Ecological Entomology

Featuring completely updated chapters, additional authors, and an increased emphasis on alternatives to traditional pesticides, the second edition of Ecological Entomology is the field's leading reference on the role of insects in ecosystems. The authors cover insect growth and development, what they eat, how they reproduce, and how they move in various environments. The book also examines how insects interact with the plant community and how to control insect populations naturally.

Carl Barton Huffaker was an American biologist, ecologist and agricultural entomologist. Huffaker graduated from the University of Tennessee then gaining a PhD from Ohio State University in 1942. Huffaker was one of the first entomologists to study the use of DDT to control mosquito populations. Andrew Paul Gutierrez is the editor of Ecological Entomology, 2nd Edition, published by Wiley.

Preface, to the Second Edition

xi

Preface, to the First Edition

xiii

Contributors

xvii

PART I: INTRODUCTION

1

(52)

Introduction to Ecological Entomology

3

(16)

C. B. Huffaker

H. T. Gordon

A. P. Gutierrez

The Concept of the Ecosystem

19

(34)

Peter W. Price

PART II: BASIC BIOLOGICAL AND ECOLOGICAL ADAPTATIONS, PROPERTIES, BEHAVIORS, AND PROCESSES

53

(210)

Growth and Development of Insects

55

(28)

H. T. Gordon

The Food of Insects

83

(40)

Raymond V. Barbehenn

John C. Reese

Kenneth S. Hagen

Reproduction in Insects

123

(36)

Franz Engelmann

Adaptations to Hazardous Seasonal Conditions: Dormancy, Migration, and Polyphenism

159

(42)

J. R. Nechols

M. J. Tauber

C. A. Tauber

S. Masaki

Adaptations of Insects to Modes of Life

201

(30)

Leopoldo E. Caltagirone

Biogeography and Evolutionary History: Wide-Scale and Long-Term Patterns in Insects

231

(32)

Stewart B. Peck

Eugene Munroe

PART III: NATURAL CONTROL OF INSECT POPULATIONS

263

(272)

Dynamics and Regulation of Insect Populations

269

(44)

Carl Huffaker

Alan Berryman

Peter Turchin

Weather and Insects

313

(42)

W. G. Wellington

D. L. Johnson

D. J. Lactin

Interspecific Competition in Insects

355

(34)

N. J. Mills

Dynamics of Insect Predator-Prey Interactions

389

(36)

Alan A. Berryman

Andrew Paul Gutierrez

Insect Invasions and Community Assembly

425

(38)

Sebastian J. Schreiber

Andrew Paul Gutierrez

Migration and Movement

463

(40)

Peter Turchin

Kristian S. Omland

Mathematical Models For Age-Structured Population Dynamics

503

(32)

G. Di Cola

G. Gilioli

J. Baumgartner

PART IV: ROLES OR EFFECTS OF INSECTS IN ECOSYSTEMS

535

(108)

Insect Diversity and the Trophic Complexity of Communities

537

(16)

John N. Thompson

David Althoff

Insects on Flowers

553

(32)

Peter G. Kevan

Herbert G. Baker

The Influence of Insects on Plant Populations and Communities

585

(58)

R. M. Nowierski

C. B. Huffaker

D. L. Dahlsten

D. K. Letourneau

D. H. Janzen

G. G. Kennedy

PART V: APPLICATION OF ECOLOGY TO INSECT POPULATION MANAGEMENT

643

(94)

Modeling Tritrophic Field Populations

647

(34)

Andrew Paul Gutierrez

Applications of Ecology for Integrated Pest Management

681

(56)

M. Kogan

B. A. Croft

R. W. Sutherst

Index

737

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Ecological Entomology

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