Soft Scale Insects

Soft Scale Insects is intended to be a further step towards providing comprehensive information on soft scale insects. Four or five decades ago, entomologists embarking on a study on soft scale insects would have encountered a scarcity of general text books or comprehensive treatise of the family, as a starting point for their research. At the time, the available knowledge and data were either scattered among numerous articles or regional monographs or were in obsolete books. It is hoped that this volume will cover almost the entire spectrum of the knowledge on the soft scale insect family, Coccidae. This book comprises six chapters and begins by discussing the natural enemies of soft scale insects, such as pathogens like entomopathogenic fungi; predators like coccineilidae and other coleoptera; and parasitoids like encyrtidae. It then discusses issues of damage and control, including pest status of soft scale insects and coccid pests of important crops. This book will be of interest to entomologists, horticulturists, zoologists, biologists, and those involved in general agricultural research.

1998 ... It follows the same well tested pattern and has the same high standard as the previous volumes... In summary, this volume demonstrates the state of the art in coccid research... The authors are to be congratulated for this work. Like its predecessors, this volume will form an indispensable part of all entomological libraries and despite its hefty price, many a private entomologist will decide to buy it for a leisurely reading at home. -- P. Neuenschwander, Entomologia, Experimentalis et Applicata 1998

July 1998 ...This volume's thoroughness makes it an obvious starting point for getting further into the literature and its practical nature means it will be pulled off the shelf time and time again, This volume is essential for anyone seriously studying soft scale insects and is a useful guide for entomologists working on crops, both agricultural and horticultural which soft scales frequent. -- I. Williams, ANTENNA