Additional Reading

Articles:

Anonymous. 1994. Beneficial seed blends. Common Sense Pest Control. Spring. p. 18.

Anonymous. 1994. How can you make bugs stay? Growing for Market. June. p. 1–2.

Bachmann, Janet, et al. 1995. Habitat enhancement for beneficial insects in vegetable and fruit farming systems. SARE/ACE Annual Report AS92-2. Southern Region.
p. 87.

Bugg, Robert L. 1990. Biological control of insect pests in sustainable agriculture. Components. UC Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program. Vol. 1,
No. 3. p. 5–9.

Bugg, Robert L. 1990. Farmscaping with insectary plants. The Permaculture Activist. Summer. p. 1, 6–9.

Bugg, Robert. 1992. Using cover crops to manage arthropods on truck farms. HortScience. Vol. 27, No. 7. p. 741–745.

Bugg, Robert. 1994. Using cover crops to manage arthropods of orchards: A review. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. Vol. 50, No. 1. p. 11–28.

Des Jardins, Michael. 1994. Making a home for fly-by-night friends. Farmer to Farmer. October. p. 12.

Dietrick, E.J., J.M. Phillips and J. Grossman. 1995. Biological Control of Insect Pests Using Pest Break Strips. Nature Farming Research and Development Foundation. Lompoc, CA. (booklet)

Gilkeson, Jill, and Joel Grossman. 1991. The Organic Gardening guide to important beneficial insects and mites of North America. Organic Gardening. May-June. p. 46–56.

King, Shawn, and William Olkowski. 1991. Farmscaping and IPM. The IPM Practitioner. October. p. 1–12.

Kite, Patricia. 1990. Attract these insects. Organic Gardening. April. p. 71–72.

Phatak, Sharad. 1992. An integrated sustainable vegetable production system. HortScience. Vol. 27, No. 7. p. 738–741.

Pickett, C.H. and R.L. Bugg (eds.) 1998. Enhancing Biological Control: Habitat Management to Promote Natural Enemies of Agricultural Pests. University of California Press. 422 p.

Platt, J.O., et al. 1999. Effect of buckwheat as a flowering border on populations of cucumber beetles and their natural enemies in cucumber and squash. Crop Protection. Vol. 18. No. 5. June. p. 305–313.

Poncavage, Joanna. 1991. Beneficial borders. Organic Gardening. May-June. p. 42–45.

Pottinger, Lori. 1994. Improve your pest-control batting average. Farmer to Farmer. December. p. 5.

Pottinger, Lori. 1994. Take a walk on the wild side. Farmer to Farmer. October. p. 6–7.

Prokopy, Ronald J. 1994. Integration in orchard pest and habitat management: A review. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. August. p. 1–10.

Farmscaping Books:

Pickett, C.H. and R.L. Bugg (eds.). 1998. Enhancing Biological Control: Habitat Management to Promote Natural Enemies of Agricultural Pests. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA. 422 p.

This book provides detailed technical insights into habitat manipulation for biological control. Each chapter is written by an expert about a particular aspect of habitat management (i.e., The Role of Spiders and Their Conservation in the Agroecosystem, or, Within-field and Border Refugia for the Enhancement of Natural Enemies). This volume is a must for researchers in this field as well as a useful reference for farmscaping practitioners.

For ordering information:
Univ. of California Press, CPFS,
1095 Essex St.
Richmond, CA 94801
(609) 883-1759
FAX: (609) 883-7413

Bring Farm Edges Back to Life! How to Enhance Your Agriculture and Farm Landscape with Proven Conservation Practices for Increasing the Wildlife Cover on Your Farm. 1999. 4th Edition. Yolo County Resource Conservation District, Woodland, CA. 105 p.

This is a great resource for farmers and land managers, though a fair amount of the information is specific to the Lower Sacramento Valley. Contains much useful information about establishing habitat for wildlife—from hedgerows and native perennial grass stands to riparian enhancement and tailwater ponds. Also includes information nuggets on how to attract beneficial insects, birds and bats, planting techniques and weed control, and cost share programs (Federal, State (CA) and local) for habitat enhancement.

To order: Send $18/copy (includes postage and handling) with check payable to “Yolo County RCD” to:
Yolo County RCD
221 West Court St., Ste. 1
Woodland, CA 95695

A Whole-Farm Approach to Managing Pests. 2000. Sustainable Agriculture Network. 20 p.

This bulletin from the Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN) outlines how to use ecological principles to control pests on your farm. Contains successful strategies and a resource listing.

Ordering information:
Sustainable Agriculture Network
(301) 405-3186
http://www.sare.org/publications/order.htm

Ehler, L.E. 2000. Farmscape Ecology of Stink bugs in Northern California. Entomological Society of America. 59 pp.

Stink bugs feast on crops in tropical and temperate regions throughout the world. This ne ESA memoir summarizes a 3-year study on stink bugs that was conducted at a northern California farmscape. The author studied a complex of stink bugs whose eggs were exploited by predators such as the common pillbug and by several species of parasitic wasps. His analysis suggests that an understanding of the farmscape ecology of mobile pests and their natural enemies will improve our ability to devise ecologically based management systems for these pests. 59 pp.

To order, write:
ESA Sales
9301 Annapolis Road, Lanham, MD 20706
sales@entsoc.org
http://www.entsoc.org

Biocontrol/IPM Books:

Beers, E.H., J.F. Brunner, M.J. Willett and G.M. Warner (eds). 1993. Orchard Pest Management: A Resource Book for the Pacific Northwest. Good Fruit Grower. Yakima, WA. 276 p.

“Orchard Pest Management is an outstanding resource book for growers, consultants, orchard managers, and those interested in the latest findings on integrated pest management tactics, not only in the Pacific Northwest, but throughout the United States. It explains in detail the philosophy of IPM, and the tools and tactics needed to implement this management approach. All the information is presented in an easily readable style both the neophyte and expert can follow. The book is comprehensive, well written and organized, and amply illustrated with colorful photographs and excellent line drawings and graphics….” - Dr. Larry A. Hull, Professor of Entomology, Penn. State University. We agree.

Ordering information:
Washington State Fruit Commision
1005 Tieton Drive
Yakima, WA 98902
(509) 575-2315
FAX: (509) 453-4880

Flint, M.L. and S.H. Dreistadt. 1998. Natural Enemies Handbook. The Illustrated Guide to Biological Pest Control. U.C. Press, Berkeley. 154 p.

This book is an illustrated guide to the identification and biology of beneficial organisms including natural enemies of plant pathogens, nematodes, weeds, and arthropods. Many excellent photos and informative diagrams and tables make this book a good reference for farmers, farm managers and students. This book does not cover farmscaping.

Ordering information:
(510) 642-2431, or (800) 994-8849
e-mail: danrcs@ucdavis.edu
http://danrcs.ucdavis.edu

Foster, R. and B. Flood. Vegetable Insect Management With Emphasis on the Midwest. 1995. Meister Publishing Company, Willoughby, OH. 206 p.

The chapters of this well-formatted book are organized according to vegetable crop and written by experts on that crop. The focus is on IPM and the charts, diagrams, drawings, and pictures all contribute to an exceptionally well-designed book that is easily readable but dense with useful information. An excellent resource for midwestern vegetable growers and IPM practitioners.

To Order: Unfortunately, Vegetable Insect Management is sold out.

Contact:
Meister Publishing Company
37733 Euclid Avenue
Willoughby, OH 44094
(800) 572-7740
FAX: (440) 942-0662
e-mail: meisterpro_sales@meisternet.com

Hoffman, M.P., and A.C. Frodsham. 1993. Natural Enemies of Vegetable Insect Pests. Cornell Cooperative Extension. 63 p.

This book focuses on the life cycle of natural enemies of insect pests. It includes a general discussion about each family of natural enemies, within which details are provided about some species, including appearance and life cycle, pests attacked and relative effectiveness. With its diagrams and pictures, this book is a good reference for agricultural field workers.

Ordering information:
Resource Center
7 Business/Technology Park
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14850
(607) 255-2080
FAX: (607) 255-9946
e-mail: DIST_Center@CCE.Cornell.EDU
Order code: 139NVP
$14.95 postage included

Mahr, Daniel L., and Nino M. Ridgeway. 1993. Biological Control of Insects and Mites: An Introduction to Beneficial Natural Enemies and their Use in Pest Management. North Central Region Publication No. 481. Cooperative Extension
Service, University of Wisconsin. 91 p.

This book provides a good introduction to biological control of insects and mites with a geographic focus on the north central U.S. A brief review of insect biology, types of pests, and crop damage is followed by sections on natural and artificial types of insect pest control. A third of the book, accompanied by good photos and diagrams, focuses on the families of natural enemies that provide biological control of insects and mites. The remaining text gives an overview of biological control techniques, with a focus on periodic release of natural enemies. Information on conservation of natural enemies is a bit thin, but overall a very good reference and overview of the subject.

To order:
Send $13.50/copy ($11 + $2.50 for shipping) with check payable to “Extension Publications” to:
University of Wisconsin
Cooperative Extension Publications
45 N. Charter St.
Madison, WI 53715