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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... leaf , United Arab Emirates . Photo by Saeed Gassouma . Plate 8b . Ommatissus lybicus imago . Photo by Saeed Gassouma . Plate 8c . Ommatissus lybicus larva . Photo by Saeed Gassouma . Plate 8d . Myndus crudus ( Cixiidae ) , adult male ...
... leaf , United Arab Emirates . Photo by Saeed Gassouma . Plate 8b . Ommatissus lybicus imago . Photo by Saeed Gassouma . Plate 8c . Ommatissus lybicus larva . Photo by Saeed Gassouma . Plate 8d . Myndus crudus ( Cixiidae ) , adult male ...
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... leaf surface of coconut palm . Shiny black excrement spots are diagnostic . Florida . Photo by James V. DeFilippis . Plate 12f . Coconut palms with leaf chlorosis due to severe infestation by Aspidiotus destructor , St Martin , West ...
... leaf surface of coconut palm . Shiny black excrement spots are diagnostic . Florida . Photo by James V. DeFilippis . Plate 12f . Coconut palms with leaf chlorosis due to severe infestation by Aspidiotus destructor , St Martin , West ...
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... leaf is a more general term , is employed in terms referring to structures , etc. ( e.g. leaf base ) and is preferable when emphasizing the similarities between palm leaves and leaves of other kinds of plants . A frond consists of a ...
... leaf is a more general term , is employed in terms referring to structures , etc. ( e.g. leaf base ) and is preferable when emphasizing the similarities between palm leaves and leaves of other kinds of plants . A frond consists of a ...
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... leaf segments or pinnae of most palms , the laminae fold down from the midvein so that the structure is A - shaped in cross - section . Fronds of this type are referred to as the reduplicate type . In the leaf segments or pinnae of ...
... leaf segments or pinnae of most palms , the laminae fold down from the midvein so that the structure is A - shaped in cross - section . Fronds of this type are referred to as the reduplicate type . In the leaf segments or pinnae of ...
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... leaf . The spear leaf is evident in , for example , Figs 1.3f and 1.5a . The interval between the emergence of two spear leaves varies with species ; for example , it is about once a month in coconut palm , about every 16 days in the ...
... leaf . The spear leaf is evident in , for example , Figs 1.3f and 1.5a . The interval between the emergence of two spear leaves varies with species ; for example , it is about once a month in coconut palm , about every 16 days in the ...
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