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  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • ABOUT THE EDITOR
  • TABLE OF CONTENTS
  • List of Figures
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1 Where Do Insects Live
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 Trees as Home to Insects
  • 1.3 Hives as Home to Insects
  • 1.4 Burrows as Homes to Some Insects
  • 1.5 Water as Home to Some Insects
  • 1.6 Logs of Wood as Homes to Insects
  • 1.7 Insects of Litter, Debris and Soil
  • 1.8 Insects of Decayed Wood
  • 1.9 Plant Galls as Home to Some Insects
  • 1.10 Flowers For a Great Home to Some Insects
  • 1.11 Kitchen Pantry as Home to Some Insects
  • 1.12 Closets And Boxes For a Good Home to Some Insects
  • Chapter 2 Aquatic Insects
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Features of Aquatic Insects
  • 2.3 Aquatic Modification
  • 2.4 Types of Gills In Aquatic Insects
  • 2.5 Feeding
  • 2.6 Locomotion In Aquatic Insects
  • 2.7 Excretion And Osmoregulation In Aquatic Insects
  • 2.8 Reproduction In Aquatic Insects
  • 2.9 Ecological Roles For Aquatic Insects
  • 2.10 Insects Living Partly In Water
  • 2.11 Insects That Live All Their Lives In Water
  • 2.12 Adoptions For Aquatic Insects
  • Chapter 3 Marine Insects
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 History of Marine Insects
  • 3.3 Challenges of Marine Insects
  • 3.4 Survival Mechanisms of Marine Insects
  • 3.5 Life Cycle of Marine Insects
  • 3.6 Classification of Marine Insects
  • 3.7 Human Impact on Marine Insects
  • Chapter 4 Cave Insects
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Classification of Cave Insects
  • 4.3 Troglofauna
  • 4.4 Troglobites
  • 4.5 The Cave Environment
  • 4.6 Ecological Role of Cave Insects
  • 4.7 Insects Commonly Found In The Cave
  • Chapter 5 Grassland Insects
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 Special Features of Grasses And Grasslands
  • 5.3 Insect Community Structures In Grasslands
  • 5.4 Grasses And Insect Succession
  • 5.5 Direct And Indirect Effects of Herbivory
  • 5.6 Factors Affecting Insect Populations In Grasslands
  • 5.7 Insect Conservation In Grasslands
  • Chapter 6 Soil Habitats For Insects
  • 6.1 Introduction
  • 6.2 The Soil as a Habitat
  • 6.3 Thysanura and Collembola In The Soil
  • 6.4 Orthoptera as Soil Inhabiting Insects
  • 6.5 Termitoidae as Inhabitants of The Soil
  • 6.6 Ephemeridae as Soil Inhabitants
  • 6.7 Thysanoptera as Soil Inhabitants
  • 6.8 Hemiptera as Inhabitants of The Soil
  • 6.9 Neuroptera Soil Habitats
  • 6.10 Tricoptera as Soil Inhabiting Insects
  • 6.11 Lepidoptera as Inhabitants of The Soil
  • 6.12 Diptera as Soil Inhabitants
  • 6.13 Coleoptera as Inhabitants of The Soil
  • 6.14 Hymenoptera as Soil Inhabitants
  • 6.15 Abundance of Insects In The Soil
  • 6.16 Uses of Soil by Insects
  • 6.17 Modification and Adaptations for Living In The Soil
  • Chapter 7 Forests Habitat For Insects
  • 7.1 Introduction
  • 7.2 Forest Layers
  • 7.3 Forest Types
  • 7.4 Forest Growth
  • 7.5 What Is A Forest Habitat?
  • 7.6 Insects In Forests
  • 7.7 Driving Outbreaks