Jervis's Insects as Natural Enemies: Practical Perspectives / edited by Ian C.W. Hardy, Eric Wajnberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hardy, Ian C. W.

Contributor:

Wajnberg, E.

Series:

Biomedical and Life Sciences Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Zoology.

Ecology.

Plant diseases.

Plant Pathology.

Local Subjects:

Zoology.

Ecology.

Plant Pathology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (779 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2023.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2023.

Summary:

There has been a dramatic increase in theoretical and practical studies on insect natural enemies over the last decades. The appeal of insect predators and, in particular, parasitoids, as research animals derives from the relative ease with which many species may be cultured and experimented on in the laboratory, the simple life-cycles of most parasitoid species, and the increasing demand for biological pest control as a key component of the integrated pest management approach. There is now a very substantial literature on insect natural enemies and thus a great need for a general text that enquiring students or research workers can use in deciding on approaches and techniques that are appropriate to the study and evaluation of such insects. This book fulfils that demand. It is a considerably updated and expanded version of a previous best-seller and provides an account of major aspects of the biology of predators and parasitoids, punctuated with information and advice on which experiments or observations to conduct and, importantly, how to carry them out. Guidance is provided, where necessary, on the most recent further literature that may need to be consulted on given topics. While researchers can now refer to several books on parasitoids and predators, Jervis’s Insects as Natural Enemies is unique in emphasising practicalities. It is aimed at students and professionals working in universities and both government and commercial institutes in the fields of integrated pest management, agriculture, horticulture and forestry, as well as those interested in fundamentals of behavioural, population, community and evolutionary ecology.

Contents:

Foraging behaviour

The Life-cycle

Genetics

Mating behaviour

Mating Systems

Populations and Communities

Population Dynamics

Phytophagy

Statistical approaches.

Notes:

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Other Format:

Print version: Hardy, Ian C. W. Jervis's Insects As Natural Enemies: Practical Perspectives

ISBN:

3-031-23880-X

OCLC:

1409682560