Insects on nettles - Pelagic Publishing

Insects on nettles

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    Subject: zoology ecology entomology Series: naturalists-handbooks | 2nd Edition
    Tags:
    • entomology
    • identification
    • insects
    • nettles
    • taxonomy
    • urtica
    • Urticaceae

    Description

    Stinging nettles harbour a characteristic community of insects that are widespread, abundant, and rewarding to study. This book describes the natural history of the insects in that community, and describes the way they coexist using different parts of a stinging nettle plant. It discusses the feeding habits of herbivores and predatory insects, and the parasites that feed on them, as well as the seasonal distribution of the life cycles of the different members of the community.

    For a nettle-dwelling insect species, a nettle patch is an island in a sea of unsuitable habitat, and this book discusses the relationship between the size and isolation of the nettle patch and the nature of its community. Keys are provided for identification, and many of the commoner species are illustrated in colour. Techniques are described for investigating insect fauna. A three page addendum draws attention to the changes in the nettle community that may be expected to result from global warming.

    Readership

    Sixth-form, undergraduate, postgraduate, field centre, ecological consultant, wildlife trust, conservation volunteer

    Table of Contents

    Introduction
    Keys to the insects on nettles:
    I The major groups of insects found on nettles
    II Lepidoptera adults: moths
    III Lepidoptera larvae: caterpillars
    IV Coleoptera: beetles
    V Heteroptera: plant bugs
    VI Homoptera: (1) frog-hoppers, leaf-hoppers etc.
    VII Homoptera: (2) plant lice
    VIII Free living Diptera, Coleoptera and Neuroptera larvae: young stages of flies, beetles and lacewings
    IX Diptera: mines and galls
    X Parasites

    Bibliographic Information

    • 68 pages
    • B/w illustrations
    • 4 colour plates
    • | 2nd Edition
    • BISAC NAT017000, SCI070020
    • BIC PSVT7, PSAF, WNCN