Insects on palms /

• Main Authors: Howard, F. W., (Author), Moore, D., (Author), Giblin-Davis, R. M., (Author), Abad, R. G., (Author)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2001.
• Subjects: Palms > Diseases and pests.; Insect pests.; Insect pests > Control.; Horticultural Crops, (New March 2000); Plant Pests, (New March 2000); Pathogen, Pest, Parasite and Weed Management (General); Biological Resources (Animal); Animal Ecology.; Taxonomy and Evolution.; Arecaceae.; Insects.; Animal ecology.; Books.; Flowers.; Foliage.; Fruits.; Geographical distribution.; Host plants.; Insect control.; Pest management.; Stems.; Taxonomy.; Electronic books.
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This book reviews the interrelationships between palms and insects, emphasizing the similarities in various world regions. Host plants, distribution and bionomics of representative insects are discussed according to their feeding sites on palms (foliage, flowers, fruits and stems) and their taxonomi...

Table of Contents:

• The Animal Class Insecta and the Plant Family Palmae / Forrest W. Howard
• Defoliators of Palms
• Sap-feeders on Palms / Forrest W. Howard
• Insects of Palm Flowers and Fruits / Dave Moore
• Borers of Palms / Robin M. Giblin-Davis
• Population Regulation of Palm Pests / Dave Moore
• Principles of Insect Pest Control on Palms / Forrest W. Howard
• Field Techniques for Studies of Palm Insects / Forrest W. Howard.