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Urbane pest management in Australia /
For 23 years and through four editions, Urban Pest Management in Australiahas been the major reference work for Australian pest control operators. This fifth edition has been extensively revised to support the constantly evolving pest management industry. It features an accessible new format, fully...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Sydney, N.S.W. :
UNSW Press,
2014.
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| Edición: | 5th edition. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Acknowledgments; Preface: In the Beginning; PART ONE: UNDERSTANDING THE PESTS AND PESTICIDES; 1. Introduction to Urban Pest Management in Australia; 2. Pests and Humans; 3. Insect Structure and Function; 4. Insect Growth and Metamorphosis; 5. Classification and Naming of Insects and Other Animals ; COLOUR PLATES; 6. The Major Insect Orders; 7. Pesticides; PART TWO: THE URBAN PESTS; 8. Trees into Timber; 9. Termites; 10. Timber Borers; 11. Fungal Decay in Timber; 12. Less Known Pests of Timber in Service; 13. Insect Pests of Commerce, Industry, Accommodation and Recreation.
- 14. Spiders, Mites, Ticks and Related Arthropods15. Vertebrate Pests; 16. Lesser Urban Pests; 17. Quarantine Matters; PART THREE: INTO THE ARENA; 18. Application of Pesticides
- Procedures and Equipment; 19. Safety; 20. Inspecting for Timber Pests; 21. Starting in Business; APPENDIX I: Glossary of Timber and Building Terms; APPENDIX II: Illustrated Guide to Building Terms; APPENDIX III: Collection and Preservation of Insects and Allied Forms; APPENDIX IV: Resources and Information; Index.