What Garden Pest Or Disease is That?: Organic and Chemical Solutions for Every Garden Problem

Revised and updated edition of lavishly illustrated guide first published in 1985. Provides an alphabetically arranged identification guide to common plant pests and diseases, as well as information on how to prevent and control pests and diseases of a wide range of garden and house plants. Presents chapters on planning a garden to avoid problems, maintaining a garden, identifying problems, and organic and chemical controls. Includes appendixes listing organically acceptable pesticides, and the safe use of pesticides, suggestions for further reading and an index. The author is a former principal horticulturalist for the NSW Agriculture Department, and is now an industry specialist with TAFE NSW. pp. 312 illusts #1120