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Tables of Contents for The Gardener's Guide to Common-Sense Pest Control
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
ix
Acknowledgments
xi
Introduction
xii
1: The Basics
Natural Pest Controls
Introduction
3
1
Climate and Weather
3
1
Food and Habitat
3
1
Pathogens
4
1
Predators
5
1
Parasites and Parasitoids
5
1
How Natural Controls Work
6
2
References and Readings
8
2
Introduction to Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Introduction
10
1
What is IPM?
10
1
Pest or Guest?
10
1
Is the Damage Tolerable?
11
1
Types of Injury or Damage Caused by Pests
11
1
Determining Tolerable Damage or Injury Levels
12
1
Monitoring the Pest: Records, Tools, Timing, Strategies
13
1
Monitoring the Pest: What You Should Look For
14
1
Where and When to Treat
15
1
References and Readings
16
3
Pest-Treatment Strategies and Tactics
Introduction
19
1
Criteria for Selecting a Treatment Strategy
19
1
The Major Treatment Strategies Available
19
1
Treatment Category I: Indirect Suppression of Pests
20
1
Treatment Category II: Direct Suppression of Pests
21
5
References and Readings
26
3
Meet ``the Beneficials''
Introduction
29
1
Spiders
30
1
Predatory Mites
30
1
Centipedes
31
1
Lady Beetles
32
3
Ground Beetles
35
1
Rove Beetles
35
1
Lacewings
36
2
Hover Flies
38
1
Predacious Bugs
39
1
Ants, Bees and Wasps
39
8
References and Readings
47
4
Choosing the Right Chemical and Microbial Tools
Pesticides: Overview
51
1
Introduction
51
1
A Brief History of the Use of Chemicals Against Pests
51
1
The Registration, Naming and Classification of Pesticides
51
6
Toxicity to Humans
57
3
Toxicity in the Environment: Biomagnification
60
1
Residue, Resurgence, Resistance and Secondary Pest Outbreaks
61
4
Criteria for Selecting and Using Chemical and Microbial Controls
65
1
Applying Pesticides
65
6
What to Request from a Pest Control Company
71
1
References and Readings
72
4
Some Useful Inorganics, Organics and Botanicals
Introduction
76
1
Inorganic Pesticides
77
1
Insecticidal Dusts
78
4
Sodium Hypochlorite
82
1
Pesticidal Soaps
82
2
Horticultural Oils
84
3
Botanicals
87
6
References and Readings
93
4
New Frontiers: Microbials, Pheromones and Insect Growth Regulators
Introduction
97
1
Microbial Pesticides
97
13
Pheromones and Other Semiochemicals
110
3
Insect Growth Regulators
113
3
References and Readings
116
5
2: Pests in the Garden
Garden Design and Maintenance
Introduction
121
1
The Difference Between Human-Designed and Natural Systems
121
1
Developing an Ecosystem Perspective
121
6
References and Readings
127
2
Meet the Weeds
Introduction
129
1
Weeds: The First Soil Conservationists
129
1
Weed Survival Strategies
130
2
Integrated Weed Management
132
2
Knowing Your Weeds
134
2
References and Readings
136
2
Safe and Sane Weed Management
Introduction
138
1
Indirect Weed Suppression
138
11
Direct Weed Suppression
149
11
References and Readings
160
4
Preventing Lawn Pests
Introduction
164
1
Healthy Soil: Building Block of a Healthy Lawn
164
4
Pest-Resistant Lawn Grasses
168
5
Grass Substitutes
173
1
Reducing Stress on Lawns
173
7
References and Readings
180
2
Least-Toxic Lawn Pest Management
Introduction
182
1
Caterpillars: The Sod Webworm
182
3
Beetles (White Grubs): The Japanese Beetle
185
6
Chinch Bugs
191
3
Lawn Diseases: Overview
194
3
Brown Patch or Rhizoctonia Blight
197
4
Fusarium Blight, Summer Patch and Necrotic Ring Spot
201
2
Pythium Blight (Cottony Blight, Grease Spot)
203
1
Dollar Spot
204
1
Drechslera Melting Out or Leaf Spot
205
1
Fusarium Patch (Pink Snow Mold) and Grey Snow Mold
205
1
Managing Weeds in Lawns
206
5
Moles
211
4
References and Readings
215
4
Pests of Food and Ornamental Gardens
Introduction
219
1
Aphids
220
5
Cucumber Beetles
225
3
Cutworms
228
3
Earwigs
231
2
Gophers
233
2
Root Maggots: The Cabbage Root Maggot
235
2
Rose Diseases: Black Spot, Powdery Mildew and Rust
237
7
Snails and Slugs
244
4
Sowbugs and Pillbugs
248
2
Symphylans
250
2
Whiteflies
252
1
References and Readings
253
7
Pests of Shade Trees
Introduction
260
1
The Relationship Between Stress and Shade-Tree Pests
260
4
Understanding Natural Cycles of Pest Abundance
264
1
Accidentally Introduced Shade-Tree Pests
265
1
The Most Serious Shade-Tree Pests
266
3
Implementing the IPM Concept for Urban Shade Trees
269
4
References and Readings
273
4
Resource Appendix
277
16
Index
293