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Suitable for medical, veterinary, entomology and public health students, this textbook includes chapters devoted to each of the taxonomic groups of insects and arachnids of medical or veterinary concern, including spiders, scorpions, mites, and ticks. It also includes the information on developments in entomology relating to public health.
List of contents
1 INTRODUCTION
Lance A. Durden and Gary R. Mullen
2 MORPHOLOGICAL ADAPTATIONS OF PARASITIC ARTHROPODS
Nathan D. Burkett-Cadena
3 EPIDEMIOLOGY OF VECTOR-BORNE DISEASES
William K. Reisen
4 FORENSIC ENTOMOLOGY
William L. Krinsky
5 COCKROACHES (BLATTARIA)
Richard J. Brenner and Richard D. Kramer
6 LICE (PHTHIRAPTERA)
Lance A. Durden and John E. Lloyd
7 TRUE BUGS (HEMIPTERA)
William L. Krinsky
8 BEETLES (COLEOPTERA)
William L. Krinsky
9 FLEAS (SIPHONAPTERA)
Lance A. Durden and Nancy C. Hinkle
10 FLIES (DIPTERA)
Robert D. Hall and Reid R. Gerhardt
11 MOTH FLIES AND SAND FLIES (PSYCHODIDAE)
Louis C. Rutledge and Raj K. Gupta
12 BITING MIDGES (CERATOPOGONIDAE)
Gary R. Mullen
13 BLACK FLIES (SIMULIIDAE)
Peter H. Adler and John W. McCreadie
14 MOSQUITOES (CULICIDAE)
Woodbridge A. Foster and Edward D. Walker
15 HORSE FLIES AND DEER FLIES (TABANIDAE)
Bradley A. Mullens
16 MUSCID FLIES (MUSCIDAE)
Roger D. Moon
17 TSETSE FLIES (GLOSSINIDAE)
William L. Krinsky
18 MYIASIS (MUSCOIDEA, OESTROIDEA)
Philip J. Scholl, E. Paul Catts, and Gary R. Mullen
19 LOUSE FLIES, KEDS, AND RELATED FLIES (HIPPOBOSCOIDEA)
John E. Lloyd
20 MOTHS AND BUTTERFLIES (LEPIDOPTERA)
Gary R. Mullen
21 ANTS, WASPS AND BEES (HYMENOPTERA)
Hal C. Reed and Peter J. Landolt
22 SCORPIONS (SCORPIONES)
Gary R. Mullen and Scott A. Stockwell
23 SOLPUGIDS (SOLIFUGAE)
Gary R. Mullen
24 SPIDERS (ARANEAE)
Gary R. Mullen and Richard S. Vetter
25 MITES (ACARI)
Gary R. Mullen and Barry M. OConnor
26 TICKS (IXODIDA)
William L. Nicholson, Daniel E. Sonenshine, Robert S. Lane, and Gerrit Uilenberg
27 MOLECULAR TOOLS IN MEDICAL AND VETERINARY ENTOMOLOGY
Dana Nayduch
APPENDIX. ARTHROPOD-RELATED VIRUSES OF MEDICAL AND VETERINARY IMPORTANCE
Michael J. Turell
GLOSSARY
TAXONOMIC INDEX
SUBJECT INDEX
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"Without a doubt the finest book available in English on the subject today."-- FLORIDA SCIENTIST from the previous edition
