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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... female ( top ) is larger than the male ( bottom ) and has a Y - shaped band on the forewing . Photo by Joana Maria Santos Ferreira . Plate 5e . Automeris io ( Saturniidae ) , imago , Florida . Photo by Forrest W. Howard . Plate 5f ...
... female ( top ) is larger than the male ( bottom ) and has a Y - shaped band on the forewing . Photo by Joana Maria Santos Ferreira . Plate 5e . Automeris io ( Saturniidae ) , imago , Florida . Photo by Forrest W. Howard . Plate 5f ...
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... female flower , tended by Solenopsis invicta ( Formicidae ) , Florida . Photo by James V. DeFilippis . Plate 10c . Lecanoideus floccissimus ( Aleyrodidae ) on Washingtonia robusta , Tenerife , Canary Islands . Photo by Forrest W. Howard ...
... female flower , tended by Solenopsis invicta ( Formicidae ) , Florida . Photo by James V. DeFilippis . Plate 10c . Lecanoideus floccissimus ( Aleyrodidae ) on Washingtonia robusta , Tenerife , Canary Islands . Photo by Forrest W. Howard ...
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... female and eggs are visible beneath the transparent scale , Florida . Photo by Robin Giblin - Davis . Plate 11c . Chrysomphalus aonidum ( Diaspididae ) , scales of females on coconut palm , Florida . Photo by James V. De Filippis ...
... female and eggs are visible beneath the transparent scale , Florida . Photo by Robin Giblin - Davis . Plate 11c . Chrysomphalus aonidum ( Diaspididae ) , scales of females on coconut palm , Florida . Photo by James V. De Filippis ...
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... female on Phoenix dactylifera , Spain . Photo by Susi Gómez i Vives . Plate 12d . Limacoccus brasiliensis ( Beesoniidae ) , Italy . Photo by Claudio Carrai . Plate 12e . Thrips ( Thysanoptera ) damage on abaxial leaf surface of coconut ...
... female on Phoenix dactylifera , Spain . Photo by Susi Gómez i Vives . Plate 12d . Limacoccus brasiliensis ( Beesoniidae ) , Italy . Photo by Claudio Carrai . Plate 12e . Thrips ( Thysanoptera ) damage on abaxial leaf surface of coconut ...
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... Females , which bear and lay ( oviposit ) eggs , are usually slightly larger than the males of their species and live ... female is to disperse eggs to a maxi- mum number of suitable sites . Most species do not remain with the eggs , and ...
... Females , which bear and lay ( oviposit ) eggs , are usually slightly larger than the males of their species and live ... female is to disperse eggs to a maxi- mum number of suitable sites . Most species do not remain with the eggs , and ...
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