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This book focuses on the practical aspects of forest diseases and on practical measures to minimize damage and loss. Forest Pathology is a reference book that deals with the study of the problems and damage to forests due to: plant diseases, insects, fire, weather, and animals. It is both a forestry book and a plant pathology book. The first section deals with general topics and principles, including both abiotic causes and biotic causes such as fungi, bacteria, mycoplasms, and viruses. The second section presents the details of particular forest diseases and offers practical management suggestions. ... Read more

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This is the ultimate guide to managing landscape pests! With this manual in hand you will be able to diagnose and manage hundreds of insect, mite, weed, plant disease, and nematode pests. Inside you'll find updated information on how to use environmentally safe, ecologically based IPM methods; landscape designs that prevent pests; how to select resistant varieties; advice on the use of less-toxic pesticides such as botanicals, oils, and soaps; and tips on planting, irrigating, and other plant-care cultural activities that help in avoiding problems. Contains over one hundred pages of easy-to-use tree and shrub pest tables; invaluable in helping you identify common pest problems now on over 200 types of ornamental trees and shrubs. Includes 432 color photographs, 117 drawings and tables, references, glossary, and an index. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (4)

Tree Steward
The book is excellent.The information on insects and tree and shrub diseases is both informative and clear.I would recommend it to anyone interested in learning and diagnosis tree and shrub problems.The one drawback is that this was written for problems in California.Although much of the information is valid no matter where you live, some apply only to California.

one day shipping???
call me crazy, but i assumed "one day delivery" means delivery in one day?not in this case.remind me why i paid extra for this (non)service??

thanks for nothing amazon.

barnes & noble next time for me.

Great book on IPM
For the price, you can't beat this book. It is a comprehensive approach to integrated pest management with plenty of references, color photos and case studies. I've used it to teach pests classes for years. You just can't do better.

What's bugging your plants?
Do you have questions? This book has the answers. If you are a serious gardener or a weekend putterer this book is for you. 'Pests of Landscape Trees and Shrubs' focuses on IPM as a safer more environmentally responsible method of pest and disease combat. It is a wonderful diagnostic tool with hundredes of color photos and tables to ID your plant problems. It can also be used as a teaching text with full explanation of how and why these methods work from highly trusted University of California sources.This book is an amazing value for it's size and content. It has replaced no fewer than five pest/disease books in my library at a cost that was less than half of some of the others that claimed to know it all. I don't know how I gardened so long without it. ... Read more

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This thoroughly revised and updated Second Edition introducesthe basic concepts and principles of plant disease identification andmanagement for food, fiber, and landscape plants. Accessible to thosewith a limited background in biological science, this book coversfour main aspects of plant pathology--how to recognize that a planthas a disease; how to determine the cause of the disease; how tomanage diseases; and how to take advantage of the latest in diseasemanagement technologies. The authors offer several managementapproaches, including integrated pest management, biological control,new applications in biotechnology, and the use of chemicalpesticides. They provide the techniques needed to prevent and treatdiseases caused by nematodes, fungi, bacteria, viruses, and parasiticplants. Introductory chapters provide a useful review of the historyof plant pathology and the development of plant diseases. The SecondEdition of Introduction to Plant Diseases meets the needs ofgrowers and pest management professionals, as well as those ofextension agents and private consultants in plant disease management.It will be invaluable for introductory undergraduate courses in plantpathology and integrated pest/crop management, and for agriculturalinstitute and technical programs on plant diseases and theirmanagement. ... Read more

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This practical new book, the first English language treatise on this subject, provides a unique synthesis of all aspects of forest insect ecology and control.The reader will find coverage on the nature of forest pests, along with extensive analysis of the role of climate, natural enemies, competition, and interactions with the host tree in insect population dynamics.Careful attention is paid to outbreaks and their impact on the forest environment.A realistic appraisal of the value of silvicultural, biological, and chemical control methods is included, along with information on how to incorporate these methods into an effective framework of integrated pest management. ... Read more