Description
Book SynopsisThis is an identification guide and information source for a major group of agriculturally important insects on a world-wide basis. It enables the non-specialist anywhere in the world to identify aphids found colonising crop plants, and offers summaries of available knowledge of each species.
Table of ContentsINTRODUCTORY SECTION.
Introduction and Aims of the Book.
Systematics.
Life Cycles.
Host-Plant Relationships.
Geographical Distribution.
Morphology and Key Characters.
THE CROPS AND THEIR APHIDS.
Notes on the Use of this Section.
List of Crop Plants and their English Names.
Lists and Keys to Aphids on Each Crop.
THE APHIDS.
Introduction to the Section.
Systematic Treatment of Genera (Alphabetical).
TECHNIQUES.
Collecting.
Preservation and Mounting.
Labelling and Storage.
SOURCES OF INFORMATION.
Regionally Classified Faunal Works.
General Biology.
Morphology, Anatomy and Physiology.
Genetics and Development.
Migration and Dispersal.
Relationships with Other Insects.
Host-Plant Relationships.
Control.
Bibliographies.
REFERENCES.
PHOTOGRAPHIC GUIDE.
