Table of Contents

INTRODUCTIONEconomic Importance of Heteroptera: A General View, Carl W. Schaefer and Antônio R. PanizziHARMFUL BUGSPossible Causes of Disease Symptoms Resulting from the Feeding of Phytophagous Heteroptera, Koji HoriPlant Bugs (Miridae) as Plant Pests, A. G. Wheeler, Jr.Lace Bugs (Tingidae), John W. Neal, Jr., and Carl W. SchaeferPalm Bugs (Thaumastocoroidae), Lionel Hill and Carl W. SchaeferSeed and Chinch Bugs (Lygaeoidea), Merrill H. Sweet, IIAsh-Gray Leaf Bugs (Piesmatoidae), NarisuCotton Stainers and Their Relatives (Pyrrhocoroidae: Pyrrhocoridae and Largidae), Carl W. Schaefer and Imtiaz AhmadScentless Plant Bugs (Rhopalidae), Carl W. Schaefer and Jill KotulskiBroad-Headed Bugs (Alydidae), Antônio R. Panizzi, Carl W. Schaefer, and Yoshiro NatuharaLeaf-Footed Bugs (Coreoidae), Paula Levin MitchellBurrower Bugs (Cydnidae), Jerzy A. Lis, Miriam Becker, and Carl W. SchaeferStink Bugs (Antônio R. Panizzi, J. E. McPherson, David G. James, M. Javahery, and Robert M. McPhersonShield Bugs (Scutellcridae), M. Javahery, Carl W. Schaefer, and John D. LattinSeveral Small Pentatomoid Families (Cyrtocoridae, Dinidoridae, Eurostylidae, Plataspidae, and Tessaratomidae), Carl W. Schaefer, Antônio R. Panizzi, and David D. James Flat Bugs (Aradidae), Kari HeliövaaraBed Bugs (Cimicidae), Carl W. SchaeferTriatominae (Reduviidae), Eloi S. Garcia, Patricia de Azambuja, and João C. P. DiazAdventitious Biters - Nuisance Bugs, Carl W. SchaeferUSEFUL BUGSHow Carnivorous Bugs Feed (Allen Carson CohenCreeping Water Bugs (Naucoridae), Robert W. SitesGiant Water Bugs (Belostomatidae), P. VenkatesanWater Scorpions (Nepidae), Steven L. KefferSmall Aquatic Bugs (Nepomorpha) with Slight or Underestimated Economic Importance, Miroslave PapácekSemiaquatic Bugs (Gerromorpha), John R. Spence and Nils Møller AndersenMinute Pirate Bugs (Anthocoridae), John D. LattinDamsel Bugs (Nabida

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Carl W. Schaefer, Antonio Ricardo Panizzi

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"Carl Schaefer and Antônio Panizzi have been studying this group of arthropods for many years and therefore their experience and expertise have rendered the book highly refined and thorough... Each chapter commences with a concise and clear statement on the economic relevance of the chosen group, followed by a well articulated summary on the biology, behaviour, and ecology of the bugs, a section on prognosis, and a conclusion that identifies the key areas for future research. Students beginning research on the ecology and behaviour of Heteroptera and scientists working in areas of arthropod pest management and biological control will find the comments in the conclusion extremely relevant... The book includes close to 5000 references and that is a major strength... Indices listing plant and insect names are additional strengths of the book... this book will be useful to agricultural, veterinary, and medical entomologists... and ecologists working on the interactions of Heteroptera with plants and animals, in vector biology, and in biological control... From the ecological and biological points of view, the book is so complete that nothing more, I felt, can be added... Schaefer and Panizzi have done an outstanding job by producing an impressive and a highly useful book."
- Oriental Insects, Vol. 36, No. 50, 2002