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Thrips Biology and Management
. Ed(S): Parker, Bruce L.; Skinner, Margaret; Lewis, Trevor
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Description for Thrips Biology and Management
Hardback. Proceedings of a NATO ARW: The 1993 International Conference on Thysanoptera: Towards Understanding Thrips Management held in Burlington, Vermont, September 28-30, 1993. Editor(s): Parker, Bruce L.; Skinner, Margaret; Lewis, Trevor. Series: NATO Science Series A. Num Pages: 652 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PST; TVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 35. Weight in Grams: 3230.
Thrips (fhysanoptera) are very small insects, widespread throughout the world with a preponderance of tropical species, many temperate ones, and even a few living in arctic regions. Of the approximately 5,000 species so far identified, only a few hundred are crop pests, causing serious damage or transmitting diseases to growing crops and harvestable produce in most countries. Their fringed wings confer a natural ability to disperse widely, blown by the wind. Their minute size and cryptic behavior make them difficult to detect either in the field or in fresh vegetation transported during international trade of vegetables, fruit and ornamental flowers. ... Read more
Thrips (fhysanoptera) are very small insects, widespread throughout the world with a preponderance of tropical species, many temperate ones, and even a few living in arctic regions. Of the approximately 5,000 species so far identified, only a few hundred are crop pests, causing serious damage or transmitting diseases to growing crops and harvestable produce in most countries. Their fringed wings confer a natural ability to disperse widely, blown by the wind. Their minute size and cryptic behavior make them difficult to detect either in the field or in fresh vegetation transported during international trade of vegetables, fruit and ornamental flowers. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media United States
Number of pages
652
Condition
New
Series
NATO Science Series A
Number of Pages
636
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780306450136
SKU
V9780306450136
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Reviews for Thrips Biology and Management
`The editors are to be congratulated in compiling this volume which should not be missing from the bookshelf of any thysanopterist, agronomist or entomologist, encountering this unusual but fascinating order of insects.' Bulletin of Entomological Research, 1998