Urban Insects and Arachnids: A Handbook of Urban EntomologyThis account provides the first comprehensive coverage of the insect and other arthropod pests in the urban environment worldwide. Presented is a brief description, biology, and detailed information on the development, habits, and distribution of urban and public health pests. There are 570 illustrations to accompany some of the major pest species. The format is designed to serve as a ready-reference and to provide basic information on orders, families, and species. The species coverage is international and based on distribution in domestic and peridomestic habitats. The references are extensive and international, and cover key papers on species and groups. The introductory chapters overview the urban ecosystem and its key ecological components, and a review of the pests status and modern control strategies. The book will serve as a professional training manual, and handbook for the pest control professionals, regulatory officials, and urban entomologists. It is organized alphabetically throughout. |
Contents
| 15 | |
Insects in the urban environment | 33 |
Blattaria | 35 |
Coleoptera | 65 |
Collembola Dermaptera | 139 |
Diptera Ephemeroptera | 147 |
Hemiptera Homoptera | 202 |
Hymenoptera | 224 |
Orthoptera Phasmatodea | 350 |
Phthiraptera | 359 |
Plecoptera Psocoptera | 365 |
Siphonaptera | 374 |
Thysanoptera Thysanura Trichoptera | 382 |
Other arthropods in the urban environment | 387 |
Arthropoda | 389 |
| 441 | |
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Page 15 - The mixing of a food containing defects above the current defect action level with another lot of food is not permitted and renders the final food adulterated within the meaning of the act, regardless of the defect level of the final food.
Page 136 - Entom Soc Am: Soc Invert Path. Res: Effects of malnutrition on growth and mortality of the red rust flour beetle. Tribolium castaneum parasitized by Nosema whitei Weiser. Mailing Add: 3501 Suffolk St Durham NC 27707 GEORGE, DANIEL EUGENE, b Idaho Falls, Idaho. Mar 13, 35; m 58; с 2. ORGANIC CHEMISTRY. Educ: Univ Idaho. BS. 56. PhD(org chem). 63. Prof Exp: Chemist. Monsanto Co. 58-59; chemist.
Page 136 - HALSTEAD, DGH 1967. Biological studies on species of Palorus and Coelopalorus with comparative notes on Tribolium and Latheticus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). J. stored Prod. Res., 2: 273-313.