Author: Alfred George Wheeler
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 9780801438271
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 558
Book Description
Plant bugs--Miridae, the largest family of the Heteroptera, or true bugs--are globally important pests of crops such as alfalfa, apple, cocoa, cotton, sorghum, and tea. Some also are predators of crop pests and have been used successfully in biological control. Certain omnivorous plant bugs have been considered both harmful pests and beneficial natural enemies of pests on the same crop, depending on environmental conditions or the perspective of an observer.As high-yielding varieties that lack pest resistance are planted, mirids are likely to become even more important crop pests. They also threaten crops as insecticide resistance in the family increases, and as the spread of transgenic crops alters their populations. Predatory mirids are increasingly used as biocontrol agents, especially of greenhouse pests such as thrips and whiteflies. Mirids provide abundant opportunities for research on food webs, intraguild predation, and competition.Recent worldwide activity in mirid systematics and biology testifies to increasing interest in plant bugs. The first thorough review and synthesis of biological studies of mirids in more than 60 years, Biology of the Plant Bugs will serve as the basic reference for anyone studying these insects as pests, beneficial IPM predators, or as models for ecological research.
Biology of the Plant Bugs (Hemiptera: Miridae)
Author: Alfred George Wheeler
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 9780801438271
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 558
Book Description
Plant bugs--Miridae, the largest family of the Heteroptera, or true bugs--are globally important pests of crops such as alfalfa, apple, cocoa, cotton, sorghum, and tea. Some also are predators of crop pests and have been used successfully in biological control. Certain omnivorous plant bugs have been considered both harmful pests and beneficial natural enemies of pests on the same crop, depending on environmental conditions or the perspective of an observer.As high-yielding varieties that lack pest resistance are planted, mirids are likely to become even more important crop pests. They also threaten crops as insecticide resistance in the family increases, and as the spread of transgenic crops alters their populations. Predatory mirids are increasingly used as biocontrol agents, especially of greenhouse pests such as thrips and whiteflies. Mirids provide abundant opportunities for research on food webs, intraguild predation, and competition.Recent worldwide activity in mirid systematics and biology testifies to increasing interest in plant bugs. The first thorough review and synthesis of biological studies of mirids in more than 60 years, Biology of the Plant Bugs will serve as the basic reference for anyone studying these insects as pests, beneficial IPM predators, or as models for ecological research.
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 9780801438271
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 558
Book Description
Plant bugs--Miridae, the largest family of the Heteroptera, or true bugs--are globally important pests of crops such as alfalfa, apple, cocoa, cotton, sorghum, and tea. Some also are predators of crop pests and have been used successfully in biological control. Certain omnivorous plant bugs have been considered both harmful pests and beneficial natural enemies of pests on the same crop, depending on environmental conditions or the perspective of an observer.As high-yielding varieties that lack pest resistance are planted, mirids are likely to become even more important crop pests. They also threaten crops as insecticide resistance in the family increases, and as the spread of transgenic crops alters their populations. Predatory mirids are increasingly used as biocontrol agents, especially of greenhouse pests such as thrips and whiteflies. Mirids provide abundant opportunities for research on food webs, intraguild predation, and competition.Recent worldwide activity in mirid systematics and biology testifies to increasing interest in plant bugs. The first thorough review and synthesis of biological studies of mirids in more than 60 years, Biology of the Plant Bugs will serve as the basic reference for anyone studying these insects as pests, beneficial IPM predators, or as models for ecological research.
The Plant Bugs, Or Miridae, of Illinois
Author: Harry H. Knight
Publisher:
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Category : Miridae
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Miridae
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
The Plant Bugs, Or Miridae, of Illinois
Author: Harry Hazelton Knight
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Category : Hemiptera
Languages : en
Pages : 598
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Hemiptera
Languages : en
Pages : 598
Book Description
The Plant Bugs, Leafhoppers and Aphids of Illinois
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Category : Aphids
Languages : en
Pages : 1057
Book Description
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Category : Aphids
Languages : en
Pages : 1057
Book Description
Report on the Noxious and Beneficial Insects of the State of Illinois
Author: Illinois State Entomologist
Publisher:
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Category : Insects
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Insects
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
Report of the State Entomologist on the Noxious and Beneficial Insects of the State of Illinois
Author: Illinois State Entomologist
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Category : Beneficial insects
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Beneficial insects
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
Annual Report on the Noxious and Beneficial Insects of the State of Illinois
Author: Illinois. State Entomologist
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Category : Beneficial insects
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Beneficial insects
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
Report of the Illinois State Entomologist Concerning Operations Under the Horticultural Inspection Act
Author: Illinois State Entomologist
Publisher:
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Category : Insects
Languages : en
Pages : 548
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Insects
Languages : en
Pages : 548
Book Description
Annual Report on the Noxious and Beneficial Insects of the State of Illinois
Author:
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Category : Beneficial insects
Languages : en
Pages : 690
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Category : Beneficial insects
Languages : en
Pages : 690
Book Description
True Bugs (Heteroptera) of the Neotropics
Author: Antônio R. Panizzi
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 9401798613
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 904
Book Description
True bugs (Heteroptera) are a diverse and complex group of plant-feeding and predatory insects important to food production, human health, the global economy and the environment. Within the nearly 43,000 species described around the world, Neotropical true bugs are particularly diverse, and much remains to be discovered about their biology and relations with other species. Inspired by the need for a comprehensive assessment, True Bugs (Heteroptera) of the Neotropics is the most complete and thorough review ever published. Experts in each of the seven infraorders have drawn together the scattered literature to provide detailed treatments of each major taxon. The most common and important species as well as select lesser known species in each major family are covered, highlighting morphology, classification, biology and ecology. The numerous color illustrations highlight key species and their adaptations, and importance to basic and applied sciences is discussed. Each chapter is based on an up-to-date review of the literature, and with a bibliography of more than 3,000 references, readers are presented with an unprecedented and vital and timely account of the true bugs of the Neotropical Region.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 9401798613
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 904
Book Description
True bugs (Heteroptera) are a diverse and complex group of plant-feeding and predatory insects important to food production, human health, the global economy and the environment. Within the nearly 43,000 species described around the world, Neotropical true bugs are particularly diverse, and much remains to be discovered about their biology and relations with other species. Inspired by the need for a comprehensive assessment, True Bugs (Heteroptera) of the Neotropics is the most complete and thorough review ever published. Experts in each of the seven infraorders have drawn together the scattered literature to provide detailed treatments of each major taxon. The most common and important species as well as select lesser known species in each major family are covered, highlighting morphology, classification, biology and ecology. The numerous color illustrations highlight key species and their adaptations, and importance to basic and applied sciences is discussed. Each chapter is based on an up-to-date review of the literature, and with a bibliography of more than 3,000 references, readers are presented with an unprecedented and vital and timely account of the true bugs of the Neotropical Region.