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This book is the definitive handbook on the subject of crop pests. Including 288 colour photographs, the book contains information which has been edited and updated from the series of advisory leaflets issued by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF) which have been a widely acknowledged source of valuable information for many years.
List of contents
Acknowledgements. Preface. Foreword. Introduction. Aphids and other plant bugs (Hemiptera). Thrips (Thysanoptera). Caterpillars (of butterflies, moths and sawflies) (Lepidoptera and Hymenoptera: Symphyta). Beetles (Coleoptera). Flies (Diptera). Wasps (Hymenoptera: Apocrita). Mites (Acari). Other arthropods (Myriapoda and Crustacea). Nematodes (Eelworms; Nematoda). Molluscs (Mollusca). Appendix A: Leaflet titles listed alphabetically. Appendix B: Leaflet titles listed alphabetically under major host crops. Index of pest and beneficial invertebrates (also diseases of pests). Index of plants. Index of plant diseases and pathogens.
Summary
A collected edition of 91 revised and updated crop pest leaflets issued by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, covering the major invertebrate pests of agricultural and horticultural crops in the UK.
