Control of pests, diseases, weeds, and rodents in alfalfa

Author: He Chungui
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Publish Date: 2004-11-01
Features: This book systematically introduces the harmful organisms of alfalfa in northern China, including diseases, insects, weeds, and rodent pests, covering their species, identification, occurrence patterns, and control techniques. It involves approximately 50 species of alfalfa insects, over 40 types of diseases, more than 30 weed species, and 4 types of rodent pests. Additionally, based on the needs of integrated pest management, it provides information on the properties and usage methods of major pollinating insects (7 species), natural enemy insects and spiders (8 species), and commonly used insecticides (28 species), fungicides (21 species), nematicides (3 species), herbicides (20 species), and rodenticides (7 species) in alfalfa fields. The book contains over 300,000 words, with more than 130 color illustrations and over 20 black-and-white images. Furthermore, based on domestic and international research materials and the author's findings, the book introduces new pests such as the hook moth and axil-spot blister beetle, expanding the scope of alfalfa pests and diseases and proposing sampling survey methods and control indicators for major pests.