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Arthropods as pests in crops, vectors of diseases, pollinators, and
natural enemies of pests are of huge economic importance. They
affect livestock, human health and food supplies around the world.
This unique book examines and reviews how light and colour can be
used to enhance pest management in agricultural and medical
applications by manipulating the optical responses of arthropods.
Arthropods use optical cues to find food, oviposition sites and to
navigate. Light also regulates their diurnal and seasonal
activities. Plants use optical cues to attract or deter various
species of arthropod. In this book, an international team of
experts show how light can be used successfully to attract, arrest,
confuse and deter arthropods as well as to disrupt their biological
clocks. The book: Presents an up-to-date and thorough summary of
what is known about how arthropods of agricultural and medical
importance respond to visual cues. Describes techniques that use
light to manipulate pests and beneficial insects and mites.
Presents a broad discussion of the potential use of optical
manipulation of arthropods to improve the health of plants,
domestic animals and humans.
Bridging the gap between genome and phenotype, the transcriptome is
a molecular-level snapshot of the act of living. Transcriptomics
shows which genes are expressed into proteins in a specific tissue
of a specific organism at a specific time and condition. This book
gives an account of the extraordinary diversity of ways
transcriptomics has been and can be utilised in basic and applied
entomological research. It encompasses a vast range of disciplines
within entomology, applying transcriptomics to the study of over
one million described species of insects. It covers a vast range of
disciplines from phylogenomics to pest management, from ecology to
physiology, and from behavior to evolutionary biology. The book
covers the breadth and depth of transcriptomics use in research to
showcase the utility of this technology in all disciplines.
Research examples in the book are relevant to fish, birds, plants,
and fungi, as well as insects and other arthropods, helping
scientists in any field, using any system, to understand what
transcriptomics can do for them. The book: Introduces
transcriptomics theory and practice for researchers of all levels
wishing to gain an insight into how to apply these techniques to
their own fields. Showcases the myriad ways transcriptomics can be
used to answer biological questions. Is written by a team of
international experts describing their own experiences, giving
guidance for applying it to the reader's own work. Reviews how
transcriptomics research has helped entomologists push their fields
further and make new discoveries.
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