How to Get Rid of Garden Pests and Diseases: An illustrated identifier and practical problem solver - Softcover

Andrew Mikolajski

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1846818265 ISBN 13: 9781846818264

Publisher: Hermes House, 2018

Synopsis

This is a guide to the most common garden problems, and some rarer ones too, and how to identify and eradicate them using organic and inorganic means. Divided by category, this reference book lists alphabetically every physiological problem, pest, disease, disorder and weed that might find its way into the garden. 800 pests and diseases are identified and discussed, with solutions and treatments described for every problem. Over 900 clear photographs are provided for the purposes of better identification. Keep pests in check by managing the health of your garden soil and encouraging natural predators and beneficial insects in the garden. Learn to identify every type of garden pest, from mammals and birds, to bugs, wasps, flies, butterflies, caterpillars, beetles, nematodes, and other invertebrates. Discover how to prevent diseases, viruses, fungi and bacteria from taking hold and spreading around the garden. By using this volume any gardener can learn not only how to treat garden pests and diseases, but more importantly how to prevent them arriving or spreading, and also how to eradicate many pests by encouraging natural predators and beneficial insects into the garden.

About this title

About the Author

Andrew Mikolajski is an established and highly respected gardening expert. He edited the Royal Horticultural Society Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers and the Encyclopedia of Gardening, and he has written and contributed articles to virtually every major gardening magazine and journal in the past decade.

Edition details

• Publisher: Hermes House
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1846818265
• ISBN 13: 9781846818264
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256