| Biology of Coccinellidae Softcover Repri Edition Contributor(s): Hodek, Ivo (Author) |
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ISBN: 9401027145 ISBN-13: 9789401027144 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $208.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Evolution |
| Dewey: 578.012 |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.01 lbs) 295 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book provides the first monograph of Coccinellidae. Although the group finds inclusion both in Clausen's (1940) "Entomophagous Insects" and in Balduf's (1935) "Entomophagous Coleoptera", reference in these works is limited to three and twenty pages respectively. Moreover, the last thirty years since these books appeared have een a great deal of work on the group. The use of insecticides largely destroyed the early attempts at biological control and interest remained low for as long as insecticides appeared quite successfuL However, the problems of insecticides soon became apparent, and in the last decade there have been tremendous developments in biological control, particularly in eombin |
