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A Textbook of Agricultural Entomology

A Textbook of Agricultural Entomology

A Textbook of Agricultural Entomology

Kenneth M. Smith
October 2013
Paperback
9781107661028
£43.99
GBP
Paperback

    First published in 1948 as the second edition of a 1931 original, this book deals with the main types of insects found on British farms, the damage they can cause and the various weeds that can harbour them. The text is richly illustrated with photographs and drawings of the insects, their eggs and the symptoms of their attack on common farm plants. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of entomology.

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    October 2013
    Paperback
    9781107661028
    304 pages
    216 × 140 × 17 mm
    0.39kg
    Available

    Table of Contents

    • Preface
    • List of illustrations
    • 1. Introductory
    • organisation of agricultural entomology in England and Wales
    • 2. Methods of insect control and their application in farming practice
    • 3. The effect of weather conditions on insect outbreaks
    • 4. Classification. Collembola, anoplura, thysanoptera
    • 5. Hemiptera - heteroptera
    • 6. Hemiptera - homoptera
    • 7. Lepidoptera
    • 8. Coleoptera
    • 9. Coleoptera (contd.)
    • 10. Hymenoptera
    • 11. Diptera
    • 12. Diptera (contd.)
    • 13. Diptera (contd.)
    • 14. Insects and virus diseases of crops
    • Appendix 1. A list of characteristic symptoms of insect attack on agricultural crops together with the insect responsible
    • Appendix B. A list of common farm weeds and the insect pests associated with them
    • Index of authors
    • Index of parasites and predators
    • General index.