The animal class Insecta and the plant family Palmae / Forrest W. Howard -- Defoliators of palms. Lepidoptera / Forrest W. Howard and Reynaldo G. Abad. Coleoptera / Forrest W. Howard and Reynaldo G. Abad. Orthoptera / Dave Moore and Forrest W. Howard. Phasmida and Hymenoptera / Forrest W. Howard -- Sap-feeders on palms / Forrest W. Howard. Hemiptera: Heteroptera / Forrest W. Howard. Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha / Forrest W. Howard and Michael R. Wilson. Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha / Forrest W. Howard. Thysanoptera / Forrest W. Howard. Acari / Dave Moore and Forrest W. Howard -- Insects of palm flowers and fruits / Dave Moore -- Borers of palms / Robin M. Giblin-Davis -- Population regulation of palm pests / Dave Moore -- Principles of insect pest control on palms / Forrest W. Howard -- Field techniques for studies of palm insects / Forrest W. Howard
Summary
This book reviews the interrelationships between palms and insects, emphasizing the similarities in various world regions. Host plants, distribution and bionomics of representative insects are discussed according to their feeding sites on palms (foliage, flowers, fruits and stems) and their taxonomic groups. Host and distribution records for the most extensively represented insect families on palms are tabulated. Pest management and field techniques are also covered
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-379) and index
