Biology of the Plant Bugs
WHEELER, Alfred G.
From Bagatelle Books, Asheville, NC, U.S.A.
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From Bagatelle Books, Asheville, NC, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since November 18, 2019
About this Item
Quarto. 8.75 x 11.25 in. 528 pp. Occasionally illustrated in black & white. Presumed first edition, as still in original shrink wrap. Fine in original orange cloth. No dust jacket, as issued. Seller Inventory # 1986
Bibliographic Details
Title: Biology of the Plant Bugs
Publisher: Cornell University Press, Ithaca, NY
Publication Date: 2001
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: First Edition, First Printing.
About this title
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.
Alfred G. Wheeler, Jr., is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Entomology at Clemson University and is also an Adjunct Professor of Entomology at Penn State. He served as a survey entomologist for the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture from 1971 to 1996.
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