[PDF] Parasitic Wasps Of The Subfamily Eupelminae eBook

Author : Donald L. Quicke
Publisher : Springer
Page : 470 pages
File Size : 49,83 MB
Release : 1997-04-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 041258350X

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The parasitic Hymenoptera are a highly successful and important group of insects comprising probably over a million species. Despite the vast amount of research that has been carried out on the group over the last 100 years or so, there are still many unexplained aspects of their biology. In recent years interest in the parasitic Hymenoptera has grown as a result of the increasing demand for biological methods for pest control and their possible use as natural enemies. Parasitic wasps are also tremendously important in research on pollution dynamics and on host-parasite interactions. In this unique volume Donald Quicke provides an up-to-date review of the biology of parasitic wasps which focuses primarily on genetics, developmental biology, physiology, anatomy and molecular biology, though many aspects of behaviour and ecology are also covered. Attention is drawn to the importance of both life history strategy an phylogeny to many features of parasitic wasp biology, and exciting new areas of research are highlighted. Parasitic Wasps provides an extensive guide to the relevant literature. The book will prove invaluable to researchers working on this group and to those with broader interests in entomology, physiology, behaviour, ecology and pest control.

Author : Carl Frederick William Muesebeck
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 15,32 MB
Release : 2017-11-09
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ISBN : 9780260618429

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Excerpt from The Genera of Parasitic Wasps of the Braconid Subfamily Euphorinae, With a Review of the Nearctic Species M ale - Differs from the female as follows: Head more transverse; eyes small, nearly round, not noticeably convergent and only weakly hairy; face broad, much broader than long; first segments Of antennal flagellum not distinctly thicker than second; propodeum completely rugulose. Antennae a little paler than in female, only the apex dark. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.