Interiorscape
Integrated Pest Management
North Carolina
Cooperative Extension Service
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
North Carolina State University
APPENDIX
INTERIORSCAPE PEST MANAGEMENT REFERENCES
IPM REFERENCES
Common Sense Pest Control. 1991 . William Olkowski, Sheila Darr,
and H. Olkowski. The Tauton Press, Newtown, CT. ISBN 0-942391-63-2
- Includes a chapter on pests of indoor plants. General management strategies,
monitoring, and preparation suggestions for IPM use are discussed. Biology
and treatment options for major indoor pests are also discussed.
Integrated Pest Management for North Carolina Municipalities.
- This information is available on the world-wide-web at the following
address: urban/cropsci
- Includes general information about IPM principles.
HORTICULTURE REFERENCES
University of Florida Foliage Plant Production Guides.
- This information is available on the world-wide-web at the following
address: http://www.ifas.ufl.edu/~apkweb/folnotes.htm
- This site contains guides that cover physiological problems, insects,
and diseases common to numerous types of commercially produced foliage
plants.
PLANT DISEASE REFERENCES
Ball Field Guide to Diseases of Greenhouse Ornamentals.
- Margery Daughtrey & A.R. Chase
Ball Publishing, 1 North River Lane, Suite 206, Geneva, IL 60134-0532
ISBN 0-9626796-3-1
Excellent color photos of common diseases on flowering and foliage plants.
INSECT REFERENCES
Insect and Related Pests of Flowers and Foliage Plants. 1994.
J. R. Baker, Editor. North Carolina Cooperative Extension Publication No.
AG-136.
- This publication is also available on the world-wide-web at the following
address: INSECT_ID/AG136/ncstate.html.
BIOLOGICAL CONTROL REFERENCES
Directory of Least Toxic Pest Control Products.
- Contact: Bio-Integral Resource Center
- P.O. Box 7414
- Berkeley, CA 94707
- Phone: 510/524-2567
Biological Control Virtual Information Center.
- Biocontrol information available on the world-wide-web at the following
address:biocontrol/biocontrol.html
- Includes links to numerous biocontrol sites across the U.S.
Knowing and Recognizing: The Biology of Glasshouse Pests and Their
Natural Enemies.
1992. M. Malais and W.J. Ravensberg. Koppert
Biological Systems.
- Greenhouse pests and their natural enemies are discussed in detail.
Numerous color photos.
Biolgical Pest Management for Interior Plantscapes
1987. M. Steiner and D. Elliot. Alberta Environmental Centre
- can be ordered at http://www.gov.ab.ca/qp/index.html
