What's Bugging Me? Identifying and Controlling Household Pests in Hawaii - Softcover

Tenorio, JoAnn M.; Nishida, Gordon M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0824817427 ISBN 13: 9780824817428

Publisher: University of Hawaii Press, 1995

Synopsis

The authors of the popular and informative What Bit Me? Identifying Hawaii's Stinging and Biting Insects and their Kin answer these and other questions in this long-awaited standard reference on Hawaii's household "bugs."

What's Bugging Me? helps you identify those ants, spiders, termites, beetles, silverfish, and cockroaches that invade your home and offers effective strategies for dealing with them. A range of anti-pest weapons--not just chemicals--is given, emphasizing a modern "integrated control" approach.

What's Bugging Me? teaches techniques for prevention, early detection, and monitoring of pest problems. It recommends specific methods that target the pest, not methods that merely poison the environment. Many inexpensive home remedies are suggested. In every-day language accessible to homeowners and apartment dwellers, the authors provide a wealth of authoritative information that will also benefit pest control operators, landscapers, builders, and entomology professionals.

About this title

From the Back Cover

How do I get rid of ants in my house? Do ultrasonic flea collars work? How can I protect my house against termites? Can I control insects without using insecticides? The authors of the popular and informative What Bit Me? Identifying Hawai'i's Stinging and Biting Insects and Their Kin answer these and other questions in this long-awaited standard reference on Hawai'i's household "bugs". What's Bugging Me? helps you identify those bees, spiders, termites, beetles, silverfish, and cockroaches that may be present in your home and offers effective strategies for dealing with them. A range of anti pest weapons - not just chemicals - is given, emphasizing a modern "integrated control" approach. What's Bugging Me? teaches techniques for prevention, early detection, and monitoring of pest problems. It recommends specific methods that target the pest, not methods that merely poison the environment. Many inexpensive home remedies are suggested. In everyday language accessible to homeowners and apartment dwellers, the authors authoritatively provide a wealth of information that will also benefit pest control operators, landscapers, builders, and entomology professionals.

About the Author

JoAnn M. Tenorio manages the journals program at University of Hawai'i Press.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0824817427
• ISBN 13: 9780824817428
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 192