Beneficial Insects

ISBN-13: 9781032338415 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 400 str.

David V. Alford

Opis

 This book highlights information on many groups of insects and mites that act as natural enemies or biological control agents of phytophagous insects and mites, including plant pests. It focuses mainly on insects and mites as natural enemies of plant pests.

 

 

Spis treści

PART 1 INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 Beneficial insects — an overview

PART 2 INSECTS AS NATURAL ENEMIES OF PLANT PESTS

Chapter 3 True bugs

Chapter 4 Lacewings and allied insects

Chapter 5 Beetles

Chapter 6 True flies

Chapter 7 Wasps and allied insects

Chapter 8 Miscellaneous predators

PART 3 INSECTS AS NATURAL ENEMIES OF WEEDS

Chapter 9 Beneficial phytophagous insects and mites

Appendix I List of parasitic and predacious insects and mites etc. cited in Part 2

Appendix II List of insects and mites cited in Part 2 as prey of parasites, parasitoids or predators

Appendix III List of phytophagous insects and mites associated with weeds

Appendix IV List of plants mentioned in the text

References

Botanical index

General index

Zoological index

O autorze

Dr David V. Alford began his entomological career at the world famous Rothamsted Experimental Station. He later joined the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries & Food in Cambridge, where he was eventually appointed Regional Entomologist. He has wide experience of insects and mites associated with agricultural and horticultural crops, both at home and abroad, and has published many scientific papers and profusely illustrated reference books. In 2007 he was awarded the British Crop Protection Council’s gold medal for services to crop protection in the UK, and in 2008 received the prestigious Anton de Bary Medal from the Deutsche Phytomedizinische Gesellschaft e.V. in recognition of his work on general and applied entomology.