The Scale

The Scale
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 644
Release: 1983
Genre: Scale-insects
ISBN:

Mealybugs and their Management in Agricultural and Horticultural crops

Mealybugs and their Management in Agricultural and Horticultural crops
Author: M. Mani
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 647
Release: 2016-02-24
Genre: Science
ISBN: 8132226771

This book is a compilation of information on all basic aspects of mealybugs, as well as management strategies for mealybug species affecting different crop plants in different countries. It highlights the latest information on morphology, cytogenetics, taxonomy, molecular characterization, biology, damage, ecology, natural enemies, ant association, control measures, insecticide resistance and pheromones – essential aspects which will equip researchers to pursue further research on mealybugs. The book examines current trends in the management of mealybugs for a variety of agricultural and horticultural crops, forest plants and mulberry in different countries, while also addressing the negative effects of chemical control methods and presenting success stories of mealybug control that utilize their natural enemies. It offers a valuable guide for crop growers, government officials and other stakeholders in the industry, as well as researchers and students engaged in related research and development activities.

Soft Scale Insects

Soft Scale Insects
Author:
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 477
Release: 1997-10-15
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0080541348

This text presents an up-to-date account of the soft-scale insects, "Coccidae", and covers almost the entire spectrum of the knowledge of this insect family. It is divided into three sections, covering: soft scale insects; their natural enemies; and damage and control.

Smaller Orders of Insects of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Smaller Orders of Insects of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Author: Stewart B. Peck
Publisher: NRC Research Press
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2001
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780660182841

This is a synthesis of both previously published information and abundant new data derived from field studies on Galagos insects. The dynamics and patterns of the evolution, ecology and distribution of the entire insect fauna are presented in general. The core of the book is an account of the 495 species of insects in the smaller orders with detailed information on their distribution and bionomics.

Identifying British Insects and Arachnids

Identifying British Insects and Arachnids
Author: Peter Charles Barnard
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 376
Release: 1999-04-15
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780521632416

Essential guide to the specialist literature for the identification of British insects and arachnids.

Forests and Insects

Forests and Insects
Author: Allan D. Watt
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 440
Release: 1997-09-30
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780412791109

This book covers the full breadth of forest entomology. It combines the work of forest entomologists working on the impact and management of forest pests with those involved in diversity assessment and conservation of insects in forests. Forests and Insects demonstrates that both these disciplines demand an understanding of population and community biology. The book covers such topics as colonization of trees by insects, population dynamics of forest insects, insect natural enemies, the effects of climate change and pollution on forest pests, spatial variation in the abundance of insects,the mineralization of carbon by termites, the impact of herbivorous insects, and the conservation of forest insect diversity, including the effects of forest fragmentation and deforestation. This Royal Entomological Society Symposium volume will be of great interest to all agricultural and forest entomologists, population and community biologists, pest management specialists and anyone concerned with the conservation of forest biodiversity.