Insects on palms /

This book reviews the interrelationships between palms and insects, emphasizing the similarities in various world regions. Host plants, distribution and bionomics of representative insects are discussed according to their feeding sites on palms (foliage, flowers, fruits and stems) and their taxonomi...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Howard, F. W.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Wallingford, Oxon ; New York, NY : CABI Pub., ©2001.
Subjects:
Palms > Diseases and pests.
Insect pests.
Insect pests > Control.
Insect Control
Palmiers > Maladies et fléaux.
Insectes nuisibles.
Insectes nuisibles > Lutte contre.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Forestry.
Arecaceae.
Insects.
Animal ecology.
Books.
Flowers.
Foliage.
Fruits.
Geographical distribution.
Host plants.
Insect control.
Pest management.
Stems.
Taxonomy.
Insect pests
Insect pests > Control
Palms > Diseases and pests
Insecten.
Palmen.
Schadelijke dieren.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The animal class Insecta and the plant family Palmae / Forrest W. Howard
  • Defoliators of palms. Lepidoptera / Forrest W. Howard and Reynaldo G. Abad. Coleoptera / Forrest W. Howard and Reynaldo G. Abad. Orthoptera / Dave Moore and Forrest W. Howard. Phasmida and Hymenoptera / Forrest W. Howard
  • Sap-feeders on palms / Forrest W. Howard. Hemiptera: Heteroptera / Forrest W. Howard. Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha / Forrest W. Howard and Michael R. Wilson. Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha / Forrest W. Howard. Thysanoptera / Forrest W. Howard. Acari / Dave Moore and Forrest W. Howard
  • Insects of palm flowers and fruits / Dave Moore
  • Borers of palms / Robin M. Giblin-Davis
  • Population regulation of palm pests / Dave Moore
  • Principles of insect pest control on palms / Forrest W. Howard
  • Field techniques for studies of palm insects / Forrest W. Howard.

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