Title: Aphids on the world's crops : an indentification and information guide /
Authors: Blackman, R. L. 1941-; Eastop, V. F.
Publisher: Wiley,
Year: 2000
Subjects: Aphids Host plants; Field crops Diseases and pests
Abstract: "Extensively revised and fully updated, Aphids on the World's Crops is the only publication to provide non-specialist workers wherever they are in the world with the means both to identify to species level, and to access the literature on, one of the main groups of agriculturally important insects." "Aphids on the World's Crops is a reference tool for economic, applied and agricultural entomologists at universities, research institutes and advisory centres throughout the world."--Jacket.
Contents: Introductory section: systematics; life cycles and polymorphism; host-plant relationships; geographical distribution; morphology and key characters. Part 1 The crops and their aphids: list of crop plants and their English names; lists and keys of aphids on each crop. Part 2 The aphids: systematic treatment of genera. Part 3 Techniques: collecting; preservation and mounting; labelling and storage of slide-mounted preparations. Part 4 Sources of information: regionally classified faunal works; general biology; morphology, anatomy, and physiology.