Pests of Ornamental Trees, Shrubs and Flowers : A Color Handbook （2ND）

Alford, David V.

Academic Pr（2012/07発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 480 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780123985156
• DDC分類 595

基本説明

Contains coverage of more than 60 new pests and nearly 90 additional color photographs.

Full Description

Ornamental trees, shrubs and flowers have always been extremely popular and in large demand. Whether in gardens or parks, common usage of alpines, bedding plants, cacti, cut flowers, house plants and pot plants, as well as herbaceous plants, ornamental grasses, shrubs and trees makes a definitive volume on their pests of essential value to entomologists and plant scientists. The fully revised and updated second edition of Pests of Ornamental Trees, Shrubs and Flowers follows up the successful previous edition with coverage of many new pests and highly detailed color photographs. The book opens with a review of the main features of insects, mites and other major pest groups. . Each major order and family of pests is considered in turn, with details of their status, host range, world distribution, diagnostic features and biology. Descriptions of the characteristic damage caused are also given.