The field of insect nutritional ecology has been defined by how
insects deal with nutritional and non-nutritional compounds, and
how these compounds influence their biology in evolutionary time.
In contrast, Insect Bioecology and Nutrition for Integrated Pest
Management presents these entomological concepts within the
framework of integrated pest management (IPM). It specifically
addresses bioecology and insect nutrition in modern agriculture.
Written for graduate students and professionals in entomology, this
book covers neotropical information in three sections:
- General Aspects: Basic bioecology and insect nutrition;
artificial diets; insect/plant interactions; insect symbionts; the
interface of chemical ecology with the food; and insect
cannibalism
- Specific Aspects: Specific feeding guilds of insects including
ants, social bees, leaf chewers, seed suckers, seed chewers, root
feeders, gall makers, detritivorous feeders, pests of storage
grains, fruit flies, aphids, endo- and ectoparasitoids, predators,
crisopids, and hematophagous insects
- Applied Aspects: Host plant resistance and the design of IPM
programs in the context of insect bioecology and nutrition
Much of the research on which these chapters were written was
done in Brazil and based on its neotropical fauna. The complexity
and diversity of the neotropics provides enough data that readers
from all zoogeographical regions can readily translate the
information in this book to their specific conditions. The book s
value as an entry point for further research is enhanced by the
inclusion of approximately 4,000 references.
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