Aphids on the World's Crops

Fully revised and updated, this new edition of 'Aphid's on the World's Crops' is the only publication to provide non-specialist workers wherever they are in the world, with an identification guide and an information source on one of the main groups of agriculturally important insects. It incorporates:

* The latest information on the biology and distribution of both major and minor aphid pest species covering 455 species in 130 genera.

* 40 additional crops, bringing the total to almost 300

* More aphid species in the keys

* Approximately 500 new references

It features those aspects of the biology of aphids most relevant to their taxonomy and identification, followed by a crop-oriented illustrated identification guide. It also includes a comprehensive, systematic account of the genera and species of aphids inhabiting crop plants.

Comprehensively written by leading authorities in the world, it includes user-friendly identification keys with many illustrations, a summary of the techniques available for studying aphids, a list of further information sources and a photographic guide to the 150 most economically important species.

It will be a reliable and invaluable reference tool for economic, applied and agricultural entomologists at universities, research institutes and advisory centres throughout the world.Die grundlegende taxonomische Identität ist wichtig für jeden Entomologen. Dieses Handbuch dient sowohl als Identifizierungshilfe als auch als Informationsquelle für eine große Gruppe von landwirtschaftlich relevanten Insekten weltweit. Ziel des Buches ist es, den Nichtfachmann weltweit in die Lage zu versetzen, die Aphiden (Blattläuse) zu identifizieren und eine Zusammenfassung der Erkenntisse zu jeder Spezies mit Verweisen auf weiterführende Information zu bieten. Diese 2. Auflage wurde komplett überarbeitet und aktualisiert, wobei Zuverlässigkeit und Benutzerfreundlichkeit der Identifizierungsschlüssel verbessert wurde. Ein besseres Verständnis wird ferner durch die größere Anzahl an Illustrationen erreicht sowie durch Angaben der allgemeinen Pflanzenbezeichnungen und Namen der Virusfamilien.(TIS) INTRODUCTORY SECTION.

Introduction and Aims of the Book.

Systematics.

Life Cycles.

Host-Plant Relationships.

Geographical Distribution.

Morphology and Key Characters.

THE CROPS AND THEIR APHIDS.

Notes on the Use of this Section.

List of Crop Plants and their English Names.

Lists and Keys to Aphids on Each Crop.

THE APHIDS.

Introduction to the Section.

Systematic Treatment of Genera (Alphabetical).

TECHNIQUES.

Collecting.

Preservation and Mounting.

Labelling and Storage.

SOURCES OF INFORMATION.

Regionally Classified Faunal Works.

General Biology.

Morphology, Anatomy and Physiology.

Genetics and Development.

Migration and Dispersal.

Relationships with Other Insects.

Host-Plant Relationships.

Control.

Bibliographies.

REFERENCES.

PHOTOGRAPHIC GUIDE.

"For those who missed the original, don't hesitate now." (Entomologists Monthly Magazine, Vol 137, 2001)

"... this excellent book achieves its aim of making a rather difficult and very important group of insects accessible to the layman." (African Entomology, Vol 8/2, 2000)

R. L. Blackman and V. F. Eastop are the authors of Aphids on the World's Crops: An Identification and Information Guide, 2nd Edition, published by Wiley. 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. This new edition incorporates:

• The latest information on the biology and distribution of both major and minor aphid pest species covering 445 species in 130 genera.
• 40 additional crops, bringing the total to almost 300.
• More aphid species in the keys.
• Approximately 500 new references.

An introductory section, featuring those aspects of the biology of aphids most relevant to their taxonomy and identification, is followed by a crop-oriented illustrated identification guide. The third section comprises a comprehensive, systematic account of the genera and species of aphids inhabiting crop plants, including for each species its appearance in life, host plants, virus-transmitting ability, present geographical distribution and salient features of biology, with selected references. The book also includes a summary of the techniques available for studying aphids, a list of further information sources and a photographic guide to the 150 most economically important species. Written by leading authorities in this field, Aphids on the World?s Crops is an essential reference tool for economic, applied and agricultural entomologists at universities, research institutes and advisory centres throughout the world.