Chapter 12: Preventing Lawn Pests

Albrecht , W.A. 1975.The Albrecht Papers . Raytown , Mo. : Acres U.S.A. 515 pp . ( Available from : AgAccess , P.O. Box 2008 , Davis , CA 95617 . ) This is probably the most authoritative book on dirt fertility currently useable . If Albrecht ’s brilliant insights into the role calcium plays in soil and plant wellness and his cautions against wholesale adoption of synthetic chemical plant food had been heeded , American agriculture might not be front some of its current problems with ground abasement and groundwater pollution .

Buckman , H.O. , and N.C. Brady . 1969.The Nature and Properties of Soils . Toronto : Macmillan . 653 pp . This canonic school text provides a good overview of the constituent of grease and their interrelationships .

Creasy , Rosalind . 2010.Edible Landscaping , Second Edition . San Francisco , CA . : Sierra Club Books . 384 pp . The first edition ( 1982 ) was titledThe Complete Book of Edible Landscaping . It and the new version take you through planning , design , site preparedness , works excerption , installation and planting , IPM , and harvest . The ideas she espouses will voice even better after you have take up on a Saturday or Sunday morning and mowed the lawn , knowing that you could have been harvesting homegrown garden truck rather .

Dindal , Daniel L. 1978.Soil organisms and stabilise wastes . Compost Science9(4):8 - 11 . An interesting discussion of the role beneficial soil organisms play in processing constitutive thing .

Farb , Peter . 1959.Living Earth . New York : Harper Colophon Books . 178 pp . A wonderful book about life-time below ground , include an inside view of a termite settlement , description of predatory fungi attacking nematodes , and a legion of other entertaining insights into life in the land .

Ferguson , Nicola . 2005.Right Plant , Right Place . Revised Edition . New York , N.Y. : A Fireside Book by Simon & Shuster . 368 pp .

Glick , Patty . 2007.The Gardener ’s templet to Global Warming : challenge and Solutions . Reston , VA . : National Wildlife Federation . 36 pp . aid battle mood modification in your own backyard .

Horts , G.L. , L.B. Fenn , and N.B. Dunning . 1985.Bermudagrass turf response to nitrogen source . Journal of the American Society of Horticultural Science110(6):759 - 761.A technical give-and-take of the wallop of various forms of nitrogen on bermudagrass .

Kennedy , G. , M. Cahill , and M. Mwangi . 2006.A Homeowner ’s templet to Environmentally Sound Lawncare . Boston , MA : Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources Pesticide Bureau . 26 pp .

Lownefels , J. and W. Lewis . 2010.Teaming with Microbes : The Organic Gardener ’s Guide to the Soil Food Web , Revised Edition . Portland , OR . : Timber Press . 220 pp . The authors , self - name “ typical suburban gardeners ” , have written a book that is prosperous for the daily gardener to read , and yet with enough scientific discipline to please the geekiest of gardeners and landscape gardener . A Foreword by Dr. Elaine Ingham , Ph.D. , President of Soil Foodweb , Inc. , show support of one of the innovator in defining and promoting the living soil concept . An informative and fun read .

Madison , J.H. 1971.Practical Turfgrass Management . New York : Van Nostrand Reinhold . 466 pp . This is still the good all - around textual matter on proper lawn management .

Madison , J.H. 1971.Principles of Turf - Grass Culture . New York : Van Nostrand Reinhold . 420 pp . A scholarly text on the anatomy and physiology of turfgrasses and the principles of fertilization and irrigation .

Nardi , James . 2007.Life in the Soil : A Guide for Naturalists and Gardeners . Chicago , IL : The University of Chicago Press . 293 pp . A very readable founding to the flora and fauna found , at least we hope they are found , in your soil .

Schaller , F. 1968.Soil Animals . Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press . 144 pp . A highly entertaining give-and-take of the usually microscopical invertebrates that live in the soil , without which the satellite would be covered with good garbage .

Schultz , W. 1989.The Chemical - Free Lawn . Emmaus , Pa. : Rodale Press . 194 pp . An fantabulous primer on lawn care without synthetic chemical Cartesian product .

Stoner , Kimberly . 2011.NOFA Standards for Organic Land Care , Fifth Edition . Stevenson , CT . : Northeast Organic Farming Association of Connecticut . 81 pp .

Tashiro , H. 1987.Turfgrass Insects of the United States and Canada . Ithaca , N.Y. : Cornell University Press . 391 pp . An first-class source for identifying common lawn insect pests and gaining background knowledge on their life cycles and behavior . colour exposure show the pests and their equipment casualty .

Tukey , Paul . 2007.The Organic Lawn Care Manual . North Adams , MA . : Storey Publishing . 271 pp . Excellent resource for constitutive lawn care , from plan to facility to enjoyment . Visit their website atwww.SafeLawns.org .

Vargas , J.M. , Jr. , D. Roberts , T.K. Dannenberger , M. Otto , and R. Detweiler . 1989.“Biological Management of Turfgrass Pests and the Use of Prediction Models for More Accurate Pesticide Applications ” inIntegrated Pest Management for Turfgrasses and Ornamentals , eds . A.R. Leslie and R.L. Metcalf , pp . 121 - 126 . Washington , D.C. : U.S. EPA . ( usable from : GSCAA , 1617 St. Andrews Ave . , Lawrence , KS 66046 . ) In improver to the theme by Vargas et al . documenting the strength of the microbe - enriched organic fertilizer in fighting lawn diseases , this publishing also includes research account on other biological approaches to figure out pest problems on lawns .

Chapter 12 Webography

Bio - Integral Resource Center ( BIRC).www.birc.org

The home of mod IPM selective information for home , garden , farm , structure , and community . This is our menage site and the main source of the information in both editions of Common - Sense Pest Control .

Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas ( ATTRA).www.attra.ncat.org

This website is full of utilitarian information on sustainable gardening , landscape gardening , land , and related activities .

Endophyte Lists from the Oregon State University are available at :

cropandsoil.oregonstate.edu/seed-ext/Pub/tf_endo_lev.htm

cropandsoil.oregonstate.edu/seed-ext/Pub/pr_endo_lev.htm

This is an excellent place to start your endophytic turfgrass lookup .

National Turfgrass Evaluation Program ( NTEP)www.ntep.orgNTEP is a world - renowned turfgrass inquiry program .

Northeast Organic Farming Association ( NOFA)www.organiclandcare.netThe “ NOFA Standard for Organic Land Care ” is an excellent 88 - page manual of arms on practices for the blueprint and sustainment of ecological landscape .

Heavy Metals in Fertilizers

eHow.comwww.ehow.com/list_6186483_heavy-metals-fertilizers.html.This article , and related to clause discuss large metals in plant food .

Minnesota Department of Health clause : “ Heavy Metals in Fertilizers”ww.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/risk/studies/metals.html

California Department of Food and Agriculturewww.cdfa.ca.gov/is/ffldrs/fertilizer.html

Minnesota Department of Agriculturewww.mda.state.mn.us/chemicals/fertilizers/heavymetals.aspx

Oregon Department of Agricultureoda.state.or.us/dbs/heavy_metal/search.lasso(this URL is a hunt engine )

Washington State Department of Agricultureagr.wa.gov/PestFert/Fertilizers/ProductDatabase.aspx

This Wikipedia article on fertilizer is a dear overall summary , but lack details.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fertilisers

Organic Consumers Association has data on regulations and actions you’re able to take should you wish to become more deeply involved.www.organicconsumers.org/Toxic/fertilizer_lawsuit.cfm

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