Ebook: Forest Insects: Principles and Practice of Population Management
Author: Alan A. Berryman (auth.)
- Tags: Plant Sciences, Tree Biology, Animal Anatomy / Morphology / Histology, Ecology, Environmental Management
- Series: Population Ecology: Theory and Application
- Year: 1986
- Publisher: Springer US
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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This book is intended as a general text for undergraduates studying the manage ment of forest insect pests. It is divided into four parts: insects, ecology, manage ment, and practice. Part I, Insects, contains two chapters. The first is intended to provide an overview of the general attributes of insects. Recognizing that it is impossible to adequately treat such a diverse and complex group of organisms in such a short space, I have attempted to highlight those insectan characteristics that make them difficult animals to combat. I have also tried to expose the insects' weak points, those attributes that make them vulnerable to manipulation by human actions. Even so, this first chapter will seem inadequate and sketchy to many of my colleagues. Ideally, this book should be used in conjunction with a laboratory manual covering insect anatomy, physiology, biology, behavior, and classifica tion in much greater depth-in fact, this is how I organize my forest entomology course. It is hoped that this first chapter will provide nonentomologists with a general feel for the insects and with a broad understanding of their strengths and weaknesses, while Chapter 2 will provide a brief overview of the diverse insect fauna that attacks the various parts of forest trees and their products.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
An Introduction to the Insects....Pages 3-16
Forest Insect Pests....Pages 17-30
Front Matter....Pages 31-31
Insects in the Forest Environment....Pages 33-50
Population Dynamics of Forest Insects....Pages 51-77
Natural Enemies of Forest Insects....Pages 79-99
Front Matter....Pages 103-103
Monitoring and Forecasting Insect Outbreaks....Pages 105-124
Assessing the Risk of Insect Outbreaks....Pages 125-144
Prevention of Insect Outbreaks....Pages 145-166
Control of Insect Outbreaks....Pages 167-192
Pest Management Decisions....Pages 193-207
Front Matter....Pages 211-211
The Practice of Forest Insect Management....Pages 213-245
Back Matter....Pages 247-279
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
An Introduction to the Insects....Pages 3-16
Forest Insect Pests....Pages 17-30
Front Matter....Pages 31-31
Insects in the Forest Environment....Pages 33-50
Population Dynamics of Forest Insects....Pages 51-77
Natural Enemies of Forest Insects....Pages 79-99
Front Matter....Pages 103-103
Monitoring and Forecasting Insect Outbreaks....Pages 105-124
Assessing the Risk of Insect Outbreaks....Pages 125-144
Prevention of Insect Outbreaks....Pages 145-166
Control of Insect Outbreaks....Pages 167-192
Pest Management Decisions....Pages 193-207
Front Matter....Pages 211-211
The Practice of Forest Insect Management....Pages 213-245
Back Matter....Pages 247-279
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