Insects on PalmsPalms constitute one of the largest botanical families and include some of the world's most important economic plants. This book reviews the interrelationships between palms and insects. The host plants, distribution and bionomics of representative insects are discussed. |
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... Palms and palm habitats Plate 2a . Date palms ( Phoenix dactylifera ) at an oasis , Niger . Photo by Philip Stansly . Plate 2b . African oil palm ( Elaeis guineensis ) fruit harvest , Costa Rica . Photo by Robin Giblin - Davis . Plate ...
... Palms and palm habitats Plate 2a . Date palms ( Phoenix dactylifera ) at an oasis , Niger . Photo by Philip Stansly . Plate 2b . African oil palm ( Elaeis guineensis ) fruit harvest , Costa Rica . Photo by Robin Giblin - Davis . Plate ...
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... date palm leaf , United Arab Emirates . Photo by Saeed Gassouma . Plate 8b . Ommatissus lybicus imago . Photo by ... Palms with. 8a . 8b .
... date palm leaf , United Arab Emirates . Photo by Saeed Gassouma . Plate 8b . Ommatissus lybicus imago . Photo by ... Palms with. 8a . 8b .
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... palms affected by lethal yellowing . Photo by Darryl Thomas . Plate 9c . Date palm , Florida . The collapse of the lower leaves forms a gap ( sometimes referred to as a ' waist ' ) between upper and lower leaves . This is a symptom of ...
... palms affected by lethal yellowing . Photo by Darryl Thomas . Plate 9c . Date palm , Florida . The collapse of the lower leaves forms a gap ( sometimes referred to as a ' waist ' ) between upper and lower leaves . This is a symptom of ...
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... date palm frond petiole , Alicante , Spain . Photo by Susi Gómez i Vives . Plate 14d . Coconut palm with ' red ring ' seen in cross - section of trunk , symptomatic of the weevil - transmitted nematode disease , red ring , Ecuador ...
... date palm frond petiole , Alicante , Spain . Photo by Susi Gómez i Vives . Plate 14d . Coconut palm with ' red ring ' seen in cross - section of trunk , symptomatic of the weevil - transmitted nematode disease , red ring , Ecuador ...
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... date palm pinna with Parlatoria blanchardi ( Diaspididae ) , Niger . Photo by Philip Stansly . Plate 16g . Acharia stimulea ( Limacodidae ) larva with pupae of hymenopterous parasitoids , Florida . Photo by James V. DeFilippis . Insects ...
... date palm pinna with Parlatoria blanchardi ( Diaspididae ) , Niger . Photo by Philip Stansly . Plate 16g . Acharia stimulea ( Limacodidae ) larva with pupae of hymenopterous parasitoids , Florida . Photo by James V. DeFilippis . Insects ...
Contents
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The Animal Class Insecta and the Plant Family Palmae 1 | 29 |
Sapfeeders on Palms | 109 |
Insects of Palm Flowers and Fruits | 233 |
Borers of Palms | 267 |
Population Regulation of Palm Pests | 305 |
Field Techniques for Studies of Palm Insects | 322 |
Index | 381 |
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adult African oil palm aphids areas arenosella armoured scale insects attack Auchenorrhyncha beetles biological control blanchardi borers Brazil bugs caterpillars Coccoidea coconut palm Cocos coeruleipennis Coleoptera Colour Plate Cosmopolitan crudus Curculionidae damage date palm defoliators Derbidae destructor develop Diaspididae dicotyledonous disease distributed Dypsis eggs Elaeis Entomology feed female Fiji Florida flowers fronds fruits Genty genus Giblin-Davis Gressitt guerreronis guineensis Hemiptera hispine host plants Howard Howea Hymenoptera imagos important India infested inflorescences insecticides instars Islands known larvae leaf leaf-miner leaflets Lepesme Lepidoptera lethal yellowing Lever Limacodidae limacodids male Mariau mature mites moths natural enemies nucifera observed outbreaks oviposit Palm hosts palm species palmarum palmivorous parasitized parasitoids pest of coconut pests of palms petioles pheromone Philippines Phoenix Photo phytoplasmas plantations pollination populations predators produce Promecotheca pupae pupal reported Rhynchophorus Roystonea Sabal scale insects seed species of palms stage stem Sternorrhyncha tion tissue vector Washingtonia whitefly