Thysanoptera

Thysanoptera (thrips) are increasingly important crop pests in many parts of the world, as well as being vectors of plant disease. This book is a completely revised and rewritten edition of the standard, widely used manual on these minute flying insects. Providing a practical identificationguide on a worldwide scale, this thoroughly updated edition incorporates all the taxonomic changes and new distribution records which have occurred since the publication of the first edition was published in 1989. It also features a new set of pictorial keys, which were developed and tested intraining courses at the International Institute of Entomology and which make it possible for the non-specialist to identify thrips by species. The volume will be an invaluable tool for applied entomologists, crop protection, and thrip taxonomists.