Garden Wildlife on Trial
Rydon Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-910821-29-9 (ISBN)
Are the creatures that visit and live in your garden friends or foes? How can you discourage the bad and nurture the good? And how does each animal fit into the essential garden ecosystem? You'll find the answers in the verdicts, evidence and treatments presented in this innovative new book.
Including more than 50 common garden residents from squirrels to starlings, from ladybirds to leatherjackets, and from frogs to flea beetles it tells you how to encourage the forces for good and explains how best to deter or get rid of (ideally organically) those that bring damage, disease or even death to your precious plants. And vitally, it pieces together the key links in the garden food chain and shows how to maintain nature's delicate balance on your plot. As well as the key gardening information you need, you'll discover here the extraordinary ways in which garden wildlife is adapted for success, how to encourage vital pollinators and how to plan planting and cultivation to pre-empt problems. You'll see how to use pesticides safely if you must, and there are hints and tips on the best ways to deal with cats and dogs, chickens and geese in the garden.
So whether you want your garden to be a haven for hedgehogs and honeybees, to have fewer slugs and snails, or to be know all the pros and cons of crows and cabbage white caterpillars, then these are the verdicts you need. Garden Wildlife on Trial is the sequel and companion volume to Ruth Binney's successful Weeds on Trial published in 2019 (ISBN 9781910821275).
Ruth Binney has been studying the natural world for most of her life. She holds a degree in Natural Sciences from Cambridge University and has been involved in countless publications during her career as an editor. She is the author of many successful natural history and gardening books including Weeds on Trial 9781910821275, Flower Garden Secrets 9781910821428, The English Countryside 9781910821459 and Coasts 9781910821398. She lives in Cardiff.
Introduction 6
Mammals and Other Vertebrates 10
Badgers 12
Deer 14
Foxes 16
Frogs 18
Grey Squirrels 20
Hedgehogs 22
Mice 24
Moles 26
Rabbits 28
Rats 30
Shrews 32
Toads 34
Voles 36
Birds 38
Blackbirds 40
Crows 42
Gulls 44
Herons 46
Jackdaws 48
Magpies 50
Pheasants 52
Pigeons 54
Sparrows 56
Starlings 58
Insects and Other Invertebrates 60
Ants 62
Aphids 64
Asparagus Beetles 66
Box Caterpillars 68
Bumblebees 70
Cabbage White Caterpillars 72
Carrot Flies 74
Codling Moths 76
Cutworms 78
Earthworms 80
Earwigs 82
Eelworms 84
Flea Beetles 86
Ground Beetles 88
Honeybees 90
Hoverflies 92
Lacewings 94
Ladybirds 96
Leaf-cutting Bees 98
Leatherjackets 100
Lily Beetles 102
Millipedes 104
Sawflies 106
Scale Insects 108
Slugs 110
Snails 112
Social Wasps 114
Spiders 116
Thrips or Thunder Flies 118
Vine Weevils 120
Wireworms 122
Woodlice 124
Dealing with Wildlife 126
Good gardening practice 126
Biological controls 129
Domesticated wildlife 130
Pesticides and how to use them 132
Wildlife and the law 136
Plants for wildlife 139
Index 142
| Erscheinungsdatum | 29.04.2020 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 100 Illustrations, color |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 148 x 188 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Garten |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie | |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturführer | |
| Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-910821-29-2 / 1910821292 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-910821-29-9 / 9781910821299 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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