Awards

• Winner of Winner of the Thomas Say Award (Entomological Foun.

Overview

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.

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Author:   Alfred G. Wheeler ,  Richard E. Southwood
Publisher:   Cornell University Press
Imprint:   Comstock Publishing Associates
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 4.00cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   1.814kg
ISBN:  

9780801438271

ISBN 10:   0801438276
Pages:   528
Publication Date:   28 June 2001
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock  
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This book is a comprehensive and well-documented account of mirid bugs (Heteroptera: Miridae), and is a welcome addition to the entomological literature. . . There is much here to interest readers involved in crop protection. In addition, the extensive sections dealing with mirids as predators (and also that discussing the natural enemies of mirids) will be of particular value to entomologists and other workers associated with biological control and integrated pest management. On a wider front, the book will serve as an important source of reference for anyone seeking information on mirid biology. -D. V. Alford, Journal of Agricultural Science, 2002

Author Information

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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