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Published on 02/16/12

Georgia Pest Management Handbook available from UGA

By Amanda Swennes

The 2012 Georgia Pest Management Handbook is now available. The thirty-third Commercial Edition, published by the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, provides more than 800 pages of current information on selection, application and safe use of pest control chemicals around farms, homes, urban areas, recreational areas and other environments where pests may occur.

Special attention is given to cultural, biological, physical and other types of control for insects, diseases and weeds in agronomic crops such as grains, cotton and tobacco as well as for commercial operations specializing in fruits, vegetables and ornamental horticulture production. Recommendations are also given for managing pests around livestock and aquatic environments.

A companion homeowner edition contains more than 100 pages of insect, weed and disease control recommendations for private homes, lawns, orchards and pets, including an expanded section with organic recommendations.

Printed commercial handbooks are available for $30. Homeowner handbooks cost $15. Both can be ordered from the UGA CAES Office of Communications and Technology Services at www.caes.uga.edu/publications/for_sale.cfm. Individual sections of both the commercial and homeowner editions are also available for download as PDFs from www.ent.uga.edu/pmh/

Amanda Swennes is a publications editor for the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.

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