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Book SynopsisInsect and other pests cause major economic damage on fruit crops in the tropics. However, some insects are beneficial and have a role in pollinating flowers, thus enabling fruit set. This book reviews these injurious and beneficial organisims and how they might be controlled to enhance fruit production and quality.
Table of Contents1: Introduction, J E Peña 2: Pests of Banana, C S Gold, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Uganda, B Pinese, Queensland Department of Primary Industries, Australia and J E Peña 3: Tropical Citrus Pests, D Smith, Department of Primary Industries, Australia and J E Peña 4: Pests and Pollinators of Mango, G K Waite, Queensland Horticultural Institute, Australia 5: Pests of Papaya, A Pantoja, University of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico, P A Follett, USDA-ARS, Hawaii, USA and J A Villanueva-Jiménez, Colegio de Postgraduados, Mexico 6: Pests of Pineapple, G J Petty, Agricultural Research Council, South Africa, G R Stirling, Biological Crop Protection Pty Ltd, Australia and D P Bartholomew, University of Hawaii, USA 7: Pollinators and Pests of Annona Species, J E Peña, H Nadel, ICIPE, Kenya, M Barbosa-Pereira, Department of Entomologia, ESALQ-USP Brazil and D Smith, Department of Primary Industries, Australia 8: Pests and Pollinators of Avocado, M Wysoki, M A van den Berg, Institute for Tropical and Subtropical Crops, South Africa, G Ish-Am, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, S Gazit, J E Peña and G Waite, Queensland Horticultural Institute, Australia 9: Pests of Guava, W P Gould, USDA, ARS, Florida, USA and A Raga, Instituto Biologico, Brazil 10: Minor Tropical Fruit Pests, P A C Ooi, FAO Regional Office, Thailand, A Winotai, Biological Control Group, Thailand and J E Peña 11: Pests of Litchi and Longan, G K Waite, Queensland Horticultural Institute, Australia and J S Hwang, Taiwan Agricultural Chemicals and Toxic Substances Research Institute, Taiwan 12: Passion Fruit, E L Aguiar-Menezes, Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuaria, Brazil, E B Menezes, P C R Cassino and M A Soares, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 13: Quarantine Treatments for Pests of Tropical Fruits, J L Sharp, USDA, USA and N W Heather, University of Queensland, Australia
