Author: Mary Louise Flint

This updated edition of our best-selling guide for almonds is completely revised and expanded.Covers 120 different pest problems including diseases, insects and mites, nematodes, vertebrate pests, and weeds; including 10 new insect pests and diseases including anthracnose, Alternaria leaf blight, rust, tenlined June beetle, and leafhoppers.

New in the second edition you'll find:
•An extensively revised chapter on vertebrate pest management which adds recommendations for control techniques where endangered species occur.
•A revised and expanded chapter on vegetation management including detailed information on cover crops.
•A revised section on navel orangeworm, emphasizing cultural control techniques instead of insecticides.
•A revised section on peach twig borer includes discussions of bloomtime sprays with Bacillus thuringiensis and pheromone mating disruption.
•Revised and updated tables on susceptibility of rootstocks and scion cultivars to major pests and a detailed index.

This indispensable reference is illustrated with 259 photos, including 33 new color photos, along with 69 line drawings and tables.

Publication Number: 3308 Inventory Type: Paperback Language: English ISBN-13: 978-1-879906-52-5 Copyright Date: 2002 Length: 199 pp.

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