Pests of Ornamental Trees, Shrubs and Flowers: A Colour Handbook, Second Edition

 Content: Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Insects; Order COLLEMBOLA (springtails); Family SMINTHURIDAE; Family ONYCHIURIDAE; Order ORTHOPTERA (crickets and grasshoppers); Family GRYLLOTALPIDAE (mole crickets); Family GRYLLIDAE (true crickets); Order DERMAPTERA (earwigs); Family FORFICULIDAE; Order DICTYOPTERA (cockroaches and mantises); Family BLATTIDAE (cockroaches); Order HEMIPTERA (true bugs); Family TINGIDAE (lace bugs); Family MIRIDAE (capsid bugs or mirid bugs); Family CERCOPIDAE (froghoppers); Family FLATIDAE (planthoppers). Family CICADELLIDAE (leafhoppers)Family PSYLLIDAE (psyllids or suckers); Family TRIOZIDAE; Family CARSIDARIDAE; Family SPONDYLIASPIDAE; Family ALEYRODIDAE (whiteflies); Family APHIDIDAE (aphids); Family ADELGIDAE; Family PHYLLO ERIDAE; Family DIASPIDIDAE (armoured scales); Family COCCIDAE (soft scales); Family ERIOCOCCIDAE (felt scales); Family PSEUDOCOCCIDAE (mealybugs); Family MARGARODIDAE; Order THYSANOPTERA (thrips); Family THRIPIDAE; Family PHLAEOTHRIPIDAE; Order COLEOPTERA (beetles); Family SCARABAEIDAE (chafers); Family BUPRESTIDAE; Family ELATERIDAE (click beetles); Family NITIDULIDAE. Family BYTURIDAEFamily CERAMBYCIDAE (longhorn beetles); Family CHRYSOMELIDAE (leaf beetles); Family RHYNCHITIDAE; Family ATTELABIDAE (leaf-rolling weevils); Family APIONIDAE; Family CURCULIONIDAE (true weevils and bark beetles); Order DIPTERA (true flies); Family TIPULIDAE (crane flies); Family BIBIONIDAE (St Mark's flies); Family CHIRONOMIDAE (non-biting midges); Family SCIARIDAE (fungus gnats or sciarid flies); Family CECIDOMYIIDAE (gall midges); Family SYRPHIDAE (drone flies or hover flies); Family TEPHRITIDAE; Family PSILIDAE; Family EPHYDRIDAE; Family DROSOPHILIDAE; Family AGROMYZIDAE. Family ANTHOMYIIDAEOrder LEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths); Family ERIOCRANIIDAE; Family HEPIALIDAE (swift moths); Family NEPTICULIDAE; Family TISCHERIIDAE; Family INCURVARIIDAE; Family COSSIDAE; Family CASTNIIDA; Family ZYGAENIDAE; Family LYONETIIDAE; Family HIERO ESTIDAE; Family GRACILLARIIDAE; Family PHYLLOCNISTIDAE; Family SESIIDAE (clearwing moths); Family CHOREUTIDAE; Family YPONOMEUTIDAE; Family COLEOPHORIDAE (casebearer moths); Family OECOPHORIDAE; Family GELECHIIDAE; Family BLASTOBASIDAE; Family TORTRICIDAE (tortrix moths); Family PYRALIDAE; Family PIERIDAE; Family LYCAENIDAE. Family LASIOCAMPIDAEFamily THYATIRIDAE; Family GEOMETRIDAE; Family SPHINGIDAE (hawk moths); Family NOTODONTIDAE; Family DILOBIDAE; Family THAUMETOPOEIDAE; Family LYMANTRIIDAE; Family ARCTIIDAE (ermine moths and tiger moths); Family NOCTUIDAE; Order TRICHOPTERA (caddis flies); Family LIMNEPHILIDAE; Order HYMENOPTERA (ants, bees, sawflies and wasps); Family PAMPHILIIDAE; Family ARGIDAE; Family CIMBICIDAE; Family DIPRIONIDAE; Family TENTHREDINIDAE; Family CYNIPIDAE (gall wasps); Family EULOPHIDAE; Family EURYTOMIDAE; Family FORMICIDAE (ants); Family VESPIDAE; Family ANDRENIDAE.
 Abstract:             
              Fully revised and updated for the 2nd edition, containing over 60 new pests and almost 90 new colour photographs. Provides a unique source of permanent reference for all involved in the recognition, biology and control of the pests of ornamental crops, including professionals, scientists and students.                 Read more...