Thrips of California - Distinguishing pest species among California's
rich native thrips fauna.
Thrips are all about us, whether naturally in the flowers, leaves and dead
branches of native Californian plants, or as invasive pests in homes and crops.
With this, the first overview in 40 years of a major part of the North American
Thysanoptera fauna, the authors aim to interest more people in the biology of
these fascinating insects, as well as provide an up-to-date teaching resource.
Equipped with a good compound microscope, amateur and professional
entomologists, biology students and their teachers, conservation and land
managers, environmental consultants and anyone interested in the diversity of
the natural world will value this remarkable tool. It summarizes information on
250 species of California thrips, together with a further 14 species that are
potential invaders. the Lucid tm system facilitates identification of 208 of
these species, illustrated with nearly 1,400 photomicrographs. A novel
interactive glossary defines technical terms of thrips morphology, and there is
an extensive introduction and bibliography.
Features
- An introduction to thrips biology, classification, collection and
microslide preparation, also the significance of immigrant species in the
California fauna, and the botanical diversity of the State.
- A visual interactive glossary of thrips structural features.
- An interactive identification key to 208 species of thrips in California
- Descriptions of 264 species with comments on the biology and
distribution
- Extensive literature references, hyperlinked for convenience
- More than 1300 photomicrographs
- A keyword search facility of all text pages and references.
Authors:
Mark S. Hoddle, Laurence A. Mound and Dena Paris. 2008.
Published by
Centre for Biological
Information Technology (CBIT)
The University of Queensland
Reviewed by:
Bob Foottit, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, Bulletin of the Entomological Society of Canada Volume 41(2) June 2009
The Bulletin’s review can be found here.
Price: $59.00 (excluding GST)
Author
Mark S. Hoddle, Laurence A. Mound & Dena Paris
Produced and Published by
Centre of Biological Information Technology
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