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11 chapters follow, each focused on a specific temperate northern hemisphere crop or crop group, written by experts in the field. The 624-page authoritative reference was edited by D.V. Alford and published for the British Crop Protection Council. *> Blackwell Science, Osney Mead, Oxford OX2 0EL, UK. E-mail: Sabrina.Righi@blacksci.co.uk. Fax: 44-01-865-721205. Phone: 44-01-865-206206. Website: www.blackwell-science.com . PUBLICATION & CD NOTES VIEWS: IMPORTING BIOCONTROL AGENTS A 2001 addition to the Entomomological Society of America's (ESA) Thomas Say Publications in entomology series explores the complex issue of BALANCING NATURE: ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF IMPORTING NON-NATIVE BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENTS (An International Perspective). Editors J.A. Lockwood, et al present material based on papers from a 1996 symposium at which widely differing viewpoints on the safety and/or risks of importing natural biocontrol agents to control introduced pest species. The 130-page, softbound work reflects a thoughtful dialog based on facts and values. *> Sales-ESA, 9301 Annapolis Rd., Ste. 300, Lanham, MD 20706, USA. E-mail: sales@entsoc.org. Fax: 1-301-731-3473. Phone: 1-301-731-4535, ext. 3010. ISSUES IN URBAN LANDSCAPES Two August 2001 additions to the Sustainable Urban Landscapes (SUL) series of graphically superior, full color brochures from Iowa State Univ. extension and collaborating institutions, are: FUNGAL CANKERS OF TREES (#SUL 11), an 8-page illustrated discussion that covers the causative pathogens, symptoms, and useful management strategies for these common fungi-caused highly destructive problems; USING MULCHES IN MANAGED LANDSCAPES (#SUL 12), while primarily focused on usage of mulches, this informative 12-page work also addresses the relationship between (mainly organic) mulches and plant pathogens, as well as the likely presence of nuisance insects and nuisance fungi. *> M. Gleason, Dept. of Plant Path., 351 Bessey Hall, Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA 50011, USA. E-mail: MGleason@iastate.edu. Fax: 1-515-294-9420. Phone: 1-515-294-0579.

PLANTULAS DE MALEZAS Una publicacion popular y ilustrado, de estados unidos, ahora est disponible en Espanol bajo el titulo PLANTULAS DE MALEZAS COMUNES EN LOS ESTADOS DEL CENTRO NORTE, Boletin E-2768(SP) de Extension. Este trabajo de 24 paginas, por A.J. Chomas, et al, contiene fotografias a colores, una descripcion breve, mapas de distribucion, y nomeclatura de mas de 50 plantulas de malezas. Este Boletin debe ser de mucha utilidad en ayudar a las personas que hablen Espanol, en identificar y manejar estas malezas. *> R. Hines, B18 Food Safety and Tox. Bldg., Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI 48824-1302, USA. E-mail: HinesR@msu.edu. Fax: 1-517-353-4995. Phone: 1-517-432-2203.

MANAGING WILDLIFE DAMAGE The U.S.-based Internet Center for Wildlife Damage Management (ICWDM) has issued a CD version of its broad-range PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF WILDLIFE DAMAGE Handbook, a comprehensive reference of North American vertebrate species that can (and often do) cause economic damage to resources, or become a nuisance element. The CD is based on a ring-binder hardcopy version (copies in short supply) and presents details in both text and illustration for more than 90 wildlife species divided