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Farming with Native Beneficial Insects Ecological Pest Control Solutions

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Farming with Native Beneficial Insects Ecological Pest Control Solutions

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ISBN 10:
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Format: Paperback
Copyright: 07/29/2014
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC

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Summary

Harness the power of beneficial insects to deter pests and reduce crop damage. This comprehensive guide to farming with insects will have you building beetle banks and native plant field borders as you reap a bountiful and pesticide-free harvest. With strategies for identifying the insects you’re trying to attract paired with step-by-step instructions for a variety of habitat-building projects, you’ll soon learn how to employ your own biocontrol conservation tactics. Lay out the brush piles and plant the hedgerows because the insects are going to love it here!

Author Biography

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.

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

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

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