The original stimulus which started KENNETH SPENCER on a study of
the Agro myzid flies was an invitation, which he accepted, to
translate from the German the monograph on Leaf Miners by Professor
E. M. HERING. From this developed nearly 20 years of collaboration
until Professor HERING's death in 1967. Dr. SPENCER has himself
described over 600 new species in the family, many of which he
collected and reared from known host plants during his extensive
travels to all the five main continents. Largely as a result of his
work, the number of species known in Britain has increased from 90
in 1945 to 313 today. He is thus uniquely qualified to write this
book about the hundred and fifty or so species which are regularly
associated with cultivated plants. Much of the taxonomic detail
provided here will be of value primarily to specialists; but with
the help of a microscope and the botanical host list (Chapter 2)
and the numerous illustrations (mostly prepared by ANN SPENCER)
those in agri cultural institutes and elsewhere should now be able
to identify the majority of species found attacking crops in any
part of the world."
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
