Overview

Thrips have recently surged to prominence as insect pests of field, plantation and glasshouse crops in many countries, associated with increased international trade in fresh vegetables, fruit, flowers and plant propagation material. They can cause direct feeding damage to the aerial parts of plants, resulting in yield loss and spoilage, and some are vectors of destructive plant viruses. Their minute size and secretive habits make them particularly difficult to detect and control. This book, containing contributors from several world authorities from Europe, the USA and Asia, is a comprehensive treatise on thrips as crop pests. It brings togheter a vast amount of work set against a wealth of background knowledge, covering basic biology, ecology, applied science and pest control. The result is a book for agricultural advisers and growers concerned with thrips pests, and a reference source and stimulus for research entomologists studying these insects.

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Author:   Trevor Lewis (Institute of Arable Crops Research, Rothamsted, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, UK) ,  Trevor Lewis (Institute of Arable Crops Research, Rothamsted, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, UK)
Publisher:   CABI Publishing
Imprint:   CABI Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 17.20cm , Height: 5.00cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   1.551kg
ISBN:  

9780851991788

ISBN 10:   0851991785
Pages:   736
Publication Date:   01 November 1997
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

i: Contributors ii: Preface iii: Acknowledgements 1: Pest thrips in perspective T Lewis 2: Structure, growth and development G Moritz 3: Host selection, communication and reproductive behaviour L I Terry 4: Feeding W D J Kirk 5: Flight and dispersal T Lewis 6: Biological diversity L A Mound 7: Distribution, abundance and population dynamics W D J Kirk 8: Predation by insects and mites M W Sabelis and P C J Van Rijn 9: Interaction with hymenopterous parasitoids and parasitic nematodes A J M Loomans, T Murai and I D Greene 10: Fungal pathogens of thrips T M Butt and M Brownbridge 11: Field and laboratory techniques T Lewis 12: Culturing thrips and parasitoids A J M Loomans and T Murai 13: Feeding and oviposition injuries to plants C C Childers 14: Thrips as vectors of plant pathogens D E Ullman, J S Sherwood and T L German 15: Chemical control T Lewis 16: Integrated Pest Management (IPM) of field crops M P Parrella and T Lewis 17: Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in tree crops B L Parker and M Skinner 18: Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in glasshouses R J Jacobson iv: Appendix 1: Thrips species cited with authorities and common names v: Appendix 2: Major crops infested by thrips with main symptoms and predominant injurious species vi: Appendix 3: Tree crops, associated thrips and components of control vii: Index

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The first chapters of this book provide the basic biology, structure and behavior of thrips, particularly pest species. Chapters 7-12 concentrate on population biology and ecology. The articles pertaining to worldwide IPM of thrips, namely Integrated Pest Management in Field Crops, Tree Crops, Glasshouses, and Chemical Control, reflect the state of the art. --IPM Practitioner<br> Thrips as Crop Pests is a compendium of 18 chapters on basic biology, research methods, and management of thrips, those minute, haplodiploid, mostly plant-feeding insects that are useful for addressing fundamental questions in biology, but extremely injurious to a tremendous diversity of crops and trees worldwide. . . . Lewis has chosen the contributors wisely, as the chapters are consistently of high quality, comprehensive, and authoritative. . . . This book should be considered essential for all workers studying the biology and management of thrips. Its value rests in drawing together fecund, diverse and obscure literature, which will make the job of studying thrips much easier, more productive, and perhaps more collaborative for many years ahead. --The Quarterly Review of Biology<br>

<br> The first chapters of this book provide the basic biology, structure and behavior of thrips, particularly pest species. Chapters 7-12 concentrate on population biology and ecology. The articles pertaining to worldwide IPM of thrips, namely Integrated Pest Management in Field Crops, Tree Crops, Glasshouses, and Chemical Control, reflect the state of the art. --IPM Practitioner<br> Thrips as Crop Pests is a compendium of 18 chapters on basic biology, research methods, and management of thrips, those minute, haplodiploid, mostly plant-feeding insects that are useful for addressing fundamental questions in biology, but extremely injurious to a tremendous diversity of crops and trees worldwide. . . . Lewis has chosen the contributors wisely, as the chapters are consistently of high quality, comprehensive, and authoritative. . . . This book should be considered essential for all workers studying the biology and management of thrips. Its value rests in drawing together fecund, diverse a

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