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Author:

Mulvihill, Susan, author.

Title:

The vegetable garden pest handbook : identify and solve common pest problems on edible plants / Susan Mulvihill.

Publisher:

Cool Springs Press,

Copyright Date:

2021

Description:

208 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.

Subject:

Vegetables--Control.--Control.
Vegetable gardening.
Garden pests--Control.
Organic gardening.

Notes:

Includes bibliographic references and index.

Contents:

Introduction to organic pest management in the vegetable garden -- Meet the bugs. Vegetable crops and potential pest problems ; Profiles of beneficials -- Organic pest management products and DIY pest controls. Organic controls ; DIY pest control projects.

Summary:

Pests in your garden are a challenge no one wants to face but very few gardeners manage to escape. Instead of turning to synthetic chemical sprays, baits, and dusts, Mulvihill shows you how to handle even your worst pest woes naturally. You'll learn to identify common vegetable garden pests, based on both the damage they cause and their physical appearance. Then you'll discover the most effective organic pest-control products to minimize damage while still preserving pollinators and other beneficial insects. -- adapted from back cover.

ISBN:

0760370060
9780760370063

LCCN:

2020949442

Locations:

TCPG826 -- Bettendorf Public Library Information Center (Bettendorf)

TDPH826 -- Davenport Public Library (Davenport)

CMPE792 -- Drake Community Library (Grinnell)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)

GYPE631 -- Knoxville Public Library (Knoxville)

GOPG641 -- Marshalltown Public Library (Marshalltown)

UJPE911 -- Norwalk Easter Public Library (Norwalk)

JKPC771 -- Polk City Community Library (Polk City)