Aphid predators

By (author) Graham E. Rotheray Illustrated by Graham E. Rotheray, J. C. Rotheray

Publication date:

01 January 1989

Length of book:

77 pages

Publisher

Pelagic Publishing

Dimensions:

210x148mm
6x8"

ISBN-13: 9780855462697

BOOK DESCRIPTION
TABLE OF CONTENTS

Aphids and their colonies are excellent arenas in which to observe predators in action. A range of insects come to eat or parasitise the aphids or to drink their honeydew.

9781784275105 and 9781784275167 are digital reprints of 9780855462697 (1989).

Introduction;
Natural History
Investigating predation
Identification: Guide to aphid species: Key I Major groups of insects found at aphid colonies; Key II Hoverflies; Key III Ladybirds; Key IV Aphid midges; Key V Flower bugs; Key VI Lacewings; Key VII Ants; Guide to ground and rove beetles
Techniques
Useful addresses; References and further reading.