Vegetable Crop Pests

  • Roderick G. McKinlay
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Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
    Pages i-xv
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  2. Introduction
    T. H. Coaker
    Pages 1-27
  3. Pests of Chenopodiaceous Crops
    D. A. Cooke, A. M. Dewar
    Pages 28-73
  4. Pests of Composite Crops: Lettuce
    B. Emmett
    Pages 74-86
  5. Pests of Cruciferous Crops
    S. Finch, A. R. Thompson
    Pages 87-138
  6. Pests of Cucurbit Crops: Marrow, Pumpkin, Squash, Melon and Cucumber
    A. York
    Pages 139-161
  7. Pests of Leguminous Crops
    A. J. Biddle, S. H. Hutchins, J. A. Wightman
    Pages 162-212
  8. Pests of Monocotyledon Crops
    R. W. Straub, B. Emmett
    Pages 213-262
  9. Pests of Solanaceous Crops
    R. G. McKinlay, A. M. Spaull, R. W. Straub
    Pages 263-326
  10. Pests of Umbelliferous Crops
    P. R. Ellis, J. A. Hardman
    Pages 327-378
  11. Back Matter
    Pages 379-406
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About this book

Introduction

This authoritative multi-author reference covers the pests of all major vegetable crops grown outdoors in temperate latitudes. Details are given on the geographical distribution, description, life-cycle, damage and control of each pest. Emphasis is given to non-chemical methods of pest management.

Keywords

crop crop pests crops distribution pest management pumpkin

Editors and affiliations

  • Roderick G. McKinlay
    • 1
  1. 1.The Scottish Agricultural CollegeEdinburghScotland

Bibliographic information

  • DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-09924-5
  • Copyright Information Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 1992
  • Publisher Name Palgrave Macmillan, London
  • eBook Packages Biomedical and Life Sciences
  • Print ISBN 978-1-349-09926-9
  • Online ISBN 978-1-349-09924-5
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