"The Handbook of vegetable Pests will assist anyone in need of an easy – to – use, yet comprehensive survey of all pests likely to be encountered in North America. This Handbook provides thorough identification guides, descriptions of pest life history, and pest management recommendations. The text is well illustrated with hundreds of line drawings, cross of pest identification. Every gardener, horticulturist, farm manager, and plant science professional should have this handy desk reference.

Key Features

• Identification guides to the major and minor pests of each crop family and distinguishing characteristics for each pest

• Over 600 black and white line drawings and nearly 200 color images

• Simple keys to important pests

• Definition of terms in a detailed glossary