
Medical and Veterinary Entomology
Description
Key Features
- Completely revised and updated edition
- Includes a distinguished group of 40 nationally and internationally recognized contributors
- Sixteen new authors, in addition to 25 continuing contributors from the first and second editions
- A new chapter on Arthropod Toxins and Venoms
- Illustrated with 560, mostly color, figures and updated maps depicting the distribution of important arthropod taxa and arthropod-borne diseases
- A significantly expanded and well-illustrated chapter on Molecular Tools Used in Medical and Veterinary Entomology
- Coverage of emerging and newly recognized arthropod concerns, including mosquito-borne Zika and
- Chikungunya viruses; tick-borne Bourbon and Heartland viruses; tick-borne rickettsioses and anaplasmosis; and red meat allergy associated with tick bites
- A 1700-word Glossary
- An Appendix of Arthropod-Related Viruses of Medical and Veterinary Importance
Readership
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
Lance A. Durden and Gary R. Mullen
2. Morphological Adaptations of Parasitic Arthropods
Nathan D. Burkett-Cadena
3. Arthropod Toxins and Venoms
Justin O. Schmidt
4. Epidemiology of Vector-Borne Diseases
Christopher M. Barker and William K. Reisen
5. Forensic Entomology
William L. Krinsky
6. Cockroaches (Blattaria)
Richard J. Brenner and Richard D. Kramer
7. Lice (Phthiraptera)
Lance A. Durden
8. True Bugs (Hemiptera)
William L. Krinsky
9. Beetles (Coleoptera)
William L. Krinsky
10. Fleas (Siphonaptera)
Lance A. Durden and Nancy C. Hinkle
11. Flies (Diptera)
Reid R. Gerhardt and Lawrence J. Hribar
12. Phlebotomine Sand Flies and Moth Flies (Psychodidae)
Leonard E. Munstermann
13. Biting Midges (Ceratopogonidae)
Gary R. Mullen and C. Steven Murphree
14. Black Flies (Simuliidae)
Peter H. Adler and John W. McCreadie
15. Mosquitoes (Culicidae)
Woodbridge A. Foster and Edward D. Walker
16. Horse Flies and Deer Flies (Tabanidae)
Bradley A. Mullens
17. Muscid Flies (Muscidae)
Roger D. Moon
18. Tsetse Flies (Glossinidae)
William L. Krinsky
19. Myiasis (Muscoidea, Oestroidea)
Philip J. Scholl, Douglas D. Colwell, and Ramon Cepeda-Palacios
20. Louse Flies, Keds, and Bat Flies (Hippoboscoidea)
Will K. Reeves and John E. Lloyd
21. Moths and Butterflies (Lepidoptera)
Gary R. Mullen and Jennifer M. Zaspel
22. Ants, Wasps, and Bees (Hymenoptera)
Hal C. Reed and Peter J. Landolt
23. Scorpions (Scorpiones)
Gary R. Mullen and W. David Sissom
24. Solpugids (Solifugae)
Gary R. Mullen
25. Spiders (Araneae)
Gary R. Mullen and Richard S. Vetter
26. Mites (Acari)
Gary R. Mullen and Barry M. OConnor
27. Ticks (Ixodida)
William L. Nicholson, Daniel E. Sonenshine, Bruce H. Noden, and Richard N. Brown
28. Molecular Tools Used in Medical and Veterinary Entomology
Dana Nayduch, Rebecca Trout Fryxell, and Pia Untalan OlafsonAppendix: Arthropod-Related Viruses of Medical and Veterinary Importance
Product details
- No. of pages: 792
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Academic Press 2018
- Published: October 2, 2018
- Imprint: Academic Press
- eBook ISBN: 9780128140444
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128140437
About the Editors
Gary Mullen
Affiliations and Expertise
Lance Durden
Affiliations and Expertise
Ratings and Reviews
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ShirleyLuckhart Mon Feb 04 2019
Medical and Veterinary Entomology
The most authoritative, carefully written, and thorough source on this topic.
AmyMurillo Tue Jan 08 2019
Great resource
The third edition of Medical and Veterinary Entomology adds updated information and references as well as more images. I use my second edition frequently, and only wish this was available in hard cover to help against wear and tear.