Handbook of agricultural entomology / H.F. van Emden.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Van Emden, H. F. (Helmut Fritz)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Insect pests--Identification.

Insect pests.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (336 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Handbook of Agricultural Entomology by Helmut van Emden is a landmark publication for students and practitioners of entomology applied to agriculture and horticulture. It can be used as a reference and as a general textbook. The book opens with a general introduction to entomology and includes coverage of the major insects (and mites) that cause harm to crops, livestock and humans. The important beneficial species are also included. Organisms are described in a classification of insect Orders and Families. The emphasis is on morphological characters of major taxonomic divisions

Contents:

The world of insects

External features of insects - structure and function

The major divisions of the Insecta

Subclass Apterygota

Subclass Pterygota, division Exopterygota, Palaeopteran orders

Subclass Pterygota, division Exopterygota, Orthopteroid orders

Subclass Pterygota, division Exopterygota, Hemipteroid orders

Subclass Pterygota, division Endopterygota, lesser orders

Subclass Pterygota, division Endopterygota, order Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths)

Subclass Pterygota, division Endopterygota, order Diptera (true flies)

Subclass Pterygota, division Endopterygota, order Hymenoptera (sawflies, ants, bees and wasps)

Subclass Pterygota, division Endopterygota, order Coleoptera (beetles)

Class Arachnida.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

9781785393631

1785393634

9781118469347

1118469348

9781299159143

1299159141

9781118469552

1118469550

9781118469590

1118469593

OCLC:

827207645