Tiny Game Hunting: Environmentally Healthy Ways to Trap and Kill the Pests in Your House and Garden New Edition [Paperback]

Hilary Dole Klein (Author), Adrian M. Wenner (Author), Courtlandt Johnson (Illustrator)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0520221079 | ISBN-13: 978-0520221079 | Publication Date: June 4, 2001 | Edition: 1

Every year Americans use a staggering five hundred million pounds of toxic pesticides in and around their homes, schools, parks, and roads--a growing health risk for people and the environment. But are these poisons really necessary? This book, appealing to the hunter in us all, shows how to triumph in combat with pests without losing the war to toxic chemicals. Tiny Game Hunting, written in a lively and entertaining style and illustrated with detailed drawings, gives more than two hundred tried-and-true ways to control or kill common household and garden pests without using toxic pesticides.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Writer Klein and University of California professor of natural history Wenner here scope out household and garden pests--from ants and cockroaches to fleas, flies and houseplant pests, rabbits and aphids, gophers, beetles and slugs. And they happily take the sting--or bite--out of the subject (who'd really want to read about roaches and slugs?) with restorative wit. Duly noted: "We especially like the idea of turning cutworms into little wooden mummies." And they explain how to do it. Among the environmentally friendly, homemade remedies recommended, bug juice, they allow, has created "some controversy . . . probably because it is so inherently disgusting." (The authors wisely suggest recruiting for this purpose a blender that is no longer in use in the kitchen.) But more "tasteful" sprays are also heralded--garlic, mint--in the battle with aphids and cabbageworms. Any and all information on cockroaches will be appreciated by city dwellers, including keeping a gecko, a tropical lizard "said to be able to clear an apartment of roaches in a few weeks." Illustrated.
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Review

"This commensensical, well-organized book details more than 200 non-chemical methods for dealing with insect pests." -- Toronto Globe & Mail

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Product Details

• Paperback: 275 pages
• Publisher: University of California Press; 1 edition (June 4, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0520221079
• ISBN-13: 978-0520221079
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #290,213 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tiny Game Hunting... two thumbs way up!, March 1, 2000

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James Romero (Albuquerque, NM USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tiny Game Hunting (Paperback)

This could be the most useful book I own. It gets more use than my dictionary. Tiny Game Hunting offers practical and effective methods of capturing or killing common household and garden pests; everying from insects and spiders, to lizards and smakes, and mice and gophers. It focuses on environmentally safe extermination methods. Many of the traps, repellents, and pesticides can be made cheaply with common items found in the kitchen or garage. More than just pest control, the book offers some basic information on the habits and history of the critters. Have a problem with a pest? I bet it's in here. It's honestly one of the best books I'll ever own!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lose the Poisons, Gain Health, May 28, 2002

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Mary A. Turzillo "Marite" (Cleveland, OH United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tiny Game Hunting: Environmentally Healthy Ways to Trap and Kill the Pests in Your House and Garden New Edition (Paperback)

This book was just what I was looking for to keep my medium-sized yard and tiny garden in shape without adding to the chemical burden of my home town. I got accurate, easy advice that turned out in most cases to be more effective and less work than spraying with a chemical cocktail. Now I'm purchasing a copy for my neighbor, in the hopes that he'll see the light.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Goodbye Gophers!, August 24, 2005

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Bonnie Sayers "autismfamily" (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tiny Game Hunting: Environmentally Healthy Ways to Trap and Kill the Pests in Your House and Garden New Edition (Paperback)

Tiny game hunting was the only book that covered getting rid of gophers extensively. All other books had one sentence. I tried the tips they suggested and it worked. I felt better reading this book and knowing I am not alone.

I learned a lot about taking care of my front yard and when various pests come onto the scene. This book was suggested to me by the clerk at the library who also had good results in getting rid of a pest.

The book also has some cute drawings of the various pests. This is the book for anyone who wants to follow the healthy and environmentally safe way to keep unwanted pests from their lawns and gardens.