Raspberries and blackberries are a perennial favorite among consumers. Unfortunately, they are also a favorite host crop for pests. Protect your plants with the most up-to-date and comprehensive resource available: the Compendium of Raspberry and Blackberry Diseases and Pests, S…
"The intimate associations between plants and the insects that eat them have helped define and shape both groups for millions of years. This volume is a treatment of the evolutionary biology of herbivorous insects, including their relationships with host plants and natural enemi…
Among the various groups of aquatic insects, mayflies (Ephemeroptera) are of especial interest for professional limnologists and entomological researchers as well as for naturalists in general. Identification has traditionally been considered difficult and implementation in env…
"Part handbook, part field guide, part photo album, Secret Weapons chronicles the diverse and often astonishing defensive strategies that have allowed insects, spiders, scorpions, and other many-legged creatures not just to survive, but to thrive." "In sixty-nine chapters, each …
"Part handbook, part field guide, part photo album, Secret Weapons chronicles the diverse and often astonishing defensive strategies that have allowed insects, spiders, scorpions, and other many-legged creatures not just to survive, but to thrive." "In sixty-nine chapters, each …
Examines the evolutionary distinctions among the rainforests of the Americas, Africa, Madagascar, Southeast Asia, and New Guinea, due to the separate development of their flora and fauna.
"The principal goal of allelopathy is to foster sustainable agriculture, forestry, and environment. The objective is to minimize the industrial chemicals and to maximize the use of natural resources locally available while improving crop productivity, forestry and the environmen…
Insect taste
by Cobb, Matthew, Newland, Philip L., Marion-Poll, Frédéric
fromExperimental biology reviews
This title covers different approaches to taste research including genes and receptors, taste coding in the periphery and its modulation, taste coding in the central nervous system and behaviour, and nutrition and nutritional regulation.
Seasonal adaptations of insects
by Tauber, Maurice J., Tauber, Catherine A., Masaki, Shinzo
A comprehensive discussion of the broad range of insect responses to seasonality and a critical interpretation of the scientific literature.
Insect morphology and phylogeny
by Friedrich, Frank, Ge, Si-Qin, Beutel, Rolf G., Yang, Xing-Ke
This textbook provides an in-depth treatment of the structures and the phylogeny of the megadiverse Hexapoda. The first part presents an up-to-date overview or general insect morphology with detailed drawings, scanning electron micrographs, and 3-D reconstructions. Also included…
Including contributions from specialists with extensive experience in the field, this second edition features new chapters on pathogenic prokaryotes, soilborne pathogens, and host-pathogen interactions. It increases coverage of a number of molecular techniques-including real-tim…