Handbook of Agricultural Entomology

Handbook of Agricultural Entomology by Helmut van Emdenis a landmark publication for students and practitioners ofentomology applied to agriculture and horticulture. It can be usedas a reference and as a general textbook.The book opens with a general introduction to entomology andincludes coverage of the major insects (and mites) that cause harmto crops, livestock and humans. The important beneficial speciesare also included. Organisms are described in a classification ofinsect Orders and Families. The emphasis is on morphologicalcharacters of major taxonomic divisions, "spotcharacters" for the recognition of Families, and the lifehistories, damage symptoms and economic importance of the variouspest species.The book is beautifully illustrated in full colour with morethan 400 figures showing both the organisms and the damage causedto plants with diagnostic characters indicated by arrows. Coverageis world-wide and includes much material stemming from the vastpersonal experience of the author.A companion website with additional resources is available at href="wiley.com/go/vanemden/agriculturalentomology">wiley.com/go/vanemden/agriculturalentomology

Companion Website details xvPreface xviiAcknowledgements xxi1 The world of insects 11.1 The diversity of insects 11.2 The impact of insects on us 11.3 The impact we have on insects 51.4 Exploitation of insects 61.5 Other uses humans make of insects 61.6 Insect classification 72 External features of insects - structure and function92.1 Introduction 92.2 The exoskeleton 102.3 The basic body plan of the insect 112.4 The head 112.5 The thorax 162.6 The abdomen 223 The major divisions of the Insecta 253.1 Introduction 253.2 Class Insecta, Subclass Apterygota or Phylum Arthropoda,Class Entognatha 253.3 Subclass Pterygota 264 Subclass Apterygota 314.1 Introduction 314.2 Order Diplura (two-pronged bristle-tails) 314.3 Order Protura 314.4 Order Thysanura (silverfi sh) 324.5 Order Collembola (springtails) 335 Subclass Pterygota, Division Exopterygota, PalaeopteranOrders 365.1 Introduction 365.2 Order Ephemeroptera (mayfl ies) 365.3 Order Odonata (dragonfl ies) 386 Subclass Pterygota, Division Exopterygota,Orthopteroid Orders 426.1 Introduction 426.2 Order Plecoptera (stoneflies) 436.3 Order Grylloblattodea 436.4 Order Mantophasmatodea (gladiators or heelwalkers) 446.5 Order Zoraptera (angel insects) 446.6 Order Orthoptera (grasshoppers and crickets) 446.7 Order Phasmida (stick and leaf insects) 516.8 Order Dermaptera (earwigs) 526.9 Order Embioptera (web spinners) 536.10 Order Dictyoptera (cockroaches and mantids) 546.11 Order Isoptera (termites) 577 Subclass Pterygota, Division Exopterygota,Hemipteroid Orders 637.1 Introduction 637.2 Order Psocoptera (booklice) 637.3 Order Mallophaga (biting lice) 647.4 Order Anoplura (= Siphunculata) (sucking lice) 647.5 Order Hemiptera (true bugs) 657.6 Order Thysanoptera (thrips or thunderflies) 1068 Subclass Pterygota, Division Endopterygota,Lesser Orders 1128.1 Introduction 1128.2 Order Mecoptera (scorpion flies) 1128.3 Order Siphonaptera (fleas) 1138.4 Order Neuroptera 1148.5 Order Trichoptera (caddis flies) 1198.6 Order Strepsiptera (stylops) 1209 Subclass Pterygota, Division Endopterygota,Order Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) 1249.1 Introduction 1249.2 Suborder Glossata 12810 Subclass Pterygota, Division Endopterygota,Order Diptera (true flies) 15910.1 Introduction 15910.3 Suborder Brachycera 17310.4 Suborder Cyclorrhapha 17411 Subclass Pterygota, Division Endopterygota,Order Hymenoptera (sawflies, ants, bees and wasps) 19311.1 Introduction 19311.2 Suborder Symphyta (sawflies) 19411.3 Suborder Apocrita (ants, bees, wasps and parasitic wasps)19812 Subclass Pterygota, Division Endopterygota,Order Coleoptera (beetles) 22112.1 Introduction 22112.2 Suborder Adephaga 22512.3 Suborder Polyphaga 23113 Class Arachnida 27213.1 Introduction 27213.2 Subclass Araneida (spiders) 27213.3 Subclass Acarina (mites and ticks) 274Bibliography 284Index 287