Insect Pests in Tropical Forestry

by F. Ross Wylie, Martin R. Speight

Overview

Insects are major pests of both natural and plantation forests in the tropics. This book is the first to provide a broad-based, international review of this subject at a level suitable for advanced students and practitioners. It describes the ecology and biology of the insects with special reference to the economic damage they cause to trees.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781845936365
Publisher:	CABI
Publication date:	08/14/2012
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	376
Product dimensions:	6.70(w) x 9.70(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

F. Ross Wylie works in the Queensland Government, Australia.

Martin R. Speight is in the Zoology Department, University of Oxford and St. Anne's College, Oxford.

Table of Contents

1. Tropical Forests
2. Tropical Forests and Insect Biodiversity
3. Abiotic & Biotic Effects
4. Insect/Host Tree Interactions
5. Tropical Forest Pests: Ecology, Biology and Impact
6. Management systems I: Planning stage
7. Management Systems II: Nursery Stage
8. Management Systems III: Plantation Stage
9. Management Systems IV: Forest Health Surveillance, Invasive Species and Quarantine
10. Integrated Pest Management (IPM)