Pests, Diseases and Beneficials

Download or read book Pests, Diseases and Beneficials written by F David Hockings AM and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2014-03-03 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pests, Diseases and Beneficials helps gardeners to identify and deal with those common insects and small animals (such as bugs, beetles, caterpillars, thrips and mites) that are found in every Australian garden. It offers clear descriptions and full colour images to aid in identifying insects or other organisms, and provides useful advice on how to recognise and treat problems. The book also covers feeding habits, life cycles and insect biology. Based on the 1980 book Friends and Foes of Australian Gardens, this new work has been revised and expanded to include general garden situations as well as Australian native plants, and provides further information on plant diseases, harmless and beneficial fungi, bacteria and viruses, physiological disorders and problems caused by horticultural mismanagement.