Insects and Other Arthropods of Tropical America

Insects and Other Arthropods of Tropical America
Author: Paul E. Hanson
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2016-06-15
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 150170429X

Visitors to tropical forests generally come to see the birds, mammals, and plants. Aside from butterflies, however, insects usually do not make it on the list of things to see. This is a shame. Insects are everywhere, they are often as beautiful as the showiest of birds, and they have a fascinating natural history. With their beautifully illustrated guide to insects and other arthropods, Paul E. Hanson and Kenji Nishida put the focus on readily observable insects that one encounters while strolling through a tropical forest in the Americas. It is a general belief that insects in the tropics are larger and more colorful than insects in temperate regions, but this simply reflects a greater diversity of nearly all types of insects in the tropics. On a single rainforest tree, for example, you will find more species of ant than in all of England.Though written for those who have no prior knowledge of insects, this book should also prove useful to those who study them. In addition to descriptions of the principal insect families, the reader will find a wealth of biological information that serves as an introduction to the natural history of insects and related classes. Sidebars on insect behavior and ecological factors enhance the descriptive accounts. Kenji Nishida's stunning photographs—many of which show insects in action in their natural settings—add appeal to every page. A final chapter provides a glimpse into the intriguing world of spiders, scorpions, crabs, and other arthropods.

Insects and Other Arthropods of Tropical America

Insects and Other Arthropods of Tropical America
Author: Paul E. Hanson
Publisher: Comstock Publishing Associates
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780801456947

"Describes the principal insect groups and other arthropods encountered in a tropical forest in the Americas, and is an introduction to the natural history of insects and other arthropods"--

Arthropods of Tropical Forests

Arthropods of Tropical Forests
Author: Yves Basset
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 500
Release: 2003-01-23
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780521820004

Arthropods are the most diverse group of organisms on our planet and the tropical rainforests represent the most biologically diverse of all ecosystems. This book, written by 79 authors contributing to 35 chapters, aims to provide an overview of data collected during recent studies in Australia, Africa, Asia, and South America. The book focuses on the distribution of arthropods and their use of resources in the rainforest canopies, providing a basis for comparison between the forest ecosystems of the main biogeographical regions. Topics covered include the distribution of arthropods along vertical gradients and the relationship between the soil/litter habitat and the forest canopy. The temporal dynamics of arthropod communities, habitats and food selection are examined within and among tropical tree crowns, as are the effects of forest disturbance. This important book is a valuable addition to the literature used by community ecologists, conservation biologists entomologists, botanists and forestry experts.

Insects on Palms

Insects on Palms
Author: F. W. Howard
Publisher: CABI
Total Pages: 436
Release: 2001
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780851997056

Palms constitute one of the largest botanical families and include some of the world's most important economic plants. This book reviews the interrelationships between palms and insects. The host plants, distribution and bionomics of representative insects are discussed.

Pocket Guide to the Insects of Costa Rica

Pocket Guide to the Insects of Costa Rica
Author: Paul E. Hanson
Publisher: Antlion Media, A Zona Tropical Publication; Comstock Publishing Associates
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2021
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9781501760976

"This illustrated guide provides up-to-date accounts of the natural histories of over a hundred insect species found in Costa Rica, and of a few insect relatives such as spiders and crabs. Included are species that commonly seen, are ecologically important, and have a distinctive biology"--

Six-Legged Soldiers

Six-Legged Soldiers
Author: Jeffrey A. Lockwood
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 401
Release: 2010-07-22
Genre: History
ISBN: 0199733538

Examines how insects have been used as weapons in wartime conflicts throughout history, presenting as examples how scorpions were used in Roman times and hornets nests were used during the MIddle Ages in siege warfare and how insects have been used in Vietnam, China, and Korea.

The Butterflies of Costa Rica and Their Natural History

The Butterflies of Costa Rica and Their Natural History
Author: Philip J. DeVries
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 406
Release: 1987
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780691028897

Volume II of biologist Philip J. DeVries's study of the butterflies of Costa Rica and their natural history provides the first detailed treatment of over 250 species of Costa Rican butterflies in the family Riodinidae. This work is a sequel to Volume I which focused on butterflies of the Papilionidae, Pieridae, and Nymphalidae groups. color plates; 80 halftones; 13 line illus. 3 maps and 13 tables.

Turfgrass Insects of the United States and Canada

Turfgrass Insects of the United States and Canada
Author: Patricia J. Vittum
Publisher: Comstock Publishing Associates
Total Pages: 528
Release: 1999
Genre: Science
ISBN:

The book provides an overview of detection and diagnosis of insect infestation, survey techniques, and principles of strategy and control."--BOOK JACKET.