Author: Scott Richard ShawPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Braconidae
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
A Phylogenetic Study of the Subfamilies Meteorinae and Euphorinae (Hymenoptera
Author: Scott Richard ShawPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Braconidae
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
The Braconid and Ichneumonid Parasitoid Wasps
Author: Donald L. J. QuickePublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118907051
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 756
Book Description
The Ichneumonoidea is a vast and important superfamily of parasitic wasps, with some 60,000 described species and estimated numbers far higher, especially for small-bodied tropical taxa. The superfamily comprises two cosmopolitan families - Braconidae and Ichneumonidae - that have largely attracted separate groups of researchers, and this, to a considerable extent, has meant that understanding of their adaptive features has often been considered in isolation. This book considers both families, highlighting similarities and differences in their adaptations. The classification of the whole of the Ichneumonoidea, along with most other insect orders, has been plagued by typology whereby undue importance has been attributed to particular characters in defining groups. Typology is a common disease of traditional taxonomy such that, until recently, quite a lot of taxa have been associated with the wrong higher clades. The sheer size of the group, and until the last 30 or so years, lack of accessible identification materials, has been a further impediment to research on all but a handful of ‘lab rat’ species usually cultured initially because of their potential in biological control. New evidence, largely in the form of molecular data, have shown that many morphological, behavioural, physiological and anatomical characters associated with basic life history features, specifically whether wasps are ecto- or endoparasitic, or idiobiont or koinobiont, can be grossly misleading in terms of the phylogeny they suggest. This book shows how, with better supported phylogenetic hypotheses entomologists can understand far more about the ways natural selection is acting upon them. This new book also focuses on this superfamily with which the author has great familiarity and provides a detailed coverage of each subfamily, emphasising anatomy, taxonomy and systematics, biology, as well as pointing out the importance and research potential of each group. Fossil taxa are included and it also has sections on biogeography, global species richness, culturing and rearing and preparing specimens for taxonomic study. The book highlights areas where research might be particularly rewarding and suggests systems/groups that need investigation. The author provides a large compendium of references to original research on each group. This book is an essential workmate for all postgraduates and researchers working on ichneumonoid or other parasitic wasps worldwide. It will stand as a reference book for a good number of years, and while rapid advances in various fields such as genomics and host physiological interactions will lead to new information, as an overall synthesis of the current state it will stay relevant for a long time.
Identifying British Insects and Arachnids
Author: Peter Charles BarnardPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521632416
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
Essential guide to the specialist literature for the identification of British insects and arachnids.
Systematic Studies in Euphorinae (Hymenoptera : Braconidae), with a Revision of the New World Species of Aridelus
Author: Michael John McDonaldPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 558
Book Description
Braconidae of the Middle East (Hymenoptera)
Author: Neveen S. GadallahPublisher: Academic Press
ISBN: 0323961126
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 614
Book Description
Braconidae of the Middle East (Hymenoptera): Taxonomy, Distribution, Biology, and Biocontrol Benefits of Parasitoid Wasps provides the latest and most comprehensive knowledge of parasitoid wasp species. The highest concentration of these species is native to, or found in, the Middle East. This book covers the distribution of these species across the Palearctic region and their widespread global benefits as natural biocontrol agents. Each chapter covers a braconid subfamily, providing introductory information on its biology and phylogeny, total number of species, global distribution, and how they can be used to control pests and invasive insect species. In addition, this book discusses the importance of integrated pest management, specifically how Braconidae can be used for one-time or repeated introduction to natural enemies in suppressing pest populations. Finally, each chapter offers an illustrative key for readers to visualize and identify each species. Offers braconid taxonomy, biology, phylogeny and host-parasitoid relationships Provides illustrated identification keys to visualize and identify each species Includes global distribution of braconids in other regions Discusses braconid benefits as natural biocontrol agents
Journal of Taiwan Museum
Author: The Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation
Author: James William TuttPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Entomology
Languages : en
Pages : 698
Book Description
Nontarget Effects of Biological Control
Author: Peter A. FollettPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1461545773
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
Nontarget Effects of Biological Control is the first book of its kind. The environmental safety of biological control has come under scrutiny due to several areas of concerns: the irreversibility of alien introductions, the prevalence of host switching to innocuous native or beneficial species, dispersal of the biocontrol agent to new habitats away from croplands, and the lack of research on the efficacy and impact of biocontrol attempts. The debate has been strongly polarized between conservationists and biological control practitioners. Nontarget Effects of Biological Control proposes that retrospective analyses of systems in place in which nontarget effects are now documented or suspected provide the necessary information for planning and evaluating future releases to reduce risk. The book presents case histories of past biological control introductions from island and continental ecosystems.
Entomography
Author: Classification and Biology of Braconid Wasps (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)
Author: M. R. ShawPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Braconidae
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description