Insects and Thistles
Published on 9. June 1983
Book
Hardback
68 pages
978-0-521-23358-3 (ISBN)
Description
An introduction to the community of insects that make their home on thistles. It describes the natural history of the important groups of insects, and shows how to find them and how to observe their lives. It also discusses the effects of herbivorous insects on the plant.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
Worked examples or Exercises
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 148 mm
Weight
210 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-23358-3 (9780521233583)
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Margaret Redfern | Sarah A. Corbet | R.H.L. Disney
Insects and Thistles
Book
01/1999
2nd Edition
Richmond Publishing Co Ltd
€44.75
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Content
The resident fauna of the thistleheads; stem-borers and leaf-miners; insects on the outside of the plant; the effects of insect herbivores on the plant; identification keys to arthropods inside thistleheads; larvae and pupae inside stems and roots; larvae and pupae in leaves; bugs, butterflies and moths, flies and beetles on the outside of the plant; techniques and further reading.