IPM for Gardeners: A Guide to Integrated Pest Management - Softcover

Cloyd, Raymond A.; Nixon, Philip L.; Pataky, Nancy R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1604690615 ISBN 13: 9781604690613

Publisher: Timber Press, 2009

Synopsis

Since the publication of Silent Spring in 1962, interest in alternative pest-management strategies has increased dramatically. As a way to reduce the use of pesticides and keep plants healthy, integrated pest management (IPM) has evolved to emphasize prevention, early diagnosis (or "scouting"), and long-term control strategies -- not quick fixes. Many nurseries, land-use agencies, and public gardens now require the use of IPM as an intelligent, real-world system to raise plants in an environmentally responsible manner. Authoritative and packed with case studies, this volume promises to change the way we see our gardens.

This book is only available through print on demand. All interior art is black and white.

About this title

Book Description:

As a way to reduce the use of pesticides and keep plants healthy, integrated pest management (IPM) has evolved to emphasize prevention, early diagnosis (or "scouting"), and long-term control strategies-not quick fixes. Many nurseries, land-use agencies, and public gardens now require the use of IPM as an intelligent, real-world system to raise plants in an environmentally responsible manner. Despite a plethora of technical IPM training manuals, no book until now has distilled its core philosophy for the home gardener. Authoritative, well-illustrated, and packed with case studies, IPM for Gardeners promises to change the way we see our gardens.

From the Author:

Nancy R. Pataky is plant clinic director and extension specialist in plant pathology in the Department of Crop Sciences, at the University of Illinois, Urbana.

About this edition

• Publisher: Timber Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1604690615
• ISBN 13: 9781604690613
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 252