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News Releases Pest identification problems solved by new IdentiPest CD 9 November 2001 The custom-built software offers users a choice of four easy ways to access information and identify pests, weeds and diseases, either by a picture search, a weed key, a keyword search or by selecting from a pest list. Each Pest Fact Sheet provides data and pictures on the selected species and has links to other Pest Facts Sheets on similar problems, glossary definitions and web pages. Pictures, which can be enlarged, show pests and weeds at various stages of their life cycle as well as the resulting plant damage. IdentiPest is an essential tool for farmers, growers, crop consultants, advisers, students and lecturers who need to identify pests and the problems they cause. Professor Trevor Lewis, who has directed the production of the CD, adds "correct identification of a pest, disease or weed problem is the essential first step to its identification. IdentiPest is designed to enable the non-specialist to recognise virtually all significant pests or weeds present in UK crops by simple comparison of the field problem with the excellent selection of pictures and descriptions on IdentiPest. "A vast amount of information is presented in an understandable, non-technical and easily searchable format which will remain relevant for years. At a cost of approximately three pence per picture, IdentiPest represents remarkable and unrivalled value for money" concludes Professor Lewis. As a special launch offer, BCPC is including a useful hand lens to the first 1,000 purchasers of the IdentiPest CD. In addition, there is a special discount to bona fide students ordering their copies of IdentiPest via the BCPC on-line Book Shop. Copies of IdentiPest, cost £35
+ VAT (student price £30 inc. VAT) are available now from
BCPC Publication Sales, Bear Farm, Binfield, Bracknell, Berkshire
RG42 5QE, UK. Tel: 0118 934 2727. Fax: 0118 934 1998. Email: publications@bcpc.org.
Orders may also be placed from the secure BCPC web site at www.bcpc.org/bookshop.
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