Plant Pests: A Natural History of Pests of Farms and Gardens
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Author Description
Reviewing its subject on a crop-by-crop basis with particular reference to insects and mites, this guide covers a wide range of pests, detailing host crops, key pests, and the most interesting types irrespective of their status. Although emphasis is placed mainly on arable and horticultural field crops, pests of protected crops?both edible and non-edible?are also included. Details of the pests' life cycles, status, distribution, and the damage they cause are given, and natural enemies of pests are reviewed. The author also examines the impact of pesticides, climate change, crop management practices, and the on-farm landscape. Pests of cereals, oilseed rape and other oil and brassica seed crops, forage and fodder crops, potatoes, sugar beet and related root crops, field vegetables, and more are also discussed.
Menrva's Summary
THE THESIS
This volume investigates the complex ecological interactions between agricultural crops and the various insects and mites that threaten their viability. Author David V. Alford, a specialist in agricultural entomology, utilizes his extensive field experience to provide a comprehensive framework for identifying and managing pest populations. The text synthesizes biological data with modern agricultural practices to explain how environmental factors and human intervention shape the presence of pests in farming and gardening settings.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Detailed life cycle analysis for major insect and mite pests across diverse crop types.
- Examination of the impact of climate change and landscape management on pest distribution.
- Review of natural biological control agents and their role in integrated pest management.
- Systematic coverage of pests affecting cereals, root crops, forage, and protected horticultural environments.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
The work is regarded as a dense, authoritative reference text suitable for agricultural professionals, students, and serious horticulturalists. Its systematic, crop-by-crop organization provides a high level of technical utility for those seeking to understand the biological and environmental drivers of pest infestation.
Page Count:
500
Publication Date:
2011-01-01
Publisher:
Harpercollins Pub Ltd
ISBN-10:
000733849X
ISBN-13:
9780007338498
Natural History
Agriculture
Parasites
Gardening
Botany
Pest Control
Entomology
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