Discusses various economic stink bug species and damage to individual crops. This book contains separate tables of host plants organized by common name, scientific name, and family name; general biology for each economic stink bug species; strategies for the control of destructive species; and, keys for identification of stink bug species.
Stink Bugs of Economic Importance in America North of Mexico surveys both theoretical and practical topics, with stink bug biologies, keys for identification, and control tactics for activities and the damage the activities cause. Well-respected authors examine these constant pests in this volume, the first comprehensive resource on this fascinating and destructive group of insects.
"Stink Bugs of Economic Importance in America North of Mexico was written for those interested in stink bug management including extension professionals, crop consultants, and producers who deal with them as pests on a regular basis." Tom A. Royer, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK "In summary, this book is a valuable source of information for both researchers and educators who are interested in pestiferous pentatomids?.It also should be valuable to those crop consultants who are dealing with stink bugs on a regular basis. ? for those interested in owning an information source that captures current knowledge of stink bug pests in major crops, its price is a bargain." Tom A. Royer, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
