Insects as natural enemies [electronic resource] : a practical perspective / edited by Mark A. Jervis.
Over the past three decades there has been a dramatic increase in theoretical and practical studies on insect natural enemies. The appeal of insect predators, and parasitoids in particular, as research animals derives from the relative ease with which many species may be cultured and experimented wi...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | Over the past three decades there has been a dramatic increase in theoretical and practical studies on insect natural enemies. The appeal of insect predators, and parasitoids in particular, as research animals derives from the relative ease with which many species may be cultured and experimented with in the laboratory, the simple life cycles of most parasitoids, and the increasing demand for biological pest control. There is now a massive literature on insect natural enemies, so there is a great need for a general text that the enquiring student or research worker can use in deciding on appro. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 748 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 551-686)-and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9781402026256 1402026250 1402017340 9781402017346 |