Bozzano G Luisa

Armored Scale Insects

Volume 4a

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This volume 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 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).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Elsevier Science
• Seitenzahl: 396
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 1989
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 272mm x 201mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 1157g
• ISBN-13: 9780444428547
• ISBN-10: 0444428542
• Artikelnr.: 26106455

Inhaltsangabe

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).