Biology of the Plant Bugs (Hemiptera: Midridae)

The author presents a thorough treatment of the mirids and their relationship with their biological environments, particularly their ecology and evolution. The volumes 18 chapters are organized into five sections: background issues (treating classification issues and mirid feeding habits and host plants in historical perspective); perspectives on family characterization and identification, ecology and behavior, morphology, physiology, and feeding behavior, and mirids and plant diseases; mirid phytophagy; mirid zoophagy; and a concluding section addressing the ancestral feeding habits of the Heteroptera and Miridae, feeding trends among Mirid higher taxa, and future research directions. Appendices cite valid names, authorities, subfamilies, equivalent common and scientific names, and common names of plants mentioned in the text, with their scientific name, authority, and family

Author: Alfred G Wheeler
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Extra Details: Hardback 7 x 10 inches tall.456 pages. Illustrated with Colour photos & Plates. NEW BOOK