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PublisherSpringer International Publishing A&G
ISBN-103031238796
ISBN-139783031238796
eBay Product ID (ePID)10058376047
Product Key Features
Book TitleJervis's Insects As Natural Enemies: Practical Perspectives
Number of PagesXviii, 770 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicLife Sciences / Ecology, Life Sciences / Botany, Agriculture / General, Life Sciences / Zoology / General
Publication Year2023
IllustratorYes
GenreTechnology & Engineering, Science
AuthorEric Wajnberg
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight64.9 Oz
Item Length10 in
Item Width7 in
Additional Product Features
Dewey Edition23
Number of Volumes1 vol.
Dewey Decimal632.7
Table Of ContentForaging behaviour.- The Life-cycle.- Genetics.- Mating behaviour.- Mating Systems.- Populations and Communities.- Population Dynamics.- Phytophagy.- Statistical approaches.
SynopsisThere 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 onwhich 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., 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 onwhich 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.
LC Classification NumberQL1-991
