The Gardener’s Bug Book

Description

This completely revised and updated garden guide shows how to identify and control more than 70 common garden insects using the best homemade and commercial control strategies. Make your garden a no-pest zone! Use The Gardener’s Bug Book — the health-conscious gardener’s guide to safely controlling garden pests. Author Barbara Pleasant shows you how to work with nature to reduce garden pests while producing bountiful, environmentally safe, and chemical-free harvests. The Gardener’s Bug Book includes: — descriptions of more than 70 common garden insects — tips for telling the good bugs from the bad bugs — a convenient guide to the pests found on 72 common vegetable and fruits — clear illustrations and behavior hints for identifying each insect — dozens of easy formulas for making natural pest-fighting preparations — instructions for using commercially-available pest controls, including floating row covers, traps, and parasitic insects