Agricultural Plant Pest Control. Bulletin 763 / John C. French and Others.

This manual gives general information on plant pests and pesticides. First, the life-cycle and habits of some common insect pests are given. These include caterpillars, beetles and beetle larvae, and sucking insects. Next, plant diseases such as leaf diseases, wilts, root and crown rots, stem canker...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: French, John C.
Corporate Authors: University of Georgia. Cooperative Extension Service
Georgia Dept. of Agriculture, Atlanta
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1975.
Subjects:
Botany.
Disease Control.
Environment.
Guides.
Herbicides.
Insecticides.
Instructional Materials.
Pesticides.
Plant Pathology.
Postsecondary Education.
Pest Control
Guides, General.
Genre:
Guides, General.
Physical Description:48 pages
Format: Microfilm Book
Description
Summary:
This manual gives general information on plant pests and pesticides. First, the life-cycle and habits of some common insect pests are given. These include caterpillars, beetles and beetle larvae, and sucking insects. Next, plant diseases such as leaf diseases, wilts, root and crown rots, stem cankers, fruit rots, seed and seedling diseases, and virus diseases, and nematode diseases are discussed. The control of weeds is also considered; this section includes perennial and biennial weeds, annual grasses, small-seeded broadleaf weeds, and large-seeded broadleaf weeds. Finally, pesticide formulation and application is discussed and a general description is given of some of the common bactericides, fungicides, nematicides, and herbicides. (BB)
Note:ERIC Note: For related documents, see SE 024 698-706; Not available in hard copy due to marginal legibility of original document.
Microform.
Call Number:ED157733 Microfiche
Reproduction Note:
Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.