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Encyclopedia of Insects

Resh, Vincent H.; Cardé, Ring T.

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Table of contents

Cover
Encyclopedia of INSECTSiii
Copyright Pageiv
Contentsv
Contents by Subject Areaxiii
Contributorsxvii
Guide to the Encyclopediaxxiii
Forewordxxv
Prefacexxvii
Chapter 1. Accessory Glands1
Chapter 2. Aestivation3
Chapter 3. Agricultural Entomology4
Chapter 4. Amber9
Chapter 5. Anatomy: Head, Thorax, Abdomen, and Genitalia12
Chapter 6. Antennae26
Chapter 7. Ants29
Chapter 8. Aphids32
Chapter 9. Apis Species37
Chapter 10. Aposematic Coloration39
Chapter 11. Apterygota45
Chapter 12. Aquatic Habitats45
Chapter 13. Archaeognatha57
Chapter 14. Arthropoda and Related Groups59
Chapter 15. Auchenorrhyncha66
Chapter 16. Autohemorrhage74
Chapter 17. Autotomy75
Chapter 18. Beekeeping76
Chapter 19. Bee Products82
Chapter 20. Beeswax84
Chapter 21. Biodiversity85
Chapter 22. Biogenic Amines91
Chapter 23. Biogeographical Patterns94
Chapter 24. Biological Control of Insect Pests103
Chapter 25. Bioluminescence115
Chapter 26. Biotechnology and Insects120
Chapter 27. Blattodea123
Chapter 28. Blood Sucking127
Chapter 29. Body Size130
Chapter 30. Boll Weevil132
Chapter 31. Bombyx mori133
Chapter 32. Borers135
Chapter 33. Brain and Optic Lobes137
Chapter 34. Bubonic Plague147
Chapter 35. Caste151
Chapter 36. Caterpillars154
Chapter 37. Cat Fleas156
Chapter 38. Cave Insects158
Chapter 39. Cell Culture163
Chapter 40. Chemical Defense165
Chapter 41. Chemoreception169
Chapter 42. Chiggers and Other Disease-Causing Mites174
Chapter 43. Chitin179
Chapter 44. Chromosomes180
Chapter 45. Chrysalis185
Chapter 46. Cicadas186
Chapter 47. Circadian Rhythms188
Chapter 48. Circulatory System192
Chapter 49. Cocoon197
Chapter 50. Codling Moth198
Chapter 51. Coevolution199
Chapter 52. Cold/Heat Protection204
Chapter 53. Coleoptera209
Chapter 54. Collection and Preservation230
Chapter 55. Collembola235
Chapter 56. Colonies239
Chapter 57. Colorado Potato Beetle242
Chapter 58. Coloration244
Chapter 59. Commercial from Insects251
Chapter 60. Conservation260
Chapter 61. Crickets265
Chapter 62. Crypsis269
Chapter 63. Cultural Entomology273
Chapter 64. Cuticle281
Chapter 65. Daddy-Long-Legs283
Chapter 66. Dance Language284
Chapter 67. DDT288
Chapter 68. Defensive Behavior289
Chapter 69. Dengue295
Chapter 70. Dermaptera297
Chapter 71. Development, Hormonal Control of300
Chapter 72. Diapause305
Chapter 73. Digestion310
Chapter 74. Digestive System313
Chapter 75. Diplura323
Chapter 76. Diptera324
Chapter 77. Division of Labor in Insect Societies340
Chapter 78. Dog Heartworm343
Chapter 79. Dormancy344
Chapter 80. Drosophila melanogaster345
Chapter 81. Dung Beetles348
Chapter 82. Ecdysteroids352
Chapter 83. Eggs355
Chapter 84. Egg Coverings356
Chapter 85. Embiidina358
Chapter 86. Embryogenesis359
Chapter 87. Endangered Insects364
Chapter 88. Endopterygota369
Chapter 89. Entomological Societies369
Chapter 90. Ephemeroptera373
Chapter 91. Excretion380
Chapter 92. Exopterygota387
Chapter 93. Exoskeleton387
Chapter 94. Extension Entomology390
Chapter 95. Eyes and Vision393
Chapter 96. Fat Body407
Chapter 97. Feeding Behavior409
Chapter 98. Fire Ants414
Chapter 99. Flight416
Chapter 100. Folk Beliefs and Superstitions426
Chapter 101. Food, Insects as431
Chapter 102. Forensic Entomology437
Chapter 103. Forest Habitats442
Chapter 104. Fossil Record455
Chapter 105. Gallmaking and Insects464
Chapter 106. Genetically Modified Plants466
Chapter 107. Genetic Engineering471
Chapter 108. Genetic Variation478
Chapter 109. Grassland Habitats481
Chapter 110. Greenhouse Gases, Global Warming, and Insects486
Chapter 111. Growth, Individual489
Chapter 112. Grylloblattodea492
Chapter 113. Gypsy Moth493
Chapter 114. Hearing498
Chapter 115. Hemolymph505
Chapter 116. Hibernation508
Chapter 117. History of Entomology509
Chapter 118. Homeostasis, Behavioral519
Chapter 119. Honey521
Chapter 120. Honeydew523
Chapter 121. Host Seeking, by Parasitoids526
Chapter 122. Host Seeking, for Plants529
Chapter 123. House Fly532
Chapter 124. Hymenoptera534
Chapter 125. Hypermetamorphosis546
Chapter 126. Hyperparasitism549
Chapter 127. Imaginal Discs552
Chapter 128. Immunology555
Chapter 129. Industrial Melanism560
Chapter 130. Insecta, Overview564
Chapter 131. Insecticides566
Chapter 132. Insecticide and Acaricide Resistance569
Chapter 133. Insectivorous Plants577
Chapter 134. Insectivorous Vertebrates580
Chapter 135. Insect Zoos582
Chapter 136. Integrated Pest Management589
Chapter 137. Integument595
Chapter 138. Introduced Insects597
Chapter 139. Island Biogeography and Evolution602
Chapter 140. Isoptera604
Chapter 141. Japanese Beetle609
Chapter 142. June Beetles610
Chapter 143. Juvenile Hormones611
Chapter 144. Ladybugs618
Chapter 145. Larva622
Chapter 146. Learning624
Chapter 147. Legs627
Chapter 148. Lepidoptera631
Chapter 149. Lice, Human664
Chapter 150. Locusts666
Chapter 151. Magnetic Sense670
Chapter 152. Malaria672
Chapter 153. Mantodea675
Chapter 154. Mantophasmatodea677
Chapter 155. Marine Insects679
Chapter 156. Mating Behaviors682
Chapter 157. Mechanoreception689
Chapter 158. Mecoptera690
Chapter 159. Medical Entomology693
Chapter 160. Medicine, Insects in698
Chapter 161. Megaloptera700
Chapter 162. Metabolism703
Chapter 163. Metamorphosis707
Chapter 164. Migration708
Chapter 165. Mimicry714
Chapter 166. Mites726
Chapter 167. Molting733
Chapter 168. Monarchs739
Chapter 169. Mosquitoes743
Chapter 170. Mouthparts750
Chapter 171. Movies, Insects in756
Chapter 172. Muscle System763
Chapter 173. Museums and Display Collections768
Chapter 174. Neosomy775
Chapter 175. Neotropical African Bees776
Chapter 176. Nest Building778
Chapter 177. Neuropeptides782
Chapter 178. Neuroptera785
Chapter 179. Nomenclature and Classification, Principles of798
Chapter 180. Nutrition807
Chapter 181. Ocelli and Stemmata814
Chapter 182. Odonata814
Chapter 183. Orientation823
Chapter 184. Orthoptera827
Chapter 185. Ovarioles839
Chapter 186. Oviposition Behavior841
Chapter 187. Parasitoids845
Chapter 188. Parental Care848
Chapter 189. Parthenogenesis851
Chapter 190. Pathogens of Insects856
Chapter 191. Phasmida865
Chapter 192. Pheromones866
Chapter 193. Phoresy873
Chapter 194. Photography of Insects875
Chapter 195. Phthiraptera879
Chapter 196. Phylogeny of Insects882
Chapter 197. Physical Control of Insect Pests898
Chapter 198. Phytophagous Insects902
Chapter 199. Phytotoxemia905
Chapter 200. Plant Diseases and Insects907
Chapter 201. Plant–Insect Interactions912
Chapter 202. Plecoptera915
Chapter 203. Pollination and Pollinators919
Chapter 204. Pollution, Insect Response to926
Chapter 205. Polyembryony928
Chapter 206. Population Ecology933
Chapter 207. Predation/Predatory Insects944
Chapter 208. Prosorrhyncha947
Chapter 209. Protura965
Chapter 210. Psocoptera966
Chapter 211. Pterygota969
Chapter 212. Puddling Behavior969
Chapter 213. Pupa and Puparium970
Chapter 214. Raphidioptera973
Chapter 215. Rearing of Insects975
Chapter 216. Recruitment Communication980
Chapter 217. Regulatory Entomology988
Chapter 218. Reproduction, Female991
Chapter 219. Reproduction, Female: Hormonal Control of994
Chapter 220. Reproduction, Male997
Chapter 221. Reproduction, Male: Hormonal Control of999
Chapter 222. Research Tools, Insects as1000
Chapter 223. Respiratory System1002
Chapter 224. River Blindness1007
Chapter 225. Rostrum1008
Chapter 226. Royal Jelly1009
Chapter 227. Salivary Glands1011
Chapter 228. Scales and Setae1017
Chapter 229. Scorpions1020
Chapter 230. Segmentation1025
Chapter 231. Sericulture1027
Chapter 232. Sex Determination1029
Chapter 233. Sexual Selection1032
Chapter 234. Silk Production1038
Chapter 235. Siphonaptera1040
Chapter 236. Sociality1044
Chapter 237. Soil Habitats1053
Chapter 238. Spermatheca1058
Chapter 239. Spermatophore1059
Chapter 240. Spiders1060
Chapter 241. Stamps, Insects and1073
Chapter 242. Sterile Insect Technique1074
Chapter 243. Sternorrhyncha1079
Chapter 244. Stored Products as Habitats1089
Chapter 245. Strepsiptera1094
Chapter 246. Swimming, Lake Insects1096
Chapter 247. Swimming, Stream Insects1098
Chapter 248. Symbionts Aiding Digestion1102
Chapter 249. Symbionts, Bacterial1107
Chapter 250. Teaching Resources1113
Chapter 251. Temperature, Effects on Development and Growth1116
Chapter 252. Thermoregulation1119
Chapter 253. Thysanoptera1127
Chapter 254. Ticks1132
Chapter 256. Tracheal System1142
Chapter 257. Trichoptera1145
Chapter 258. Tsetse Fly1151
Chapter 259. Urban Habitats1157
Chapter 260. Venom1160
Chapter 261. Veterinary Entomology1163
Chapter 262. Vibrational Communication1167
Chapter 263. Vitellogenesis1171
Chapter 264. Walking and Jumping1174
Chapter 265. Wasps1179
Chapter 266. Water and Ion Balance, Hormonal Control1183
Chapter 267. Wings1186
Chapter 268. Wolbachia1192
Chapter 269. Yellow Fever1196
Chapter 270. Zoonoses, Arthropod-Borne1198
Chapter 271. Zoraptera1201
Chapter 272. Zygentoma1203
Glossary1207
Subject Index1227

Book details

Vendor Elsevier S & T
SKU 9780125869904
ISBN-13 9780080546056
Author Resh, Vincent H.; Cardé, Ring T.
Category Science
Subject Reference

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The Encyclopedia of Insects is a comprehensive work devoted to all aspects of insects, including their anatomy, physiology, evolution, behavior, reproduction, ecology, and disease, as well as issues of exploitation, conservation, and management. Articles provide definitive facts about all insects from aphids, beetles and butterflies to weevils and yellowjackets.

Insects are beautiful and dreadful, ravenous pests and devastating disease vectors, resilient and resistant to eradication, and the source of great benefit and great loss for civilization. Important for ecosystem health, they have influenced the evolution of other life forms on our planet including humans. Anyone interested in insects, from university professors and researchers to high school students preparing a report, will find The Encyclopedia of Insects an indispensable volume for insect information.

* An unprecedented collection in 1,276 pages covering every important aspect of insects
* Presents 270 original articles, thoroughly peer reviewed and edited for consistency
* Features 1,000 figures and tables, including 500 full-color photographs
* Includes the latest information contributed by 250 experts in 17 countries
* Designed to save research time with a full glossary, 1,700 cross-references, and 3,000 bibliographic entries

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