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The Xerces Society Farming with Native Beneficial Insects (Paperback)
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- Book Title
- Farming with Native Beneficial Insects : Ecological Pest Control Solutions
- Publication Name
- Farming with Native Beneficial Insects
- Title
- Farming with Native Beneficial Insects
- Subtitle
- Ecological Pest Control Solutions
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN-10
- 1612122833
- EAN
- 9781612122830
- ISBN
- 9781612122830
- Publisher
- Storey Publishing, LLC
- Genre
- Technology & Engineering, Gardening, Science
- Topic
- Pest Control, Agriculture / Sustainable Agriculture, Agriculture / Organic, Organic, Life Sciences / Zoology / Entomology
- Release Date
- 29/07/2014
- Release Year
- 2014
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 0.7in
- Item Length
- 10.1in
- Item Width
- 7.4in
- Item Weight
- 25.8 Oz
- Publication Year
- 2014
- Number of Pages
- 272 Pages
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Harness the power of beneficial insects to deter pests and reduce crop damage. This comprehensive guide to farming with insects will have you building beetle banks and native plant field borders as you reap a bountiful and pesticide-free harvest. With strategies for identifying the insects you're trying to attract paired with step-by-step instructions for a variety of habitat-building projects, you'll soon learn how to employ your own biocontrol conservation tactics. Lay out the brush piles and plant the hedgerows because the insects are going to love it here!
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Publisher
Storey Publishing, LLC
ISBN-10
1612122833
ISBN-13
9781612122830
eBay Product ID (ePID)
168320368
Product Key Features
Book Title
Farming with Native Beneficial Insects : Ecological Pest Control Solutions
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Pest Control, Agriculture / Sustainable Agriculture, Agriculture / Organic, Organic, Life Sciences / Zoology / Entomology
Publication Year
2014
Genre
Technology & Engineering, Gardening, Science
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
10.1in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
7.4in
Item Weight
25.8 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Sb976.I56f37 2014
Table of Content
Preface Part 1: Beneficial Insect Ecology 1. Pest Control with Beneficial Insects What are Beneficial Insects? ~ Pest Control and Farming ~ Enhancing Beneficial Insect Populations ~ Approaches to Biocontrol ~ Common Predators and Parasitoids: Their Habitat and Prey 2. Why Farm with Native Beneficial Insects? Pest Control ~ Benefits beyond Pest Control ~ Case Study: Pest Management in Washington State Vineyards ~ Case Study: Milkweed, Stink Bugs, and Georgia Cotton 3. Evaluating Beneficial Insect Habitat Habitat Essentials ~ Farm Practices Checklist ~ Case Study: Beneficial Insects Save Christmas Part 2: Improving Beneficial Insect Habitat 4. Designing New Beneficial Insect Habitat What Beneficial Insects Need ~ Habitat Size and Location ~ Wildflower Selection 5. Native Plant Field Borders Establishing Borders from Seed ~ Site Preparation ~ Seeding ~ Long-Term Maintenance ~ Sample Seed Mixes for Native Plant Field Borders 6. Insectary Strips Perennials or Annuals? ~ Plant Insectary Strips ~ Case Study: An Insectary Seed Mix for New Mexico Pumpkins ~ Sample Insectary Seed Mixes 7. Hedgerows Installing a New Hedgerow ~ Revitalizing Old Fencerows ~Sample Hedgerow Plant Mixes ~ Case Study: Hedgerows on California Central Valley Farms 8. Cover Crops Species Selection ~ Establishing a Cover Crop ~ Case Study: A Better Farm for Beneficials 9. Conservation Buffers Contour Buffer Strips ~ Grassed Waterways ~ Riparian Buffers and Filter Strips ~ Shelterbelts and Windbreaks ~ Organic Farm Buffers ~ Case Study: Buffer Strips for Soybean Aphid Control 10. Beetle Banks and Other Shelters Beetle Banks ~ Tunnel Nests ~ Wasp Shelters ~ Brush Piles ~ Insect Hotels ~ Case Study: Banking on Beetles in Oregon Part 3: Managing Beneficial Insect Habitat 11. Reducing Pesticide Impacts If You Must Use Pesticides ~ Pesticide Selection ~ Microbial Insecticides and Nematodes ~ Alternatives to Pesticides ~ Controlling Spray Drift ~ Case Study: Designing Windbreaks to Limit Pesticide Drift ~ Case Study: Biological Mite Control in Pennsylvania Apple Orchards 12. Long-Term Habitat Management Disking, Mowing, and Burning ~ Grazing ~ Rotating Habitat Disturbance ~ Interseeding Wildflowers ~ Case Study: Beneficial Insect Habitat on an Oklahoma Farm and Ranch Part 4: Common Beneficial Insects and Their Kin PREDATORY INSECTS Assassin Bugs, Ambush Bugs Big-Eyed Bugs Damsel Bugs Minute Pirate Bugs, Insidious Flower Bugs Predatory Stink Bugs Mantids Green Lacewings, Brown Lacewings Checkered Beetles Firefly Beetles, Fireflies, Lightning Bugs Ground Beetles Tiger Beetles Lady Beetles, Lady Bugs, Ladybird Beetles Soft-Winged Flower Beetles Soldier Beetles Rove Beetles Flower Flies, Hover Flies Predatory Wasps PARASITOIDS Parasitoid Wasps Scarab-Hunting Wasps Tachinid Flies NONINSECT BENEFICIAL PREDATORS Jumping Spiders, Wolf Spider, Orb Weaver Spiders, Sheet-Weaving Spiders Harvestmen Predatory Mites Part 5: Plants for Conservation Biocontrol Native Wildflowers Native Flowering Trees and Shrubs Native Grasses Cover Crops and Nonnative Insectary Plants Part 6: Appendix Additional Resources About the Authors The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation Index
Copyright Date
2014
Lccn
2014-012568
Dewey Decimal
632/.7
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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