By Prof. E. A. Heinrichs,Dr Francis E. Nwilene,Professor Michael J. Stout,Dr Buyung A. R. Hadi,Dr Thais Freitas

ISBN-10: 1786761963

ISBN-13: 9781786761965

The rice plant is a perfect host for plenty of insect species. all the plant components are susceptible to insect-feeding from the time of sowing until harvest. There are over 800 insect species destructive rice in a single method or one other, even supposing nearly all of them do little or no harm. In tropical Asia in basic terms approximately 20 species are of significant value. In Africa, 15 species of bugs are thought of significant rice pests and within the Americas approximately 20 species are thought of significant pests.

To advance powerful pest administration thoughts, it really is necessary to accurately determine and comprehend the biology and ecology of insect pests and the arthropods that support control their populations. This publication successfully makes use of the original wisdom and services of major rice entomologists from Africa, Asia and the Americas to supply the 1st international assurance of rice insect pests. The dialogue of every pest contains geographical distribution, plant hosts except rice, description and
biology, plant harm and ecology.

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