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Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 492
Book Description
California Garden Bugs
Author: Craig MacGowan
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780898867114
Category : Beneficial insects
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
* Durable, inexpensive, fun to use nature identification guide * Great for vegetable and flower gardeners * Created by a high-school science teacher This field guide to California garden bugs shows good bugs on one side and bad bugs on the other, illustrated in color. The tough laminated card holds up to use in the garden and is easy to wash clean. Don't kill the good bugs! Keep your Mac's Field Guide near your garden tools to help identify the bugs that help you maintain a healthy attractive garden. More than 1 million Mac's Guides have been sold!
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780898867114
Category : Beneficial insects
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
* Durable, inexpensive, fun to use nature identification guide * Great for vegetable and flower gardeners * Created by a high-school science teacher This field guide to California garden bugs shows good bugs on one side and bad bugs on the other, illustrated in color. The tough laminated card holds up to use in the garden and is easy to wash clean. Don't kill the good bugs! Keep your Mac's Field Guide near your garden tools to help identify the bugs that help you maintain a healthy attractive garden. More than 1 million Mac's Guides have been sold!
Good Garden Bugs
Author: Mary Gardiner
Publisher:
ISBN: 1592539092
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
Your guide to the beneficial insects in your garden! Good Garden Bugs is an easy-to-follow reference to beneficial insects that provide pest control, allowing your garden to grow full and bountiful. Aphids, caterpillars, grubs, and slugs are not only creepy-crawlies, they can wreak havoc on your garden and plants. But fear not! You don't need dangerous chemicals to enjoy a lively, healthy garden. The secret? More lady beetles, fewer aphids! Wildlife in your garden--especially insects--can be natural pesticide alternatives. From mantids to beetles to wasps, spiders, and everything in between, entomologist Mary Gardiner tells you how to identify these beneficial bugs, how to enhance your home landscape as a habitat, and how to work with them to grow and enjoy your garden.
Publisher:
ISBN: 1592539092
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
Your guide to the beneficial insects in your garden! Good Garden Bugs is an easy-to-follow reference to beneficial insects that provide pest control, allowing your garden to grow full and bountiful. Aphids, caterpillars, grubs, and slugs are not only creepy-crawlies, they can wreak havoc on your garden and plants. But fear not! You don't need dangerous chemicals to enjoy a lively, healthy garden. The secret? More lady beetles, fewer aphids! Wildlife in your garden--especially insects--can be natural pesticide alternatives. From mantids to beetles to wasps, spiders, and everything in between, entomologist Mary Gardiner tells you how to identify these beneficial bugs, how to enhance your home landscape as a habitat, and how to work with them to grow and enjoy your garden.
Field Guide to California Insects
Author: Kip Will
Publisher: University of California Press
ISBN: 0520288742
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 534
Book Description
Beautifully illustrated and approachable, this is the only California-specific, statewide book devoted to all groups of insects. Completely revised for the first time in over 40 years, Field Guide to California Insects now includes over 600 insect species, each beautifully illustrated with color photographs. Engaging accounts focus on distinguishing features, remarkable aspects of biology, and geographical distribution in the state. An accessible and compact introduction to identifying, understanding, and appreciating these often unfamiliar and fascinating creatures, this guide covers insects that readers are likely to encounter in homes and natural areas, cities and suburbs, rural lands and wilderness. It also addresses exotic and invasive species and their impact on native plants and animals. Field Guide to California Insects remains the definitive portable reference and a captivating read for beginners as well as avid naturalists.
Publisher: University of California Press
ISBN: 0520288742
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 534
Book Description
Beautifully illustrated and approachable, this is the only California-specific, statewide book devoted to all groups of insects. Completely revised for the first time in over 40 years, Field Guide to California Insects now includes over 600 insect species, each beautifully illustrated with color photographs. Engaging accounts focus on distinguishing features, remarkable aspects of biology, and geographical distribution in the state. An accessible and compact introduction to identifying, understanding, and appreciating these often unfamiliar and fascinating creatures, this guide covers insects that readers are likely to encounter in homes and natural areas, cities and suburbs, rural lands and wilderness. It also addresses exotic and invasive species and their impact on native plants and animals. Field Guide to California Insects remains the definitive portable reference and a captivating read for beginners as well as avid naturalists.
California Garden
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Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 492
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 492
Book Description
Bugs of Northern California
Author: John Harrison Acorn
Publisher: Lone Pine Publishing
ISBN: 9781551053202
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Televion's Nature Nut, John Acorn, teams up with nature illustrator Ian Sheldon to craft a witty and personable book about the myriad insects and arachnids found throughout the diverse habitats of Northern California.
Publisher: Lone Pine Publishing
ISBN: 9781551053202
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Televion's Nature Nut, John Acorn, teams up with nature illustrator Ian Sheldon to craft a witty and personable book about the myriad insects and arachnids found throughout the diverse habitats of Northern California.
Good Bugs for Your Garden
Author: Allison Mia Starcher
Publisher: Algonquin Books
ISBN: 156512071X
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
Describes the role of certain insects in fertilizing gardens and in protecting gardens from harmful other insects
Publisher: Algonquin Books
ISBN: 156512071X
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
Describes the role of certain insects in fertilizing gardens and in protecting gardens from harmful other insects
Pat Welsh's Southern California Gardening
Author: Pat Welsh
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1452126984
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
First published in 1992, Pat Welsh's Southern California Gardening sold well over 40,000 copies and received great critical acclaim. The completely revised and updated edition includes 40 new color photographs plus new information on perennials, ornamental grasses, geraniums, and more. Monthly chapters discuss relevant gardening topicsclimate, plant selection, soils, fertilizers, and wateringand are accompanied by handy checklists to help gardeners stay organized. An assortment of sidebars and rules of thumb will prove useful to gardeners in any region. Beautifully photographed and written in Pat Welsh's warm and practical style, this is an indispensable guide for every southern California gardener.
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1452126984
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
First published in 1992, Pat Welsh's Southern California Gardening sold well over 40,000 copies and received great critical acclaim. The completely revised and updated edition includes 40 new color photographs plus new information on perennials, ornamental grasses, geraniums, and more. Monthly chapters discuss relevant gardening topicsclimate, plant selection, soils, fertilizers, and wateringand are accompanied by handy checklists to help gardeners stay organized. An assortment of sidebars and rules of thumb will prove useful to gardeners in any region. Beautifully photographed and written in Pat Welsh's warm and practical style, this is an indispensable guide for every southern California gardener.
Garden Insects of North America
Author: Whitney Cranshaw
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 9780691095615
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 676
Book Description
ILLUSTRATED WITH COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 9780691095615
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 676
Book Description
ILLUSTRATED WITH COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS.
Rural Californian
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
California Cultivator
Author:
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 644
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 644
Book Description