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Annals of the Entomological Society of America.
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ISSN: 19382901 Year: 1908 Publisher: Oxford, UK : Oxford University Press

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Annals of the Entomological Society of America invites submission of manuscripts that integrate different areas of insect biology, and address issues that are likely to be of broad relevance to entomologists. Articles also report on basic aspects of the biology of arthropods.


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Electronic Monitoring of Feeding Behavior of Phytophagous True Bugs (Heteroptera)
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ISBN: 3030646742 3030646734 Year: 2021 Publisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,

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This book compiles for the first time all the current information on the electronic monitoring of the feeding behaviour of phytophagous true bugs, describing the mouthparts and modes of feeding of. It includes state-of-the-art illustrations of feeding sites on the various plant structures, and examines how the different feeding strategies are related to the variable waveforms generated using the electropenetrography (EPG) technique. Further, the book discusses the damage (physical and chemical) resulting from feeding activities, as well as the plant reactions to the damage. Covering in detail all EPG studies developed and conducted using true bugs published to date, it explores the use of electronic monitoring of feeding coupled with histological analyses to improve chemical and gene silencing (RNAi) strategies to control true bugs.


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Why Every Fly Counts : Value and Endangerment of Insects
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ISBN: 3030312291 3030312283 Year: 2019 Publisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,

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Threatening pests or threatened beneficials? Biting midges are wonderful insects. The animals are so tiny and uniquely shaped that they are particularly good at pollinating the small and tight flowers of the cocoa tree. Without them, there would be much less chocolate. We associate other insects more with the damage that they cause. Mosquitoes and wasps bite us. Moth larvae damage textiles and contaminate foods. Ants undermine our paths and flies are just a pain. But what exactly is our relationship with insects? Are they more beneficial or harmful? What role do they play in the world? What are the effects of climate change: Will the number of insects continue to increase? This book discusses the beneficial and harmful effects of insects and explains their development and significance for biodiversity. This second, fully reviewed and enlarged, edition provides new insights, especially about the value of specific insect species that are generally seen as pests (e.g. ants and moths), as well as an extended chapter on the development of insects and especially their decline in different regions in the world, the industrialized countries in particular. Numerous info graphics show connections between changes in the environment due to human expansion and the number of insects and species. Studies from the US, Canada, Asia, Africa, Europe and Switzerland are used to point out the dramatic reduction of biodiversity. New tables illustrate these developments. The glossary as well as the insects index is extended, the text, tables, pictures and graphs provide even more well-rounded image. Readers will find the argumentation even more clearly and detailed.


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Integrative Biological Control : Ecostacking for Enhanced Ecosystem Services
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ISBN: 303044838X 3030448371 Year: 2020 Publisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,

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This book is the first to integrate biological control into a conceptual framework – ecostacking - uniting all aspects of biological control and ecosystem services. In 2018 the "First International Congress of Biological Control" was organised and held in Beijing, China. The chapters highlight some of the achievements presented at the congress, worldwide. Of particular significance are the numerous contributions by Chinese researchers illustrating the remarkable progress made on developing and adopting multiple biological control strategies over vast agricultural areas, largely replacing chemical pesticides for sustainable agricultural and horticultural production. In many parts of the world including Europe, fragmented research based on short-term funding has been unable to answer to the needs to develop sustainable long-term solutions to crop protection, while colleagues in China have been successful in implementing programs that exemplify the power of the ecostacking approach. Key contributions by European and US specialists combined with the expertise and experiences by the Chinese contributors comprise the building blocks for the integration of biological control approaches into the overall frame of ecostacking. This book will lead the way to a broader, integrated adoption of biological control techniques in sustainable pest, disease and weed management supporting also the functioning of other key ecosystem services. Chapter 2 of this book is available open access under a CC BY 4.0 license at link.springer.com.

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Entomology. --- Applied ecology. --- Biodiversity. --- Microbial ecology. --- Conservation biology. --- Ecology . --- Forestry management. --- Applied Ecology. --- Microbial Ecology. --- Conservation Biology/Ecology. --- Forestry Management. --- Biological diversification --- Biological diversity --- Biotic diversity --- Diversification, Biological --- Diversity, Biological --- Biology --- Biocomplexity --- Ecological heterogeneity --- Numbers of species --- Ecology --- Environmental protection --- Nature conservation --- Insects --- Zoology --- Environmental microbiology --- Microorganisms --- Microbiology --- Forest administration --- Forest plants --- Forest resource administration --- Forest resource management --- Forest stewardship --- Forest vegetation management --- Forestry management --- Forests and forestry --- Stewardship, Forest --- Vegetation management, Forest --- Ecosystem management --- Natural resources --- Balance of nature --- Bionomics --- Ecological processes --- Ecological science --- Ecological sciences --- Environment --- Environmental biology --- Oecology --- Environmental sciences --- Population biology --- Management --- Administration --- Control --- Agricultura biològica --- Entomologia --- Control biològic de plagues --- Biocontrol de plagues --- Control de plagues --- Agents de control biològic de plagues --- Zoologia --- Entomologia urbana --- Entomologia veterinària --- Paleoentomologia --- Entomòlegs --- Insectes --- Agricultura biodinàmica --- Agricultura ecològica --- Agricultura orgànica --- Agrobiologia --- Conreus biodinàmics --- Conreus biològics --- Conreus ecològics --- Conreus orgànics --- Agricultura --- Agricultura de conservació --- Permacultura --- Agricultura sostenible --- Aliments naturals --- Productes ecològics --- Ecology. --- Forest management.


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Insect Sex Pheromone Research and Beyond : From Molecules to Robots
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ISBN: 9811530823 9811530815 Year: 2020 Publisher: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer,

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This book provides a complete overview of cutting-edge research on insect sex pheromones and pheromone communication systems. The coverage ranges from the chemistry, biosynthesis, and reception of sex pheromones to the control of odor-source searching behavior, and from molecules to the application of research findings to robotics. The book both summarizes the progress of studies conducted using Bombyx mori and several groups of moths and reviews sex pheromones of some non-lepidopteran insect groups of agricultural importance. Attention is drawn to recent findings on elaborate neural information processing in the brain in male moths and to the importance of olfactory receptors specifically tuned to sex pheromone molecules. Featuring contributions from leading experts on the topic, this book will be a unique and valuable resource for researchers and students in the fields of entomology, chemical ecology, insect physiology and biochemistry, evolution, biomimetics, and bioengineering. In addition to researchers, general insect lovers will find the book fascinating for its descriptions of the marvelous abilities of insects and the underlying mechanisms involved.

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Entomology. --- Biochemistry. --- Animal physiology. --- Animal Biochemistry. --- Animal Physiology. --- Animal physiology --- Animals --- Biology --- Anatomy --- Biological chemistry --- Chemical composition of organisms --- Organisms --- Physiological chemistry --- Chemistry --- Medical sciences --- Insects --- Zoology --- Physiology --- Composition --- Insect sex attractants. --- Sex attractants, Insect --- Insect baits and repellents --- Pheromones --- Sex attractants --- Insectes --- Entomologia --- Feromones --- Bioquímica --- Química biològica --- Química fisiològica --- Biologia --- Medicina --- Química --- Absorció (Fisiologia) --- Anàlisi enzimàtica --- Biodegradació --- Biodisponibilitat --- Bioelectroquímica --- Bioenergètica --- Biogeoquímica --- Biologia molecular --- Bioquímica analítica --- Bioquímica clínica --- Bioquímica física --- Bioquímica quàntica --- Biosíntesi --- Centres actius (Bioquímica) --- Citoquímica --- Composició del cos humà --- Cromatografia --- Digestió --- Enginyeria bioquímica --- Enzimologia --- Equilibri àcid-base --- Fitoquímica --- Fixació de proteïnes --- Genètica bioquímica --- Immunoquímica --- Interfícies biològiques --- Lípids --- Lligands (Bioquímica) --- Marcadors bioquímics --- Metabolisme --- Minerals en l'organisme --- Neuroquímica --- Oxidació fisiològica --- Pigments (Biologia) --- Química biorgànica --- Química clínica --- Química microbiològica --- Quimiotaxi --- Quimiotaxonomia --- Toxicologia bioquímica --- Xenobiòtics --- Histoquímica --- Comunicació animal --- Zoologia --- Entomologia urbana --- Entomologia veterinària --- Paleoentomologia --- Entomòlegs --- Hexàpodes --- Invertebrats --- Apterigots --- Coleòpters --- Col·lèmbols --- Dermàpters --- Dictiòpters --- Dípters --- Efemeròpters --- Hemípters --- Himenòpters --- Homòpters --- Insectes aquàtics --- Insectes fitòfags --- Insectes hematòfags --- Insectes paràsits --- Insectes saproxílics --- Insectes útils --- Lepidòpters --- Mal·lòfags --- Mecòpters --- Neuròpters --- Odonats --- Ortòpters --- Papallones --- Plagues d'insectes --- Plecòpters --- Puces --- Tèrmits --- Tricòpters --- Physiology. --- Insectes.

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