PRACTICAL PEST CONTROL IN THE COUNTRYSIDE. By George Hogg.
1986 1st edition. 8vo (158 x 240mm). Ppx,124. B/w photographs. Green boards, spine titled in gilt.
George Hogg, game keeper turned pest-control man, reasserts the utility of traditional methods of pest control and management, generally avoiding poisons and other chemicals. Chapters include; the pests; the past and present; tools of the trade; pesticides; the verminman's dog; ferrets; traps, nets and snares; guns and ammunition; rodents; rabbits and hares; the fox; feral cats; mustelids; crows and gulls; deer; moles; pigeons, starlings and sparrows; squirrels; voles; insects; near pests and non-pests; the future. Interesting and useful.
George Hogg, game keeper turned pest-control man, reasserts the utility of traditional methods of pest control and management, generally avoiding poisons and other chemicals. Chapters include; the pests; the past and present; tools of the trade; pesticides; the verminman's dog; ferrets; traps, nets and snares; guns and ammunition; rodents; rabbits and hares; the fox; feral cats; mustelids; crows and gulls; deer; moles; pigeons, starlings and sparrows; squirrels; voles; insects; near pests and non-pests; the future. Interesting and useful.
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28307
| Author | Hogg (George). (b. 1953). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 28307 |
| ISBN | 0851154360 / 0851154360. |
| Book Description | Very good in slightly used dust-wrapper. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1986 |
| Publisher | The Boydell Press. |
| Place | Woodbridge, Suffolk. |