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World Crop Pests,
Description
This two-volume book presents an up-to-date account of armored scale insects (Homoptera: Diaspididas), a family of highly specialized
insects, many of which are important agricultural pests. Being sedentary, colonial and rather cryptic, many species have invaded new
countries with important host plants. This has made them prime targets for biological control by natural enemies.
No other book has
attempted to present such a rounded picture of this important group. It covers all aspects: morphology, systematics, phylogeny, biology,
ecology, natural enemies (pathogens, predators, parasites), pest status, control measures (quarantine, eradication, monitoring, chemical
control, biological control, mechanical control, integrated control), as well as pest problems and control on specific crops, from a
worldwide perspective.
The armored scale insects: their morphology, systematics and phylogeny; reproductive biology and genetics; development
biology and physiology; ecology; and techiques for their study is handled in Volume A.
The natural enemies of armored scale insects,
and with their damage and control: pathogens; predators; parasites; hyperparasites; ecology and efficacy of natural enemies; techniques;
economic importance; quarantine; eradication; forecasting and monitoring infestations; chemical control; biological control; mechanical
control; integrated pest management; pest problems and control in specific crops is dealt with in Volume B.
The book is intended for
a broad audience: professional entomologists, extension specialists, pest control operators and advanced horticulturists and agriculturists,
as well as biologists, naturalists and environmentalists (the latter should find the strong emphasis on natural enemies and biological
control of interest).
Contents
1. THE ARMORED SCALE INSECTS.
Morphology, Systematics and Phylogeny.
Diagnosis and phylogenetic relationships
(Y. Ben-Dov). External Morphology: The adult female (S. Takagi); The adult male (J.H. Giliomee); The immature stages (J.O. Howell, H.H.
Tippins); The scale cover (I. Foldi); Pupillarial forms (J.O. Howell, H.H. Tippins); Polymorphism (S. Takagi). Internal anatomy (I. Foldi).
Systematics: Status of our knowledge of diaspidoid systematics (Y. Ben-Dov); Taxonomic characters (Y. Ben-Dov); Evolution of classificatory
systems (Y. Ben-Dov); Classification of diaspidoid and related coccoidea (Y. Ben-Dov); Biosystematics (U. Gerson). Zoogeographical considerations
(F. Kozár). Paleontology (J. Koteja). Coevolution of armored scale insects and their host plants: Speciation processes (M.S. McClure).
Phylogeny (D.R. Miller).
Reproductive biology and genetics.
Chromosomes, sex ratios, and sex determination (U. Nur).
Parthenogenesis (U. Nur). Oocytes and spermatozoa formation (I. Foldi). Sperm ultrastructure, behaviour, and evolution (W.G. Robison).
Pheromones (M.J. Gieselmann): Pheromones and mating behavior (M.J. Gieselmann); Pheromone identification and chemistry (M.J. Gieselmann).
Developmental biology and physiology.
Embryonic development, ovipary and vivipary (J. Koteja). Life history (J. Koteja).
Stylet formation and renewal (E. Tremblay). Molting and scale cover formation (I. Foldi). Physiology and biochemistry (H.J. Banks). Endosymbionts
(E. Tremblay).
Ecology.
Habitats and hosts (M.S. McClure). Host Relationships: Impact on host plants (M.S. McClure);
Gall formation (H.G. Larew); Patterns of host specificity (M.S. McClure). Crawler behaviour and dispersal (D.J. Greathead). Patterns
of temporal and spatial distribution (M.S. McClure). Seasonal history (M.S. McClure). Influence of environmental factors (M.S. McClure).
Life tables, models and population dynamics (M.S. McClure). Relationships with ants (Y. Ben-Dov).
Techniques.
Collection,
preservation and microslide mounting (R.F. Wilkey). Iodine test for determining live and dead scale insects (I. Ishaaya, E. Swirski).
Rearing and mass rearing (M. Rose). Studying chromosomes (U. Nur).
| Bibliographic details |
Hardbound, 0 pages, publication date: MAY-1989
ISBN-13: 978-0-444-42854-7
ISBN-10: 0-444-42854-2
Imprint: ELSEVIER
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