Handbook of Vegetable Pests
by John Capinera
2nd Edition
Publisher: Academic Press
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9780128144886 |
| eText ISBN | 9780128144893 |
| Publisher | Academic Press |
| Publishing Year | 2020 |
| Edition | 2nd Edition |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 816 |
Handbook of Vegetable Pests, 2nd Edition provides comprehensive reference coverage for identifying and managing invertebrate pests in commercial and home vegetable cultivation across the United States and Canada. Written by John Capinera, the volume reviews more than 300 common and occasional pest species and species complexes.
To aid diagnosis in the field and clinic, the text features crop-based diagnostic guides organized by the plant part attacked alongside technical dichotomous keys for difficult species. Entries examine damage patterns, life histories, host plant relationships, and control methods.
Designed for agricultural practitioners, the handbook supports entomologists, horticulturists, Extension agents, and farm managers working in crop protection.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Pest identification
Chapter 2: Class Insecta
Chapter 3: Order Coleoptera – Beetles, Weevils, White Grubs, Wireworms
Chapter 4: Order Dermaptera – Earwigs
Chapter 5: Order Diptera – Flies, Maggots
Chapter 6: Order Hemiptera – Bugs, Aphids, Leaf- and Planthoppers, Psyllids, Whiteflies
Chapter 7: Order Hymenoptera – Ants, Sawflies
Chapter 8: Order Lepidoptera – Caterpillars, Moths, Butterflies
Chapter 9: Order Orthoptera – Grasshoppers, Crickets
Chapter 10: Order Thysanoptera – Thrips
Chapter 11: Other Invertebrate Pests
Chapter 12: Class Acari – Mites
Chapter 13: Class Collembola – Springtails
Chapter 14: Class Diplopoda – Millipedes
Chapter 15: Class Isopoda – Pillbugs and Sowbugs
Chapter 16: Class Mollusca – Slugs and Snails
Chapter 17: Class Symphyla – Symphylans
Chapter Appendices: Appendices
- • Keys to selected groups of pests
- • Other sources of information on vegetable crops
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