Manage Insects On Your Farm. A Sustainable Agriculture Network Handbook Series Book 7. Farmers, ranchers, and scientists around the world are developing and implementing new strategies to address insect problems. They are redesigning their farms based on "ecologically based" pest management, the use of multiple strategies that aim to manage rather than control insect pest populations. In this book, examples of successful pest management strategies will stimulate your ideas to minimize insect damage, put "good bugs" to work for you and create healthy soils and healthy plants. Use this book as a stepping stone to develop a more complex, diverse system on your farm. Learn about: Increasing above-ground and below-ground diversity, Enhancing plants' natural defenses against pests, Attracting beneficial insects, and Managing soil to minimize crop pests. soft cover, 6" X 9", Color & B&W photos, color key to major beneficials and pests. 119 pages. To Order By Phone Call Toll Free: 866-596-9982