
- Beer Traps for Slug Control
- Carrot Rust Fly Screen
- Copper Tape for Slug Control
- Cucumber Beetle Trap
- Cutworm Collars
- Earwig Traps
- Insect Hotel
- Raised Bed with a Row Cover Top
- Reflective Plastic Mulch
- Row Cover Hoops
- Sticky Traps
- Resources
- Product Suppliers
- Bug Mugshot Gallery
- About the Author
- Acknowledgments
- Index