Pest control / plant diseases Books

This book provides a complete and cohesive assessment of plant defence mechanisms in response to various biotic stresses.

This book provides information about the major diseases of horticultural crops in India. It discusses the pest, disease, and nematode issues affecting essential vegetable crops in the country. It also addresses the management of pests in vegetable crops...

Examines the bacterial and fungal pathogens that can cause rice diseases and explores how to manage these diseases, focusing on diagnostic methods for rice fungal pathogens, traditional and molecular techniques for detection, such as biotechnology and...

Pesticides are a form of biocide used for protecting plants and crops from pests. Pesticides play a significant role in crop yield. This book will offer information about a wide variety of pesticides and also about its sub-fields such as herbicides,...

The science and practice of protecting crops from diseases, weeds and other vertebrate and invertebrate pests, is known as crop protection. There are various methods and approaches to plant protection. Pesticides are also widely used for crop protection...

Insecticides and pesticides are substances that are used to kill insects and control pests respectively. Insecticides involve the usage of ovicides against the eggs of the insects and larvicides against insect larvae. They are used in various sectors...

Japanese beetles arrived in America in 1916. Since then, the beetle has cut a destructive swath across a great portion of the United States.Japanese Beetles and Grubs: Trap, Spray, and Control Them is an indispensable guide for home gardeners, landscape...

Cordyceps and allied species are economically important macrofungi with environmental, agricultural, and human health implications.

Among the highlights of this book are the use of nanotechnology to increase potency of available insecticides, the use of genetic engineering techniques for controlling insect pests, the development of novel insecticides that...

Early detection of insect pests is critical to successful integrated pest management (IPM) programmes. This collection reviews the wealth of research on improving monitoring techniques for the detection of both native and alien insect pests.

This collection reviews the wealth of research on understanding insect population dynamics, novel pest invasions, the effects of changing production systems, plant-pathogen-interactions, detection, forecasting and decision support for integrated pest...

The book entitled Diseases of Field Crops and their Management provides most recent information about major diseases of cultivation field crops, their symptoms, pathogen characters, epidemiology, and management. In order to make the book all in one, the...

 The small hive beetle Aethina tumida is native to sub-Saharan Africa, where it is not generally considered a pest. Its arrival in 1996 in the south east of the United States was unexpected, as was the devastating effect it had on colonies. It has...

Pesticides and insecticides are both used for eradicating pests. The purpose of using these is to protect plants from insects that can damage them and also to control organisms that are harmful and can cause diseases. One of the major reasons behind the...

Parasitic weeds are those plants which have lost their autotrophic nature during the course of evolution. According to the dependency on host plant, parasitic weeds can be classified into partial and total parasites. Partial parasites only require the...

"The Phylloxera of the Vine" is a vintage work by F. T. Bioletti that deals in detail with the eponymous pest of commercial grapevines, originally native to eastern North America. Frederic Theodore Bioletti (1865 - 1939) was an English-born American...

Canary in the Courtroom is the compelling true story of a woman poisoned in her own home by a pesticide and her resultant civil action against the pesticide company that applied it. It raises questions and encourages awareness about the toxins in our...

Termites have historically been viewed as pests. However, once you meet Izzy, the engaging termite who takes you through the history, biology and control of his species, you will think differently about these little communal and overall amazing, termites...

Why call an exterminator? Save thousands of dollars every year. Protect your family and property, and keep yourself safe from disease. This guide will teach you the art of responsible pest elimination.Have you stared at shelves of pesticides wondering...

Environmental pollution resulting from widespread pesticide application has become a serious worldwide problem. Plant Pathogenesis and Disease Control is an important new reference that addresses this problem by exploring the biochemical and molecular...

Originally published in 1924, this rare early work on rats and their control is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. READ COUNTRY BOOKS has republished it in an affordable, high quality, modern edition using the original text and artwork...

Originally published in the early 1900s, this extremely rare early work on the Rat is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. READ COUNTRY BOOKS have now republished it, using the original text and illustrations. The author was an...

The development of farming machinery revolutionised agriculture, allowing for far greater yields with less manpower. This volume explores early examples of farm machinery used for dusting and spraying crops, with detailed descriptions and explanations as...

This book comprises a comprehensive guide to controlling pests and diseases common to cultivated crops, with handy information on disease control, insects, and methods of plant spraying. Complete with simple instructions and a wealth of interesting and...

This vintage text contains a detailed treatise on the chemistry of agricultural fungicides and insecticides. The huge financial loss associated with the loss of crop due to insects and fungi has led to the artificial control of the pests with a large...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

Originally published in Manchester 1898, this rare early work on rat catching and control is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. READ COUNTRY BOOKS have now republished it in an affordable, high quality, modern edition, using the...

This vintage book contains a complete manual for the sportsman, game preserver, gamekeeper, and amateur on the art of taking animals and birds in traps, snares, and nets. Profusely illustrated and full of invaluable tips, this timeless handbook will be...

Bed bugs are nasty pests that no person wants to deal with. Once they are inside of a home it is hard to get them out. People can hire professional exterminators to do the job; they can also get rid of bed bugs on their own. Effectively removing bed bugs...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

This fascinating book was first published in London 1911, with the writer relating his experiences as a professional rat and rabbit exterminator during the late 1800s. The book was written primarily as a guide to the rural art of vermin control for...

The Rat Its History amp Destructive Character With Numerous Anecdotes By James Rodwell This book is one of the earliest published works dealing solely with the Rat, its history and natural history, and the numerous methods for its disposal. Its author...

Applied Entomology: Insect Ecology and Integrated Pest Management covers mostly used practical work at the field level apropos Insect Ecology and Integrated Pest Management (IPM).