Textbook of Agricultural Entomology

First published in 1948, this book deals with the main types of insects found on British farms.

List 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.

Summary

First published in 1948, 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.

Product details

• Authors: Kenneth M. Smith
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.10.2013
• EAN: 9781107661028
• ISBN: 978-1-107-66102-8
• No. of pages: 304
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Zoology; SCIENCE / History, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Pest Control, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / Entomology, History of Science, Insects (entomology), United Kingdom, Great Britain, c 1950 to c 1959, British Isles, C 1945 To C 1960, Pest control, Pest control / plant diseases