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Pests of fruit crops / a colour handbook / David V Alford.

By: Alford, D. V [author.]Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Series: Plant protection handbooks series: Publisher: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, 2014Edition: 2nd edDescription: 461 p. : colour plats 27 cmISBN: 9781482254204 (Hardback); 1482254204 (Hardback)Subject(s): Fruit -- Diseases and pests | Fruit -- Diseases and pests | GARDENING -- Fruit | TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- GeneralGenre/Form: Electronic books. | Electronic books.Additional physical formats: No titleDDC classification: 632.7 Online resources: CRCnetBASE | CRCnetBASE | Ebook Library | EBSCOhost | Click here to access online | Distributed by publisher. Purchase or institutional license may be required for access.

Contents:

Front Cover; Contents; Dedication; Preface; Chapter 1 -- Introduction; Chapter 2 -- Smaller insect orders; Chapter 3 -- True bugs; Chapter 4 -- Beetles; Chapter 5 -- True flies; Chapter 6 -- Butterflies and moths; Chapter 7 -- Sawflies, ants and wasps; Chapter 8 -- Mites; Wild or ornamental host plants cited in the text; Selected bibliography; Back Cover.

Summary: Pests of Fruit Crops: A Colour Handbook, Second Edition provides an up-to-date illustrated account of the various pests of fruit crops throughout Europe, many of which (or their close relatives) are also present in non-European countries. In fact, several pose problems on fruit crops worldwide. This authoritative book focuses on insect and mite pests affecting fruit, hop and nut crops in both temperate and subtropical climates. Pome fruits, stone fruits, cane fruits, strawberries, bush fruits, hops, grapevines, citrus fruits, nuts, figs and olives all receive attention.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Pests of Fruit Crops: A Colour Handbook, Second Edition provides an up-to-date illustrated account of the various pests of fruit crops throughout Europe, many of which (or their close relatives) are also present in non-European countries. In fact, several pose problems on fruit crops worldwide. This authoritative book focuses on insect and mite pests affecting fruit, hop and nut crops in both temperate and subtropical climates. Pome fruits, stone fruits, cane fruits, strawberries, bush fruits, hops, grapevines, citrus fruits, nuts, figs and olives all receive attention.

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