Chapter 5: Meet “The Beneficials”

Balduf , W.V. 1969.The Bionomics of Entomophagous Coleoptera . Hampton , England : E.W. Classey Ltd. 384 pp . This classic but poorly known work , which was bring out in 1935 and reprinted in 1969 , provide a elaborated introduction to the crime syndicate and mintage of predacious beetles .

Carr , A. 1979.Rodale ’s Color Handbook of Garden Insects . Emmaus , Pa. : Rodale Press . 241 pp . This ready to hand book ’s 300 color pic help the gardener in recognise insect ally .

Cloudsley - Thompson , J.L. 1968.Spiders , Scorpions , Centipedes and Mites . Oxford , England : Pergamon Press . 278 pp . This book let in one chapter each on woodlouse , millipedes , centipedes , other myriapod , Scorpio the Scorpion , false - scorpion , whip - scorpions , solo - fugae , harvest - spiders , spiders , mites , and tick .

Dillon , E.S. , and L.S. Dillon . 1961.The Common Beetles of Eastern North America . Evanston , Ill. : Row , Peterson . 884 pp . Includes pictures of numerous beetles , with keys to all groups .

Edwards , R. 1980.Social Wasps . West Sussex , England : Rentokil . 398 pp . The most comprehensive Bible on social wasps ( primarily yellowjackets ) from a pest control perspective .

Erwin , T.L. , G.E. Ball , D.R. Whitehead and A.L. Halpern . 1979.Carabid Beetles , Their Evolution , Natural History , and Classification . Boston : Dr. W. Junk . 635 pp . Surveys the born history , systematics , classification , zoography , paleontology , and techniques for collecting these mallet .

Evans , H.E. 1966.The Comparative Ethology and Evolution of the Sand Wasps . Cambridge , Mass. : Harvard University Press . 526 pp . A complete treatment of the biota of the Sphecid subfamily Nyssoniae , in particular the Bembicini , with an stress on the genus Bembix .

Evans , H.E. 1973.Wasp Farm . Garden City , N.Y. : Anchor Press / Doubleday . 188 pp . A reprint of the 1963 book transcription observations of the born history of predatory wasps on a farm in New York state .

Flint , M.L. , S.H. Dreistadt , and J.K. Clark . 1998.Natural Enemies Handbook : The Illustrated Guide to Biological Pest Control . Berkeley , California : Statewide IPM Project and the University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources , Publication # 3386 . 154 pp .

Gertsch , W.J. 1957.The Ants . Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press . 173 pp . A well - illustrated introduction to the biota of pismire for laypersons and biologists alike .

Gertsch , W.J. 1979.American Spiders . 2nd ed . New York : Van Nostrand Reinhold . 274 pp . An foundation to the biology and conduct of wanderer , with color and black - and - white photographs and many line drawings .

Greathead , D.J. 1986.“Parasitoids in Classical Biological Control ” in Insect parasitoids , eds . D. Greathead and J. Waage . New York : Academic Press . An all important introduction to the taxonomy , evolution , biology , ecology , and manipulation ( including augmentation and intro ) of parasitoids for agrarian plague controller .

Hagen , K.S. , and G.W. Bishop . 1979.“Use of Supplemental Foods and Behavioral Chemicals to Increase the Effectiveness of Natural Enemies ” in Biological Control and Insect Pest Management , eds . D.W. Davis , S.C. Hoyt , J.A. McMurty , and M.T. AliNiazee , pp . 49 - 60 . George Berkeley : University of California ( Agricultural Sciences Publication 4096 ) . 102 pp . This short work introduces and update inquiry in the field and suggests new directions that research efforts should take . It should be made more wide available , as it control entropy hard to recover elsewhere .

Hoy , M.A. , G.L. Cummingham and L. Knutson , eds . 1983.“Biological control of pestilence by mites ” transactions of a league held April 5 - 7 , 1982 , University of California , Berkeley . Berkeley : Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources , University of California . 185 pp . This scholarly textbook summarizes the use of predatory mites in a variety of agricultural , horticultural and grain - depot systems .

Kaston , B.J. 1972.How to screw the Spiders . Dubuque , Iowa : Wm . C. Brown . 289 pp . An illustrated paint with a poor introduction to the biological science and other aspects of spiders . Also draw collection techniques .

Krombein , K.V. 1967.Trap - Nesting Wasps and Bees : Life Histories , Nests and Associates . Washington , D.C. : Smithsonian Press . 570 pp . A thorough treatment that include a phratry - by - family review of these being ’ biota and nest mental synthesis . It also looks at the other organisms found in their nest .

Krombein , K.V. , P.D. Hurd . Jr. , D.R. Smith , and B.D. Burks . 1979.Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico , Vol . 2 . Washington , D.C. : Smithsonian Institute Press . 2,029 pp .

Larson , P.P. , and M.W. Larson . 1976.All about Ants . New York : Thomas Y. Crowell . 219 pp . A study of emmet that focuses on their societal behavior .

Levin , M.D. 1971.“Pollination ” inBeekeeping in the United States , S.E. McGregor , pp . 77 - 85 . Washington , D.C. : United States Department of Agriculture ( Agricultural Handbook No . 335 ) . 147 pp . An introduction to beekeeping and the beekeeping industry .

Merritt , R.W. , and K.W. Cummins . 1978.An Introduction to the Aquatic Insects of North America . Dubuque , Iowa : Kendall / Hunt . 441 pp . carry a very good part on aquatic hemipteran predators , with instance and key .

Miller , N.E. 1971.The Biology of the Heteroptera . Hampton , England : E. W. Classey , Ltd. 206 pp . The first part of this book is a broad institution to the biological science of the Heteroptera ; the second part focalise on item-by-item families .

Moore , I. , and E.G. Legner . 1979.An Illustrated Guide to the Genera of the Staphylinidae of America North of Mexico , Exclusive of the Aleocharinae ( Coleoptera).Berkeley : University of California Division of Agricultural Sciences ( issue 4093 ) . 332 pp . This issue is utile primarily for arthropod recognition .

Morse , R.A. 1978.Honeybee Pests , Predators , and disease . Ithaca , N.Y. : Cornell University Press . 430 pp . A compilation of exist noesis and lit about pestis of the honeybee . include information about and reference to the species of Vespa that attack bee .

Ondish , G. 1978.The Year of the Ant . New York : Charles Scribner ’s Sons . 139 pp . An splendid introductory text .

Parker , S.P. , ed . 1982.Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms , vols . 1 and 2 . New York : McGraw - Hill . 1,165 and 1,232 pp . , respectively . Produced by 170 expert in 12 state , these two volumes demonstrate all organism - viruses , bacteria , algae , fungi , invertebrates and vertebrate - in systematic order . They include over 8,300 abstract of taxon , with short introduction to the life-time story , development , ecology , and geographic distribution of each being . The two volume contain the scientific and vernacular name of taxa , a 35,000 - particular exponent , outlines of taxonomic classification system , an article on the operation of biological categorization and a word of kingdom . References to relevant lit follow each family discussion .

Rau , P. , and N. Rau . 1970.Wasp Studies Afield . New York : Dover Publications . 372 pp . A reprint of a 1918 book with many observations on wasp predation .

Savory , T. 1964.Arachnida . New York : Academic Press . 291 pp . An order - by - order introduction to wanderer and mites for the biologist and systematist .

Shetlar , D.J. , and V.E. Walter . 1982.“Ants ” inHandbook of Pest Control , 6th ed . , ed . A. Mallis , pp . 425 - 487 . Cleveland : Franzak and Foster . A study of the biological science and management of pestiferous ants of North America .

Sims , R.W. , ed . 1980.Animal Identification , a Reference Guide . Vol . 1 : Marine and briny water brute . Vol . 2 : Land and fresh water animals . Vol . 3 : Insects ( ed . D. Hollis ) . London : John Wiley and Sons . These three mass supply lists of reference works , include catalogs and keys organized by biogeographic zona for home , orders , and classes . They appoint a unique collection of resource textile for the life scientist or ecologist who require to con about a particular group in greater depth .

Smith , R.L. 1982.Venomous Animals of Arizona . Tucson : Cooperative Extension Service , College of Agriculture , University of Arizona . 134 pp . An excellent hardheaded survey of the venomous species in the animal kingdom and least - toxic approaches to their direction .

Spradbery , J.P. 1973.Wasps : An Account of the Biology and Natural History of Solitary and Social Wasps . Seattle : University of Washington Press . 408 pp . A liberal approach to lone and social wasps with an emphasis on British mintage .

Sudd , J.H. 1967.An Introduction to the Behaviour of Ants . London : Edward Arnold Ltd. 200 pp . An authorized and elaborated approach show many useful written report methods .

Swan , L.A. , and C.S. Papp . 1972.The Common Insects of North America . New York : Harper & Row . 750 pp . let in over 2,000 excellent line drawings with shortsighted description useful for champaign designation .

Tassen , R. L. , and K. S. Hagen . 1970.Culturing Green Lacewings in the Home and School . Berkeley : University of California Cooperative Extension Service ( Leaflet 2500 ) . 2 pp . This out - of - print folder is the source of the drawing of the life Hz of the green lacewing fly .

Thiele , H. 1977.Carabid Beetles in Their Environments . New York : Springer - Verlag . 369 pp . An eco - physiological glide slope to the statistical distribution , predators , parasitoids , nutrition , grandness , home ground selection , activity radiation pattern , diffusion , organic evolution , and speciation of carabid beetle . let in a taxonomical index of cited fellowship , subfamilies , tribe , genus , and species .

Tonks , N.V. , ed . 1982.Pest problem in Small Greenhouses and Indoor Plantings . Victoria , B.C. : Ministry of Agriculture and Food . This is the source of the exemplification comparing the spirit cycles of cuss and predatory mites .

Townes , H. 1971.“Ichneumonidae as biological control agents ” inProceedings of the tall timbers group discussion on ecological animal control by habitatmanagement , February , 1971 , pp . 25 - 27 . 248 pp . This reprint provide a good presentation to the biology of the largest family of parasitic louse .

van den Bosch , R. , P.S. Messenger , and A.P. Gutierrez . 1982.An intro to Biological Control . New York : Plenum Press . 247 pp . A readable , schoolbook - like introduction to the field of study that is useful for the layperson but also can answer as an introduction for advanced eminent school or college scholarly person .

Wheeler , G.C. , and J. Wheeler . 1963.The ant of North Dakota . Grand Forks , N. Dak . : University of North Dakota Press . 326 pp .

Wheeler , G.C. , and J. Wheeler . 1973.Ants of Deep Canyon . riverbank : Philip L. Boyd Deep Canyon Desert Research Center , University of California . 162 pp . These two books focalize on local pismire but also cater a great amount of information on the ant creature of North America .

Wilson , E. O. 1971.The Insect Societies . Cambridge , Mass. : Harvard University Press . 548 pp . A classic school text on social worm , including chapter on bees , WASP , ants , and termites .

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