The Xerces Society

Farming with Native Beneficial Insects

Ecological Pest Control Solutions

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Produktbeschreibung

Eliminate Pesticides, Restore Biodiversity   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 is learning to identify these important farm heroes: close-up photography and in-depth profiles familiarize you with more than 20 beneficial insects and their kin. After assessing your land, current practices, and goals, you'll find detailed instructions for a host of projects, from beetle banks to organic buffers, to improve habitat for your insect helpers.   PLANTING PROJECTS FOR PROVIDING HEALTHY HABITATS INCLUDE:   * Hedgerows * Insectary strips * Native plant field borders * Cover crops * Contour buffer strips * Grassed waterways

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• Verlag: Storey Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Juli 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 180mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 729g
• ISBN-13: 9781612122830
• ISBN-10: 1612122833
• Artikelnr.: 39186175

Autorenporträt

The Xerces Society is a nonprofit organization based in Portland, Oregon, that protects wildlife through the conservation of invertebrates and their habitat. Established in 1971, the Society is at the forefront of invertebrate protection worldwide, harnessing the knowledge of scientists and the enthusiasm of citizens to implement conservation programs. They are the authors of 100 Plants to Feed the Bees, Farming with Native Beneficial Insects, and Attracting Native Pollinators.   

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Preface
 
Part 1: Beneficial Insect Ecology
 
1.      Pest Control with Beneficial Insects
 
What are Beneficial Insects? ~ Pest Control and Farming ~ Enhancing
Beneficial Insect Populations ~ Approaches to Biocontrol ~ Common
Predators and Parasitoids: Their Habitat and Prey
 
2.      Why Farm with Native Beneficial Insects?
 
Pest Control ~ Benefits beyond Pest Control ~ Case Study: Pest
Management in Washington State Vineyards ~ Case Study:
Milkweed, Stink Bugs, and Georgia Cotton
 
3.      Evaluating Beneficial Insect Habitat
 
Habitat Essentials ~ Farm Practices Checklist ~ Case Study:
Beneficial Insects Save Christmas
 
Part 2: Improving Beneficial Insect Habitat
 
4.      Designing New Beneficial Insect Habitat
 
What Beneficial Insects Need ~ Habitat Size and Location ~
Wildflower Selection
 
5.      Native Plant Field Borders
 
Establishing Borders from Seed ~ Site Preparation ~ Seeding ~ Long-Term
Maintenance ~ Sample Seed Mixes for Native Plant Field Borders
 
6.      Insectary Strips
 
Perennials or Annuals? ~ Plant Insectary Strips ~ Case Study:
An Insectary Seed Mix for New Mexico Pumpkins ~ Sample
Insectary Seed Mixes
 
7.      Hedgerows
 
Installing a New Hedgerow ~ Revitalizing Old Fencerows ~Sample
Hedgerow Plant Mixes ~ Case Study: Hedgerows on California Central Valley
Farms
 
8.      Cover Crops
 
Species Selection ~ Establishing a Cover Crop ~ Case Study:
A Better Farm for Beneficials
 
9.      Conservation Buffers
 
Contour Buffer Strips ~ Grassed Waterways ~ Riparian Buffers
and Filter Strips ~ Shelterbelts and Windbreaks ~ Organic Farm Buffers ~
Case Study: Buffer Strips for Soybean Aphid Control
 
10.  Beetle Banks and Other Shelters
 
Beetle Banks ~ Tunnel Nests ~ Wasp Shelters ~ Brush Piles ~
Insect Hotels ~ Case Study: Banking on Beetles in Oregon
 
Part 3: Managing Beneficial Insect Habitat
 
11.  Reducing Pesticide Impacts
 
If You Must Use Pesticides ~ Pesticide Selection ~ Microbial Insecticides
and Nematodes ~ Alternatives to Pesticides ~ Controlling Spray Drift ~
Case Study: Designing Windbreaks to Limit Pesticide Drift ~ Case Study:
Biological Mite Control in Pennsylvania Apple Orchards
 
12.  Long-Term Habitat Management
 
Disking, Mowing, and Burning ~ Grazing ~ Rotating Habitat
Disturbance ~ Interseeding Wildflowers ~ Case Study: Beneficial
Insect Habitat on an Oklahoma Farm and Ranch
 
Part 4: Common Beneficial Insects and Their Kin
 
                        PREDATORY INSECTS
 
                        Assassin Bugs, Ambush Bugs
                        Big-Eyed Bugs
                        Damsel Bugs
                        Minute Pirate Bugs, Insidious Flower Bugs
                        Predatory Stink Bugs
                        Mantids
                        Green Lacewings, Brown Lacewings
                        Checkered Beetles
                        Firefly Beetles, Fireflies, Lightning Bugs
                        Ground Beetles
                        Tiger Beetles
                        Lady Beetles, Lady Bugs, Ladybird Beetles
                        Soft-Winged Flower Beetles
                        Soldier Beetles
                        Rove Beetles
                        Flower Flies, Hover Flies
                        Predatory Wasps
 
                        PARASITOIDS
 
                        Parasitoid Wasps
                        Scarab-Hunting Wasps
                        Tachinid Flies
 
                        NONINSECT BENEFICIAL PREDATORS
 
                        Jumping Spiders, Wolf Spider, Orb Weaver Spiders,
                                Sheet-Weaving Spiders
                        Harvestmen
                        Predatory Mites
 
Part 5: Plants for Conservation Biocontrol
 
                        Native Wildflowers
                        Native Flowering Trees and Shrubs
                        Native Grasses
                        Cover Crops and Nonnative Insectary Plants
 
Part 6: Appendix
 
                        Additional Resources
                        About the Authors
                        The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation
 
Index