Download or read book A Guide to Pest Control in Australia written by Phillip W. Hadlington and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Urban Pest Management in Australia written by John Gerozisis and published by UNSW Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The first comprehensive layperson's guide to explain the latest termite detection and treatment techniques. In plain English the book tells homeowners what to look out for and how wood-eating pests are best prevented or treated. Importantly, it also explains exactly when you need a technician, what you can expect from them and how to understand and evaluate their quote or proposal."--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book Managing Australia s Pest Animals written by Mike Braysher and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2017-02 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pest animals are but one of many factors that influence the desired outcome from managing natural resource based systems, whether for production or conservation purposes. Others include diseases, weeds, financial resources, weather and fire management. To be effective, an integrated and systematic approach is required, and the principles and strategic approach outlined in this book can also be used to plan and manage the damage due to other factors. Managing Australia's Pest Animals includes case studies of successful and unsuccessful pest management strategies and covers a range of topics, including the history of pest management, current best practice principles, and guidelines for planning and applying strategic pest management approaches to effectively reduce pest damage. This book is the first clear and comprehensive guide to best practice pest management in Australia and will benefit students and trainers of pest managers, landholders, people involved in natural resource management, and industry and government pest management staff. This book will be of great benefit to students and trainers of pest managers, landholders, pest management staff, or volunteers working in natural resource management, including private and public land managers, parks and wildlife staff, pest management agencies, local councils, Landcare and catchment management groups and private pest contractors.
Download or read book Guide to Introduced Pest Animals of Australia written by Peter West and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2018-04 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Australia’s introduced vertebrate pest species cost at least $1 billion annually in economic, environmental and social impacts. The Guide to Introduced Pest Animals of Australia is a comprehensive, practical guide to 60 introduced pest animal species present in Australia, including 27 mammals, 18 birds, nine freshwater fish, two amphibians and four reptiles. It contains descriptive information to identify each species in the field, including distinctive physical characteristics, size, weight, colouration, diet, breeding behaviour, habitat preferences, and information about footprints, dung, scats and audible animal calls. Each species profile is accompanied by practical management information, maps and high-quality photographs – allowing readers to learn about pest species in their local area, what problems they might cause, and what control options exist for management. This guide also contains a number of emerging high-risk pest species that may pose a significant threat to our natural environment, economy, agriculture and human health. Whether you are a farmer, natural resource manager, public land manager, pest controller, teacher, student, field naturalist or wildlife ecologist, this easy-to-use guide will help you identify Australia’s most significant introduced pest animals in your local area.
Download or read book Australian Professional Pest Control Terminology written by Geoff Connor and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2013-01-05 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Australian Professional Pest Control Terminology. A Guide to Pest Management Reporting. The Australian Edition of the Pest Managers Handbook. An invaluable resource for all Pest Management Professionals. Easy to use, at your fingertip, guides. Contains Unique Guides plus Pest Control / Reporting Glossary with over 1000 terms, Pesticide Formulations, Building and Renovation Terms, Real Estate Terminology, Wood Terminology, Building Terminology, Landscaping Terms, Insect Orders, Entomological Terms, Bait Types, Climatic Conditions, Insect Orders, Formulation Types Modes of Action Use Types Chemical Class Essential Reference for the Pest Control Professional.
Download or read book Guide to weed and pest control written by and published by . This book was released on 1980* with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Field Guide to Insects and Diseases of Australian Potato Crops written by Paul Horne and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 59 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Accurate identification of insects and diseases is essential for good management. It helps growers to avoid costly mistakes, and is especially valuable for growers using Integrated Pest Management (IPM) to minimise their use of pesticides. This book presents the key results of recent extensive research and wide consultation. It is essential reading for all potato growers and industry advisers in Australia. The latest research information; detailed and reliable; easy to read and to use; fully illustrated to aid identification.
Download or read book Guide to Introduced Pest Animals of Australia written by Peter West and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2018-04-01 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Australia’s introduced vertebrate pest species cost at least $1 billion annually in economic, environmental and social impacts. The Guide to Introduced Pest Animals of Australia is a comprehensive, practical guide to 60 introduced pest animal species present in Australia, including 27 mammals, 18 birds, nine freshwater fish, two amphibians and four reptiles. It contains descriptive information to identify each species in the field, including distinctive physical characteristics, size, weight, colouration, diet, breeding behaviour, habitat preferences, and information about footprints, dung, scats and audible animal calls. Each species profile is accompanied by practical management information, maps and high-quality photographs – allowing readers to learn about pest species in their local area, what problems they might cause, and what control options exist for management. This guide also contains a number of emerging high-risk pest species that may pose a significant threat to our natural environment, economy, agriculture and human health. Whether you are a farmer, natural resource manager, public land manager, pest controller, teacher, student, field naturalist or wildlife ecologist, this easy-to-use guide will help you identify Australia’s most significant introduced pest animals in your local area.
Download or read book Natural Pest Control written by Bruce Chapman and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paperback edition of a book first published in 1986. Presents the integrated pest management (IPM) method of regulating garden pests that is effective and harmless to the environment. Includes a glossary, bibliography and an index.
Download or read book Common Household Pests written by Phillip Hadlington and published by UNSW Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Common Household Pests: A Homeowner's Guide to Detection and Control is a companion book to the very successful Termites and Borers: A Homeowner's Guide to Detection and Control (also written by Phillip Hadlington and Christine Marsden). It follows the same practical, plain-English approach that has made its companion so popular. This book explores non-chemical as well as chemical means of control; includes many practical 'what to do' sections; promotes strategies of prevention as a first measure to achieve control; answers common householder questions about domestic pests; and it helps people to identify harmless and useful insects and spiders, as well as the disease-spreading and dangerous ones.
Download or read book Tomato Capsicum Chilli and Eggplant written by Sandra McDougall and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Some Insect Pests written by ICI Australia. Rural Group and published by . This book was released on 197? with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Urban Pest Management in Australia written by John Gerozisis and published by UNSW Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For 19 years and through four editions, Urban Pest Management in Australia (previously Urban Pest Control) has been the major reference work for Australian pest control operators. A new chapter has been added to cover the increasingly important subject of managing the growing threat to Australia posed by exotic timber pests.
Download or read book Insects and Pest Management in Australian Agriculture written by T. R. New and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2002 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first introductory text to deal with the problems caused by insects as pests in Australian agriculture and related primary industry, and the use of insects to combat pests such as insects and weeds. It emphasizes Australian examples throughout and is designed specifically to reflect traditional and recent developments associated with pest management in Australia and other countries. The development of integrated pest management is a central theme, but chapters are provided on all major facets of pest control, with accounts of their development, importance and contributions to current management strategy and practice. Each chapter concludes with suggestions for further reading and the most recent references are cited to give students, applied entomologists, researchers and agriculturists the most current and comprehensive information available.
Download or read book Pest Managers Handbook written by S. Ashley and published by . This book was released on 2012-04-09 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 'New Look' Australian Edition of the Pest Managers HandbookAn invaluable resource for all Pest Management Professionals. Includes a Guide to Australian Professional PesticidesEasy to use, at your fingertip, guides. Contains Unique Pesticide Product Guide plus Pest Control / Reporting Glossary with over 1000 terms, Pesticide Formulations, Building and Renovation Terms, Real Estate Terminology, Wood Terminology, Building Terminology, Landscaping Terms, Insect Orders, Entomological Terms, Bait Types, Climatic Conditions, Insect Orders, Pesticides A to ZCommon PestsConversion ChartsFormulation TypesCommercial Pest Control ProductsModes of ActionUse TypesChemical ClassConcentration of Active IngredientControls - Target Species plus moreEssential Reference for the Pest Control Professional.
Download or read book Australian Garden Pest Control and Pruning Manual written by Keith Winser and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Garden Pests Diseases and Good Bugs written by Denis Crawford and published by . This book was released on 2015-02-01 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For everyone who has ever asked themselves: 'What on earth is that on my plants?', here are the answers. There are countless insects and other invertebrates that visit your garden every day and every night. Fortunately, most of them are not pests. But how can you tell if an insect is harmful or not? What about those nasty looking leaf spots, those strange mildews, those disfiguring lumps and bumps? GARDEN PESTS, DISEASES AND GOOD BUGS is the ultimate illustrated guide for all who care about their plants. Never before have so many pest or beneficial insects, mites and plant diseases been covered in such comprehensive detail in a book for all Australian home gardeners. With this book, you'll know whether an insect is a pest or not, or whether leaf spots indicate a particular disease or not, and what to do about it. GARDEN PESTS, DISEASES AND GOOD BUGS gives preventative and control techniques you can use before resorting to toxic chemicals. Packed with more than 800 images and supported by clear and concise information, here's all you need to know about the good, the bad and the bugly in your garden.
