Pests of the Native California Conifers.

By:

Wood, David L

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Material type: Text

TextSeries: California natural history guides ; 70.Publication details: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2003.Description: 1 online resource (248 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780520936379
052093637X

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Pests of the Native California Conifers.DDC classification:

571.9/25/09794 571.92509794

LOC classification:

SB608.C7 P46 2003

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Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Diagnosing Pest-damaged Trees: Seven Basic Steps; Damage by Insects; To Reproductive Structures; To Foliage and Shoots; To Branch Tips and Terminals; To Stems and Larger Branches; Biotic Diseases; Needle Diseases; Canker Diseases; Mistletoes; Rust Diseases; Heart Rots; Root Diseases; Abiotic Diseases; Air Pollution; Drought; Flooding; Frost; Heat; Herbicides; Salt; Winter Burn and Winter Drying; Damage by Larger Animals; American Black Bear (Ursus americanus); Deer and Elk (Odocoileus and Cervus spp.); Jackrabbits and Hares (Lepus spp.).

LivestockMountain Beaver (Aplodontia rufa); Pocket Gophers (Thomomys spp.); Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum); Woodrats (Neotoma spp.); Guide to Damage by Symptom Location; On Reproductive Structures; On Smaller Branches or Treetops; On Stems, Larger Branches, or Both; Overall Tree Decline; Guide to Damage by Host Species; Douglas-fir; Grand Fir; Red Fir; White Fir; Jeffrey Pine; Lodgepole Pine; Monterey Pine; Ponderosa Pine; Sugar Pine; Other Pines; Incense-cedar; Port Orford-cedar; Glossary; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; General References and Resources.

Illustration CreditsIndex of Agents; Agents by Common Name; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; P; R; S; T; V; W; Y; Agents by Scientific Name; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; Z; General Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.

Summary: This guide synthesizes the most current information available on the pests and environmental conditions that can damage California's conifers, the vast majority of native trees in the state. Authoritative and easy-to-use, it is an essential reference for biologists, arborists, ecologists, foresters and everyone who needs up-to-date information on conifer pests in one convenient manual.o Species accounts cover life cycles, habits, distribution, and significance of each pest and discuss valuable options for reducing or avoiding damageo 111 clear color photographs show damage caused by 80 insects.

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This guide synthesizes the most current information available on the pests and environmental conditions that can damage California's conifers, the vast majority of native trees in the state. Authoritative and easy-to-use, it is an essential reference for biologists, arborists, ecologists, foresters and everyone who needs up-to-date information on conifer pests in one convenient manual.o Species accounts cover life cycles, habits, distribution, and significance of each pest and discuss valuable options for reducing or avoiding damageo 111 clear color photographs show damage caused by 80 insects.