Integrated Pest Management for Apples and Pears.

Barbara Ohlendorf.

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Oakland University of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources 1999 Second edition. Softcover, 231pp., 21.5x27.5cm., richly illustr. in col., in very good condition (covers with light traces of use) . ISBN 1879906422. Integrated Pest Management for Apples and Pears is a comprehensive practical manual for the identification, monitoring and management of pests and diseases affecting apple and pear orchards. The second edition contains extensive photographic and diagnostic material and emphasizes integrated pest management, including biological and cultural control methods and the appropriate use of pesticides. The manual provides detailed information for establishing and managing an integrated pest-management programme in apple and pear production. It covers the development and growth of pome-fruit trees, orchard establishment, pest identification and monitoring, beneficial organisms, insects, mites, diseases, nematodes, weeds, vertebrate pests and physiological disorders. The revised second edition contains a completely revised section on codling moth management, including mating disruption, updated leafroller management, new information on oak root fungus and wild asparagus, biological control of fire blight and new control strategies for pear psylla. More than 200 colour photographs and over 100 black-and-white photographs assist with the identification of more than 100 pest problems. Detailed drawings and tables address rootstock and variety susceptibility, frost protection, water management, fertilization, monitoring, pest-development models and disease management. Barbara L. P. Ohlendorf was a University of California specialist involved in the Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program. Her work focused on practical pest-management information for agricultural production, particularly the identification and control of pests affecting fruit crops. She coordinated the second edition of this manual with technical contributions from specialists throughout the University of California system. (AI-generated content description).

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• Title: Integrated Pest Management for Apples and Pears.
• Binding: Soft cover
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