Farming with native beneficial insects : ecological pest control solutions
Grow bountiful organic crops while improving the biodiversity of your farm by making your land a welcoming place for native beneficial insects. Mantids, stink bugs, beetles, flies, wasps, and many others prey upon crop pests, reducing or eliminating the need for chemical pesticides. Your first step...
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North Adams, Massachusetts :
Storey Publishing ,
c2014
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Pest control with beneficial insects
- 2. Why farm with native beneficial insects?
- 3. Evaluating beneficial insect habitat
- 4. Designing new beneficial insect habitat
- 5. Native plant field borders
- 6. Insectary plantings
- 7. Hedgerows
- 8. Cover crops
- 9. Buffer strips
- 10. Beetle banks and other shelters
- 11. Reducing pesticide impacts
- 12. Long-term habitat management