Natural Enemies of Terrestrial Molluscs

by Gary M Barker

Overview

A small fraction of the global terrestrial molluscan diversity exhibit high propensities for passive dispersal associated with human trading activities and invasiveness when introduced to new areas. They have become increasingly important as crop pests in agriculture and as vectors of helinth parasites in humans and domestic livestock. This book is aimed at both students and professionals concerned with conservation of molluscan communities in natural habitats and control of pesiferous species. It draws together the available information on the diversity of organisms that constitute the natural enemies of terrestrial molluscs. In a series of review chapters, it provides an authoritative synthesis of current knowledge and research on predators, parasites and pathogens.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780851993195
Publisher:	CABI
Publication date:	07/02/2004
Series:	Cabi Publishing Series
Pages:	640
Product dimensions:	6.88(w) x 9.75(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

	Contributors	vii
	Preface	ix
1	Avian and Mammalian Predators of Terrestrial Gastropods	1
2	Coleoptera (Carabidae, Staphylinidae, Lampyridae, Drilidae and Silphidae) as Predators of Terrestrial Gastropods	37
3	Diptera as Predators and Parasitoids of Terrestrial Gastropods, with Emphasis on Phoridae, Calliphoridae, Sarcophagidae, Muscidae and Fanniidae	85
4	Overview of the Biology of Marsh Flies (Diptera: Sciomyzidae), with Special Reference to Predators and Parasitoids of Terrestrial Gastropods	159
5	Terrestrial Planarians (Platyhelminthes: Tricladida: Terricola) Predaceous on Terrestrial Gastropods	227
6	Predatory Gastropods as Natural Enemies of Terrestrial Gastropods and Other Invertebrates	279
7	Millipedes (Diplopoda) and Centipedes (Chilopoda) (Myriapoda) as Predators of Terrestrial Gastropods	405
8	Reptilian Predators of Terrestrial Gastropods	427
9	Heteropteran Predation on Terrestrial Gastropods	483
10	Gastropod Predation in Spiders (Araneae)	497
11	Mites (Acari) Parasitic and Predaceous on Terrestrial Gastropods	505
12	Nematodes (Nematoda) Parasitic in Terrestrial Gastropods	525
13	Ciliophoran (Ciliophora) Parasites of Terrestrial Gastropods	559
14	Microsporidia (Microspora) Parasitic in Terrestrial Gastropods	579
15	Bacterial and Non-microbial Diseases in Terrestrial Gastropods	599
	Index	613

Editorial Reviews

"This book is a very important synthesis of the information on a wide range of natural enemies....Those seeking to protect or rear molluscs and those looking for biological approaches to controlling pest species, both new and old will find it invaluable. Gary Barker is to be congratulated on the successful completion of this project."

Bulletin of the Malacological Society of London

"This book is a very important synthesis of the information on a wide range of natural enemies....Those seeking to protect or rear molluscs and those looking for biological approaches to controlling pest species, both new and old will find it invaluable. Gary Barker is to be congratulated on the successful completion of this project."

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