Pests of ornamental trees, shrubs and flowers : a color handbook /

Ornamental trees, shrubs and flowers have always been extremely popular and in large demand. Whether in gardens or parks, common usage of alpines, bedding plants, cacti, cut flowers, house plants and pot plants, as well as herbaceous plants, ornamental grasses, shrubs and trees makes a definitive vo...

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Main Author:	Alford, D. V.
Corporate Author:	ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Boston : Elsevier Academic Press, 2012.
Edition:	2nd ed.
Subjects:	Plants, Ornamental > Diseases and pests > Atlases. Plants, Ornamental > Diseases and pests > Identification. Plants, Ornamental > Diseases and pests > Handbooks, manuals, etc. Plants, Ornamental > Diseases and pests Electronic books. field guides. manuals (instructional materials) handbooks. Scientific atlases Field guides Handbooks and manuals Field guides. Handbooks and manuals. Guides d'identification. Guides et manuels.
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Summary:	Ornamental trees, shrubs and flowers have always been extremely popular and in large demand. Whether in gardens or parks, common usage of alpines, bedding plants, cacti, cut flowers, house plants and pot plants, as well as herbaceous plants, ornamental grasses, shrubs and trees makes a definitive volume on their pests of essential value to entomologists and plant scientists. The fully revised and updated second edition of Pests of Ornamental Trees, Shrubs and Flowers follows up the successful previous edition with coverage of many new pests and highly detailed color photographs. The book opens with a review of the main features of insects, mites and other major pest groups. Each major order and family of pests is considered in turn, with details of their status, host range, world distribution, diagnostic features and biology. Descriptions of the characteristic damage caused are also given. Contains coverage of more than 60 new pests and nearly 90 additional color photographsDiscusses principles of pest control of ornamental plants, followed by sections on the various pests.
Item Description:	Title from publisher's Web site; (ScienceDirect; viewed on Sept. 4, 2012).
Physical Description:	1 online resource (480 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (page 450) and index.
ISBN:	9780124017061 0124017061