Natural Enemies Handbook: The Illustrated Guide to Biological Pest Control (Publication (University of California (System). Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources), 3386.) Illustrated Edition

This would be a great book for students studying insects & large scale farmers needing to correctly identify an insect pest. Loads of pictures both color and black & white. Nice insect profiles. For people growing backyard gardens it can help identify insect pest; however, does not provide info on attracting the beneficials or any lists of plants to attract beneficials. Not quite what I was looking for being a backyard gardener; but will be helpful identifying insects,

an excellent book for the gardener who doesn't want to rely on pesticides. Written by the University of California, Davis, this book is a must for integrating IPM into your gardening. An easily read book, it is written for the casual home gardener as well as the professional landscape worker. A must for any Master Gardener working with the public. I use my copy for reference at my local Master Gardener booth at the year-round Farmers' Market to help answer questions from the public.

The writer acknowledges the effect of each of the natural enemies and tries to link this to research on effectiveness. Clearly she does not indicate a natural enemy is effective, unless there are studies to back it up.It is great to have information on such a broad range of the natural enemies that might be useful to a gardener.

This book was extremely useful for me as I have done several internships with chemical companies in helping Pest Control Advisers in identifying pests; the book itself shows a great amount of bugs with great pictures. It was a lot cheaper than at my university bookstore and I definitely recommend buying the hardcover.

I work for Natural Pest Controls in Orangevale,ca. and since 1971 they sell live ladybugs and Praying Mantis egg cases, this is really amazing ..I didn't know or want to know about bugs, but at 58 yrs old it's a fascnating subject.This book is so informative and interesting..

This book is a great tool if you are starting an organic garden. I helps you identify the good guys as well as the bad ones. I refer to the book all the time and it was a great purchase.

I was really impressed. This book is great!

This is a useful reference book for dealing with garden pests. Book was in good shape when I received it.

Great detail and clear pics of insects and plants. Easy to teach my partner, with no previous knowledge, about pests and beneficials in our garden.

Best book out there.👍🏼