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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... tropical and near - tropical climates . Box 1.2 . Varietal names of palms . 8 26 Box 1.3 . A use for every day of the year . 29 Box 2.1 . The winged weapons from Elephant Stone : classical biological control of the Levuana moth . 56 Box ...
... tropical and near - tropical climates . Box 1.2 . Varietal names of palms . 8 26 Box 1.3 . A use for every day of the year . 29 Box 2.1 . The winged weapons from Elephant Stone : classical biological control of the Levuana moth . 56 Box ...
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... tropical plants . Photographs , SEM scans and drawings in this book are by this author unless otherwise noted . Dave Moore ( Fig . 7.1 ) has been a biological control specialist with CABI Biosciences since 1984. He received his BSc in ...
... tropical plants . Photographs , SEM scans and drawings in this book are by this author unless otherwise noted . Dave Moore ( Fig . 7.1 ) has been a biological control specialist with CABI Biosciences since 1984. He received his BSc in ...
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... Tropical Garden ( FTG ) , Miami ; Dr Imre Foldi , Musée National d'Histoire Naturelle , Paris ; Dr Adalgisa Guglielmino , Dipartimento di Protezione delle Piante , Università della Tuscia , Viterbo , Italy ; Dr Penny J. Gullan ...
... Tropical Garden ( FTG ) , Miami ; Dr Imre Foldi , Musée National d'Histoire Naturelle , Paris ; Dr Adalgisa Guglielmino , Dipartimento di Protezione delle Piante , Università della Tuscia , Viterbo , Italy ; Dr Penny J. Gullan ...
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... tropics . Their consistent presence in tropical forests implies that they are essen- tial components of these ecosystems . The Palmae are one of the most easily recognized plant families , being distin- guished from most other ...
... tropics . Their consistent presence in tropical forests implies that they are essen- tial components of these ecosystems . The Palmae are one of the most easily recognized plant families , being distin- guished from most other ...
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... tropics , the number of species of palms dwindles to extratropical species , such as Sabal palmetto ( Colour Plate ... tropical localities are cultivated in southern Florida , surviving frost damage once every several years ( Goldstein ...
... tropics , the number of species of palms dwindles to extratropical species , such as Sabal palmetto ( Colour Plate ... tropical localities are cultivated in southern Florida , surviving frost damage once every several years ( Goldstein ...
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