Insect Natural Enemies: Practical Approaches to Their Study and Evaluation

by Jervis

Over the past two decades there has been a dramatic increase in theoretical and practical studies on insect natural enemies, particularly on parasitoids. The appeal of insect predators - and parasitoids in particular - as research animals derives from the relative ease with which some species may be cultured and experimented with in the laboratory, the simple life cycles of most parasitoids, and the increasing demand for biological control.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0412399008
• ISBN13: 9780412399008
• Release Date: December 1995
• Publisher: Chapman & Hall
• Length: 491 Pages