Pests, Diseases and Beneficials (English, F. David Hockings)

Product description Review "This is a vital reference to gardeners" Paul plant, Subtropical Gardening, May 2014 "This is a most useful, accurate and informative book, written in an easy style and backed up with hundreds of superb illustrations" Tony Cavanagh, Growing Australian, June 2014 "This book is a must-buy for anyone who loves to garden, and wants to protect their plants from all the pests and diseases that can attack them, but also to be able to recognise the friendly creatures that help to protect them." Jan Sked, SGAP Queensland Bulletin, pp 23-24, March 2014 "Hockings' rigorous science is very pleasingly packaged in his obvious delight, not just in gardens, but in the multitudinous world of creatures which share them" Nick Goldie, Cooma-Monaro Express, March 20 2014 "You'll be fascinated by close-ups of shovel nose bug, stinkhorn fungus, broad mite and more.." Grass Roots, Oct/Nov 2014 "I enjoyed reading this book and found the author's enthusiasm for his subject to be contagious: I want to become far more aware of all the creatures in my garden, and encourage the beneficial ones as much as I can" Deirdre Mowat, iGarden, 2014 "This was the first book I turned to when I could not work out what critter was making the soft bubble-like galls infesting eucalypt leaves... It is a fantastic edition to the bookshelf for garden dwellers." Stephani Grove, Land for Wildlife South East Queensland, October 2015, pp 13 About the Author F. David Hockings AM has been professionally involved in plant and general horticultural problem solving for more than 50 years. He has written books on related subjects, a newspaper column for several years and delivered numerous papers across Australia and overseas. He has lectured up to tertiary levels, conducted Adult Education classes and presented radio and TV programmes. In 1998 he was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia for his work in horticulture.