Author: Bernice Pauahi Bishop MuseumPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Insects
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Insects of Micronesia
Author: Bernice Pauahi Bishop MuseumPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Insects
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico
Author: Yves BousquetPublisher: PenSoft Publishers LTD
ISBN: 954642658X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1736
Book Description
This publication provides a comprehensive review of the nomenclature and distribution of the Geadephaga of America, north of Mexico. Overall 2439 valid species-group taxa in 208 genera are catalogued along with their synonyms. Besides the usual information pertaining to author(s), date and page of publication, the type locality, location of name-bearing type, first reference establishing each synonym, and etymology for many patronymic names are provided for species-group names. Genus-group names are listed with the author(s), year of publication, page citation, type species with manner of fixation and etymology for most. The geographical distributions of all species-group taxa are briefly summarized and their state and province records are indicated. About 2500 references are listed with publication dates for many in order to assess priority of names.Several new nomenclatural acts are introduced including one new genus-group taxon, one new replacement name, three changes in precedence, five new genus-group synonymies, 65 new species-group synonymies, one new species-group status, and 12 new combinations.The work includes also a discussion of the notable private North American carabid collections, a synopsis of all extant world geadephagan tribes and subfamilies, a brief faunistic assessment of the fauna, a list of North American fossil Geadephaga, a list of North American Geadephaga larvae described or illustrated, a list of species described from specimens mislabeled as from North America, and a list of unavailable names listed from North America.
Insects of Micronesia
Author: Biology and Management of Rice Insects
Author: E. A. (Ed.) HEINRICHSPublisher: Int. Rice Res. Inst.
ISBN: 8122405819
Category : Rice
Languages : en
Pages : 794
Book Description
I. Fundamentals; II. Biology and ecology; III. Control tactics and strategies; IV. Implementation of rice IPM systems.
Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera
Author: Ivan LöblPublisher: Apollo Books
ISBN: 9788788757842
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 928
Book Description
This is the sixth volume of a comprehensive series which covers about 100,000 species of Coleoptera known to occur in the Palaearctic Region. The information provided for each species is as follows: primary taxonomic information of all available names in the genus and species levels published by the end of 1999; the taxonomic information below subfamily, organized alphabetically; and the type species of genera and subgenera, including synonyms. Distributional data of species and subspecies is given per country. Detailed distributional information for strict endemics is provided, and introduced species are indicated. The series is a collective work of about one hundred coleopterists from Europe, Japan, America, and Australia.
Atlas of Stored-Product Insects and Mites
Author: David HagstrumPublisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 0128104317
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 598
Book Description
No other reference offers such an extensive hands-on guide to the most common stored-product pests. Atlas of Stored-Product Insects and Mites includes photographs and summary information for each of the 235 stored product insect species. Summary information includes common names, synonyms for scientific names, records of geographic distribution, suitability of commodities as insect food and commodity infestation, literature citations for life history studies and a list of natural enemies. Similar summary information is provided for 280 species of mites (Acari) reported to be associated with stored products. The high quality photographs and summary information make this reference essential to the fast and accurate specific identification needed for effective pest management. The authors also cover the tools and information that should be considered when developing a pest management program and provide reference sources for additional information on pest management. Atlas of Stored-Product Insects and Mites will make solving stored-product pest problems faster and easier making this an essential desk reference for anyone working with stored-product insects or mites. Special features High quality color photographs for 235 species of stored product insects Common names and synonyms for 235 insect and 280 mite species Suitability of 537 commodities as food for 84 stored product insect species Summarizes 15,611 infestation records for 1010 commodities reported in the literature References for life history studies of insect and mite species Geographic distribution of each species List of natural enemies Discussion of tools and information needed for pest management An essential reference for: Extension personnel Food industry sanitarians Food industry managers Legislators Pest management professionals Pest management consultants Plant quarantine inspectors Regulators Seed technologists Stored-product entomologist Stored-product acarologists Students Urban entomologists
Handbook of Major Palm Pests
Author: Victoria SorokerPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1119057450
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Handbook of Major Palm Pests: Biology and Management contains the most comprehensive and up-to-date information on the red palm weevil and the palm borer moth, two newly emergent invasive palm pests which are adversely affecting palm trees around the world. It provides state-of-the-art scientific information on the ecology, biology, and management of palm pests from a global group of experts in the field. An essential compendium for anyone working with or studying palms, it is dedicated to the detection, eradication, and containment of these invasive species, which threaten the health and very existence of global palm crops.
Annual report of the National Science Foundation
Author: National Science Foundation (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Research
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Cooperative Economic Insect Report
Author: United States. Plant Pest Control DivisionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Insect pests
Languages : en
Pages : 942
Book Description
Author: