Handbook of vegetable pests /
John L. Capinera.
- San Diego, Calif.: Academic Press, c2001.
Includes glossary, references and index.
Introduction---- North American Vegetable Crops | What Are the Major Vegetable Crops? | Characteristics of the Major Vegetable Crops | Insects and Insect Relatives | Frequency of Pests Among the Major | Insect Orders | Order Coleoptera | Order Dermaptera | Order Diptera | Order Hemiptera | Order Homoptera | Order Hymenoptera | Order Lepidoptera | Order Orthoptera | Order Thysanoptera | Noninsect Invertebrate Pests | Pest Management Philosophyand Practices | What Is a Pest? | How Damaging Are Pests? The Types of Insect Injury | Pest Management Philosophy | Pest Management Practices
Pest Identification---- General Considerations | Why Identification is so Important
Quick Guides to Major Groups of Insect Pests--- Orders of Insects | Coleoptera—Beetles | Diptera—Flies | Hemiptera—Bugs | Homoptera—Aphids, Leaf- and Planthoppers, etc. | Lepidoptera—Moths and Butterflies | Orthoptera—Grasshoppers and Crickets | Non-insect Pests
Guides to Pests Arranged by--- Vegetable Crops | Artichoke (family Cqmpositae) | Asparagus (family Liliaceae) | Bean and Related Crops (family Leguminosae) | Beet and Related Crops (family Chenopodiaceae) | Cabbage and Related Crops (family Cruciferae) | Carrot and Related Crops (Family Umbelliferae) | Lettuce and Related Crops (Family Compositae) | Okra (Family Malvaceae) | Onion and Related Crops (Family Alliaceae) | Rhubarb (Family Polygonaceae) Squash and Related Crops (Family Cucurbitae) | Sweet Corn (Family Graminae) | Sweet Potato (Family Convolvulaceae) | Tomato and Related Crops (Family Solanaceae)
Class Insecta—Insects-- Order Coleoptera—Beetles, Weevils, White | Grubs and Wire worms | Family Bruchidae—Seed Beetles and Weevils Bean Weevil, Acanthoscelides obtectus (Say); Broadbean Weevil, Bruchus rufimanus Boheman; Cowpea Weevil, Callosobniclius maculatus (Fabricius) and Southern Cowpea Weevil, Callosobruclnis chinensis (Linnaeus) Pea Weevil, Bruchus pisorum (Linnaeus)
Family Carabidae—Ground Beetles-- Seedcorn Beetle, Stenolophus comma (Fabricius), Seedcorn Beetle, Stenolophus lecontei (Chaudoir) and Slender Seedcorn Beetle, CHvina impressifrons LeConte
Family Chrysomelidae, Several Subfamilies—Leaf Beetles Asparagus Beetle, Crioceris asparagi (Linnaeus); Banded Cucumber Beetle, Diabrotica balteata LeConte; Bean Leaf Beetle, Cerotoma trifurcata (Forster); Colorado Potato Beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say); Grape Colaspis, Colaspis brunnea (Fabricius); Northern Corn Rootworm, Diabrotica barberi Smith and Lawrence; Red Turnip Beetle, Entomoscelis americana Brown; Spotted Asparagus Beetle, Crioceris duodecimpunctata (Linnaeus); Spotted Cucumber Beetle,,Diabrotica undecimpunctata Mannerheim; Striped Cucumber Beetle, Acalymma vittatum (Fabricius) and Western Striped Cucumber Beetle, Acalymma trivittatum (Mannerheim); Sweetpotato Leaf Beetle, Typophorus nigritus (Crotch); Western Corn Rootworm, Diabrotica virgifera LeConte; Yellowmargined Leaf Beetle, Microtheca ochroloma Stal
Family Curculionidae—Billbugs, Curculios and Weevils Family Coccinellidae—Lady Beetles Family Elateridae—Click Beetles and Wireworms Family Meloidae—Blister Beetles Family Nitidulidae—Sap Beetles Family Scarabaeidae—Scarab Beetles and White Grubs Family Tenebrionidae—Eiarkling Beetles and False Wireworms
Order Dermaptera—Earwigs Order Diptera—Flies and Maggots Order hemiptera--Bugs Order Homoptera--Aphids, Leaf-and Planthoppers, Psyllids and Whiteflies Order Hymenoptera--Ants and Sawflies Order Lepidoptera--Caterpillars, Moths and Butterflies Order Orthoptera--Grasshoppers and Crickets Order Thysanoptera--Thrips
Other Invertebrate Pests Class Acari—Mites; Class Collembola—Springtails; Class Diplopoda—Millipedes; Class Isopoda—Pillbugs and Sowbugs; Class Gastropoda—Slugs and Snails; Class Symphyla—Symphylans
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