A
Colour Atlas of Ornamental Trees, Shrubs and Flowers
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Softcover,
448 pages
261
x 194 mm page size
1,069
colour and b/w illustrations
ISBN: 978-1-874545-34-7
Price
£55.00
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David
V. Alford BSc PhD FRES
Agricultural Development & Advisory Service Ministry of Agriculture,
Fisheries & Food, Cambridge, UK.
Ornamental trees, shrubs and flowers are an important component of
modern life, with large demand for alpines, bedding plants, cacti,
cut flowers, house plants and pot plants, as well as herbaceous plants,
ornamental grasses, shrubs and trees for gardens and parks. This authoritative
and beautifully illustrated account provides a unique source of reference
for all practitioners involved in the recognition, biology and control
of the pests of ornamental crops. The book opens with a review of
the main features of insects, mites and other major pest groups. The
principles of pest control of ornamental plants are discussed, followed
by sections on the various pests. Each major order and family is considered
in turn, with details of their status, host range, world distribution,
diagnostic features and biology. Descriptions of the characteristic
damage caused and details of recommended control measures are also
given, focusing on general methods and types of pesticide and chemical
control, thus ensuring that the book will remain fully up-to-date
for many years.
Contents:
Introduction. Insects: Collembola (Springtails), Orthoptera (crickets
and grasshoppers, Dermaptera (earwigs) Dictyotera (cockroaches and
mantises) Hemipytera (true bugs), Thysanoptera (thrips), Coleoptera
(beetles and weevils), Diptera (true flies), Lepidoptera (butterflies
and moths), Trichoptera (caddis flies), Hymenoptera (ants, bees, sawflies
and wasps). Mites. Miscellaneous pests: Woodlice, Millepedes, Symphylids,
Nematodes, Slugs and snails, Earthworms, Birds, Mammals. Selected
bibliography. Index of host plants. General index. |
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If you like this title you may
be interested in Pests of Fruit Crops also written
by David V. Alford
"..very
well presented ... should serve as an authoritative and comprehensive text
for practitioners and students."
Journal of Agricultural Science
"...investment
that will more than earn its keep."
Horticulture Week
"...recommended
to all involved in garden and amenity plant industries as well as the
amateur gardener."
Association of Applied Biologists
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