Soft Scale Insects is intended to be a further step towards providing comprehensive information on soft scale insects. Four or five decades ago, entomologists embarking on a study on soft scale insects would have encountered a scarcity of general text books or comprehensive treatise of the family, as a starting point for their research. At the time, the available knowledge and data were either scattered among numerous articles or regional monographs or were in obsolete books. It is hoped that this volume will cover almost the entire spectrum of the knowledge on the soft scale insect family, Coccidae.
This book comprises six chapters and begins by discussing the natural enemies of soft scale insects, such as pathogens like entomopathogenic fungi; predators like coccineilidae and other coleoptera; and parasitoids like encyrtidae. It then discusses issues of damage and control, including pest status of soft scale insects and coccid pests of important crops.
This book will be of interest to entomologists, horticulturists, zoologists, biologists, and those involved in general agricultural research.
1. Cover image 2. Title page 3. Table of Contents 4. World Crop Pests 5. Copyright page 6. Preface 7. Contributors to Volume 7B 8. Part 2 The Natural Enemies 9. 2.1: Entomopathogenic Fungi 10. 2.2: Chapter 2.2 Predators 11. 2.2.2: Cecidomyiidae and Other Diptera 12. Chapter 2.3: Parasitoids 13. 2.3.2: Aphelinidae 14. 2.3.3: Eulophidae, Pteromalidae, Eupelmidae and Signiphoridae 15. Part 3 Damage and Control 16. Chapter 3.1: Pest Status of Soft Scale Insects 17. Chapter 3.2: Control 18. 3.2.2: Biological Control of Soft Scale Insects in Interior Plantscapes in the USA 19. Chapter 3.3: Coccid Pests of Important Crops 20. 3.3.2: Olive 21. 3.3.3: Avocado 22. 3.3.4: Mango 23. 3.3.5: Guava 24. 3.3.6: Persimmon 25. 3.3.7: Other Subtropical Fruit Trees 26. 3.3.8: Deciduous Fruit Trees 27. 3.3.9: Grapevine 28. 3.3.10: Sugarcane and Bamboo 29. 3.3.11: Coniferous Forest Trees 30. 3.3.12: Deciduous Forest Trees 31. 3.3.13: Ornamental and House Plants 32. 3.3.14: Coffee 33. 3.3.15: Cocoa 34. 3.3.16: Tea 35. 3.3.17: Coconut 36. 3.3.18: Rubber 37. General Index 38. Index to Coccoidea Taxa 39. Index to Names of Parasitoids, Predators and Pathogens 40. Index to Plant Names
Soft Scale Insects is intended to be a further step towards providing comprehensive information on soft scale insects. Four or five decades ago, entomologists embarking on a study on soft scale insects would have encountered a scarcity of general text books or comprehensive treatise of the family, as a starting point for their research. At the time, the available knowledge and data were either scattered among numerous articles or regional monographs or were in obsolete books. It is hoped that this volume will cover almost the entire spectrum of the knowledge on the soft scale insect family, Coccidae.
This book comprises six chapters and begins by discussing the natural enemies of soft scale insects, such as pathogens like entomopathogenic fungi; predators like coccineilidae and other coleoptera; and parasitoids like encyrtidae. It then discusses issues of damage and control, including pest status of soft scale insects and coccid pests of important crops.
This book will be of interest to entomologists, horticulturists, zoologists, biologists, and those involved in general agricultural research.
1. Cover image 2. Title page 3. Table of Contents 4. World Crop Pests 5. Copyright page 6. Preface 7. Contributors to Volume 7B 8. Part 2 The Natural Enemies 9. 2.1: Entomopathogenic Fungi 10. 2.2: Chapter 2.2 Predators 11. 2.2.2: Cecidomyiidae and Other Diptera 12. Chapter 2.3: Parasitoids 13. 2.3.2: Aphelinidae 14. 2.3.3: Eulophidae, Pteromalidae, Eupelmidae and Signiphoridae 15. Part 3 Damage and Control 16. Chapter 3.1: Pest Status of Soft Scale Insects 17. Chapter 3.2: Control 18. 3.2.2: Biological Control of Soft Scale Insects in Interior Plantscapes in the USA 19. Chapter 3.3: Coccid Pests of Important Crops 20. 3.3.2: Olive 21. 3.3.3: Avocado 22. 3.3.4: Mango 23. 3.3.5: Guava 24. 3.3.6: Persimmon 25. 3.3.7: Other Subtropical Fruit Trees 26. 3.3.8: Deciduous Fruit Trees 27. 3.3.9: Grapevine 28. 3.3.10: Sugarcane and Bamboo 29. 3.3.11: Coniferous Forest Trees 30. 3.3.12: Deciduous Forest Trees 31. 3.3.13: Ornamental and House Plants 32. 3.3.14: Coffee 33. 3.3.15: Cocoa 34. 3.3.16: Tea 35. 3.3.17: Coconut 36. 3.3.18: Rubber 37. General Index 38. Index to Coccoidea Taxa 39. Index to Names of Parasitoids, Predators and Pathogens 40. Index to Plant Names
