Author: Leonard A. KeltonPublisher: Canadian Government Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
The Plant Bugs of the Prairie Provinces of Canada
Author: Leonard A. KeltonPublisher: Canadian Government Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
Catalog of the Heteroptera, Or True Bugs,
Author: Thomas J. HenryPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004590609
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 980
Book Description
Biology of the Plant Bugs (Hemiptera: Miridae)
Author: Alfred George WheelerPublisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 9780801438271
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 558
Book Description
Plant bugs--Miridae, the largest family of the Heteroptera, or true bugs--are globally important pests of crops such as alfalfa, apple, cocoa, cotton, sorghum, and tea. Some also are predators of crop pests and have been used successfully in biological control. Certain omnivorous plant bugs have been considered both harmful pests and beneficial natural enemies of pests on the same crop, depending on environmental conditions or the perspective of an observer.As high-yielding varieties that lack pest resistance are planted, mirids are likely to become even more important crop pests. They also threaten crops as insecticide resistance in the family increases, and as the spread of transgenic crops alters their populations. Predatory mirids are increasingly used as biocontrol agents, especially of greenhouse pests such as thrips and whiteflies. Mirids provide abundant opportunities for research on food webs, intraguild predation, and competition.Recent worldwide activity in mirid systematics and biology testifies to increasing interest in plant bugs. The first thorough review and synthesis of biological studies of mirids in more than 60 years, Biology of the Plant Bugs will serve as the basic reference for anyone studying these insects as pests, beneficial IPM predators, or as models for ecological research.
Revision of the Plant Bug Genus Tytthus (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Miridae, Phylinae)
Author: Thomas J. HenryPublisher: PenSoft Publishers LTD
ISBN: 9546426490
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
A revision and the first phylogenetic analysis of the widely distributed plant bug genus Tytthus is presented. All 24 species of this genus, including five described as new, prey exclusively on planthopper (Delphacidae) eggs, making them of great importance on agricultural monocots. Two species have been used successfully in biocontrol programs to suppress populations of sugarcane delphacid on sugarcane and brown planthopper on rice. All species of Tytthus are relatively small, but the tiny brachypterous males of one species, ranging from 1.08?1.30 mm long, rank it as possibly the world?s smallest known plant bug. Members of this genus are found in nearly all biogeographic regions, including 18 restricted to the Nearctic and Neotropics and three from the eastern Oriental and Indo-Pacific regions. There are also two Holarctic and one circumtropical (Afrotropical, Neotropical, and Oriental) species. A hypothesized relationship with several Nearctic plant bug genera suggests a New World origin for this group of important predatory bugs.
Plant Bugs on Fruit Crops in Canada
Author: Leonard A. KeltonPublisher: Research Branch, Agriculture Canada
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Plant bugs are not well known despite their economic importance, the large numbers found on the fruit crops, and the fact that they have been with us for a long time. This bulletin aims to help economic research scientists and fruit growers to identify the plant bugs found on the fruit crops and to provide information on their habits and biology. The 81 species collected represent approximately 6% of the total number of Miridae species believed to occur in Canada. Adults of most species treated here are illustrated, and male claspers of closely related species are figured. Brief descriptions of adults, biology, and distributions are included. Keys to subfamilies, genera, and species are also provided.
Heteroptera of Economic Importance
Author: Carl W. SchaeferPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1420041851
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 852
Book Description
Heteropterans regularly cause a wide variety and large number of problems for humans - at times on a catastrophic scale. The 37,000 described species of this suborder including many pests, disease transmitters, and nuisances exist worldwide, inflicting damage on crops, forests, orchards, and human life. Inspired by the widespread economic impact of
True Bugs of the World (Hemiptera:Heteroptera)
Author: Randall T. SchuhPublisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 9780801420665
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
This monumental reference work treats an entire worldwide order of insects. It summarizes, from both a biological and sytematic perspective, current knowledge on the Heteroptera, or true bugs, a group containing approximately 35,000 species, many of which are important to agriculture and public health. To introduce the reader to this group, Randall T. Schuh and James A. Slater offer chapters on the history of the study of the Heteroptera, research techniques, and sources of specimens. They also cover attributes of general biological interest, including habitats, habits, mimicry, and wing polymorphism; selected taxa of economic importance; and basic morphology.Presenting a current classification of the Heteroptera, the authors synthesize to the subfamily and sometimes tribal level the enormous, scattered literature, including diagnoses, keys, general natural history, a summary of distributions, and a listing of important faunistic works. In addition to a wealth of detailed illustrations, they provide a glossary to help the reader deal with the confusing terminology that has evolved over the years, as well as an extensive bibliography of more than 1350 entries.Meticulously prepared by two of the world's leading specialists, this major work will be the standard reference on the Heteroptera for many years to come.
Bibliographies and Literature of Agriculture
Author: Weevils of Canada and Alaska
Author: Donald E. BrightPublisher: NRC Research Press
ISBN: 0660194007
Category : Beetles
Languages : en
Pages : 341
Book Description
Coleoptera Histeridae
Author: Yves BousquetPublisher: NRC Research Press
ISBN: 9780660193991
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
"NRC Monograph Publishing Program"--T.p. verso.