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Suppliers of Beneficial Organisms book released
California Environmental Protection Agency
Department of Pesticide Regulation News Release
Release No. 94-39 Contact:
Date: November 23, 1994
Veda Federighi
(916) 445-3974
THE BEST BOOK OF "GOOD BUGS" SOURCES
IS NEW AND IMPROVED
SACRAMENTO -- The most complete listing of sources of "good bugs" in the
U.S., Canada, and Mexico is available now from Cal/EPA's Department's of
Pesticide Regulation.
The newly published 30-page booklet includes listings for 120 different
beneficial organisms under 13 different categories, including mites,
nematodes, parasites, and predators. There are 95 U.S. suppliers listed,
plus 11 in Canada and 26 from Mexico.
The booklet, entitled "Suppliers of Beneficial Organisms in North America,"
is "an incomparable resource for anyone looking for ways to find good bugs
to fight bad bugs in their garden or on their farm," said Elin D. Miller,
DPR Chief Deputy Director. "
The booklet includes the names, addresses, phone and fax numbers of the
suppliers, along with their product line, whether they sell wholesale or
retail, and whether they have a catalog or brochure available. Also noted
is whether they supply free information and consulting.
"Our booklet doesn't have any information on how to use beneficial
organisms," said Miller. "If we did, it would have to be the size of an
encyclopedia." The booklet does include a short bibliography of selected
references on biological control and integrated pest management.
"Farmers often call in integrated pest management (IPM) specialists, who
know how to diagnose problems and recommend solutions," Miller said. "Home
gardeners can take advantage of the tremendous expertise at the Cooperative
Extension Service, or ask one of the suppliers in the booklet for advice.
Many of them have literature available on the beneficial organisms and how
to apply them."
Miller added that using a beneficial organism to fight pests usually takes
a little more knowledge than using a pesticide.
"With a chemical pesticide, you can read the label to know how much to use,
when to apply it, how to get best results. And you can usually see the
results fairly quickly.
"With natural enemies, it's a little different," Miller continued.
"Although the results are more gradual, they may often be long-lasting,
since you are establishing a system of natural checks and balances. But to
succeed, it is important to know the pest you are dealing with, and the
best way to approach it."
DPR updates the booklet about every two years. This is the first edition
that has listed suppliers from Mexico. More than 23,000 copies of the 1992
edition were distributed, with copies sent to almost every state and
province in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, as well as to residents of more
than 100 other nations.
This edition has two different indexes: one alphabetical list of scientific
names, the other a list of beneficials under categories, for example,
"predatory mites." Biological controls that are single-celled organisms
such as bacteria, fungi, protozoans, and viruses are not listed as they are
registered as pesticides under state and federal law and are widely
available.
Free, single copies of the booklet are available from the Department of
Pesticide Regulation, Environmental Monitoring and Pest Management Branch,
Attn: Beneficial Organisms Booklet, 1020 N Street, Room 161, Sacramento
95814-5604. To order by phone, call (916) 324-4100.
Kathy Brunetti, Agriculture Program Supervisor
Department of Pesticide Regulation 1020 N Street Room 161 Sacramento CA 95814
voice (916) 324-4100 FAX (916) 324-4088 brunetti@empm.cdpr.ca.gov
Article 4365 of alt.sustainable.agriculture:
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From: london@calypso-2.oit.unc.edu (Lawrence F. London, Jr.)
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Subject: ANNOUNCEMENT: New Book Available (fwd)
Date: 6 Nov 1994 17:02:59 -0000
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Date: Sat, 5 Nov 1994 17:29:06 CST
From: Greg McIsaac <GFM@age2.age.uiuc.edu>
To: sanet-mg@ces.ncsu.edu
Subject: ANNOUNCEMENT: New Book Available
SANETers:
Several subscribers to SANET asked that I post an announcement when
the book that I co-edited became available. The book is now
available and I hope that it provides some valuable perspectives
and information relevant to the quest for more sustainable forms of
agriculture.
Best regards,
Gregory McIsaac
Senior Research Specialist
Agricultural Engineering Department
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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_Sustainable Agriculture in the American Midwest:
Lessons from the Past Prospects for the Future_
Gregory McIsaac and William R. Edwards (editors),
291 pages, including index
Hard cover $32.95
Published by the University of Illinois Press
This interdisciplinary collection provides a general overview
and historical perspectives on social, ecological and technical issues
related to the contemporary quest for sustainable agriculture in the
American Midwest. The collection is based upon the premise that
agricultural sustainability should be understood in the context of
dynamic natural and human systems -- such as climate and culture --
characteristic of a geographic region. Many aspects of Midwestern
agriculture are explored through historical perspectives and
implications for developing more sustainable agricultural systems are
discussed by scholars of agriculture, anthropology, climatology,
ecology, economics, engineering, entomology, geography, plant
biology and soil science. Contributors and chapter topics include:
Wayne Wendland on climate changes of the past and projections for
the future; Dennis Michael Warren on indigenous agricultural
knowledge and social change; Sonya Salamon on ethnicity and
contrasting farming systems; John Thompson on land drainage, levee
building and conflict resolution in the Illinois River valley 1890-
1930; William R. Edwards on agriculture and wildlife; Bruce Hannon,
Matthias Ruth and Evan DeLucia on natural ecosystems as standards
for sustainability; Richard Weinzierl on insects and pest management;
James Power on sustainable cropping systems; Kenneth Olson on soil
formation, erosion and management; Folke Dovring on energy
farming; and Gregory McIsaac on the conceptual evolution of
sustainability and the need for systematic approaches to sustainable
agriculture in the Midwest.
"The most provocative chapters take on some sacred cows...
All advance our thinking by projecting beyond today's knowledge to
the future," according to Dennis R. Keeney, Director of the Leopold
Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University. The
book "should make a worthwhile addition to the growing literature on
sustainable agriculture," notes Jon Piper, ecologist at The Land
Institute in Salina, Kansas and coauthor of _Farming in Nature's
Image_.
_Sustainable Agriculture in the American Midwest_ is the
second book in the University of Illinois Press' interdisciplinary
series "The Environment and the Human Condition" that focuses on
issues influencing natural, cultural, rural and urban environments
and the human dimension of environmental change.
To order:
In the Americas and Africa contact
University of Illinois Press,
Hamden Post Office 4856
Baltimore, Maryland
USA 21211
Voice: 410-516-6927
Toll free in US: 800-545-4703
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