GENERAL ASPECTS: Introduction to bioecology and insect nutrition as a basis for integrated pest management. Nutritional indexes to measure food consumption and utilization by insects. The evolution of insect artificial diets and their interactions with science and technology. Insect/plant interactions. Symbionts and insect nutrition. Bioecology and nutrition vs. chemical ecology: multitrophic interactions mediated by chemical signals. Insect cannibalism. SPECIFIC ASPECTS: Ants. Social bees. Defoliators. Seed-sucking bugs. Seed-chewing beetles. Root-feeding beetles. Gall-makers insects. Detritivorours insects. Insect feeding on storaged grains. Fruit flies. Sieve feeding aphids. Parasitoids. Predatory bugs. Predatory beetles. Predatory lacewings. Hematophagous insects. APPLIED ASPECTS: Host plant resistance and insect bioecology and nutrition. Bioecology and insect nutrition for IPM.
Antonio R. Panizzi is a research entomologist at the National Soybean Research Center of Embrapa, in Londrina, Parana, Brazil. Jose Roberto Postali Parra is a Professor of the Department of Entomology, Plant Pathology, and Agricultural Zoology at the College of Agriculture at the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
"For production of this volume, Parra and Panizzi assembled a cadre
of Brazilian authors who represent the best in the field, along
with several chapters in collaboration with international
authorities who have spent time in Brazil. This volume offers the
most authoritative compilation of up-to-date research on the
ecology of insects with emphasis on nutrition and nutritional
ecology, as well as the implications for the development of
integrated pest management programs applied to the neotropics,
arguably the most complex and diverse of the world’s biogeographic
zones. This volume is a landmark in a relatively young,
multidimensional science, and will greatly contribute toward
much-needed further research."
—Marcos Kogan, Oregon State University"It is easy to see why this
book has gone through two Brazilian editions and now is translated
into English. It contains some immensely interesting and valuable
information. … the contributors provide us with easy entry into the
fascinating world of insect–host relations. Without exception, the
authors have provided comprehensive yet lucid discussions of the
most important aspects of each topic treated. The bibliographic
information is complete but not overwhelming. … [This book] should
be on the reference shelf of anyone working in this field. …
Overall, this is a wonderful addition to the entomological
literature, and English-speakers will be very grateful that they
finally have ready access to this useful publication."
— John L. Capinera, Entomology and Nematology Department,
University of Florida, Florida Entomologist, March 2013
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