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: In 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: In 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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60378
| Author | Hogg (George). (b. 1953). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 60378 |
| ISBN | 0851154360 / 0851154360. |
| Book Description | Abrasion to cocked spine, staining to end-papers and edges. Working copy in dust-wrapper. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1986 |
| Publisher | The Boydell Press. |
| Place | Woodbridge, Suffolk. |