Planthoppers

• Introduction: Planthoppers as Models for Ecological Study and Effective Pest Management.- Introduction: Planthoppers as Models for Ecological Study and Effective Pest Management.- One: Host Plant Relationships.- 1. Evolutionary Patterns of Host Plant Use by Delphacid Planthoppers and Their Relatives.- 2. Planthopper/Plant Interactions: Feeding Behavior, Plant Nutrition, Plant Defense, and Host Plant Specialization.- 3. Influence of Habitat Structure on the Abundance and Diversity of Planthoppers.- Two: Life History Patterns, Reproductive Biology, and Speciation.- 4. Life History Variation in Planthoppers.- 5. Reproductive Behavior: The Role of Acoustic Signals in Species Recognition and Speciation.- 6. An Ecological Framework for the Study of Planthopper Mating Systems.- Three: Population Ecology.- 7. Density-related Effects on the Components of Fitness and Population Dynamics of Planthoppers.- 8. Rice Planthopper Population Dynamics: A Comparison between Temperate and Tropical Regions.- 9. Long-Distance Migration in Delphacid Planthoppers.- Four: Species Interactions and Community Structure.- 10. Predator—Planthopper Interactions.- 11. Parasitoid Interactions and Their Contribution to the Stabilization of Auchenorrhyncha Populations.- 12. Transmission Biology, Vector Specificity, and Evolution of Planthopper-Transmitted Viruses.- 13. Interspecific Interactions and Community Structure in Planthoppers and Leaflioppers.- Five: Ecological Approaches to Planthopper Management.- 14. Biological Control in the Management of Planthopper Populations.- 15. Genetics of Host Plant Adaptation in Delphacid Planthoppers.- 16. Impact of Insecticides on the Resistance and Resurgence of Rice Planthoppers.- 17. Judicial Use of Insecticides Deter Planthopper Outbreaks and Extend the Lifeof Resistant Varieties in Southeast Asian Rice.- 18. Status and Prospects for an Integrated Approach to the Control of Rice Planthoppers.- Six: Definition and Implementation of Management Options.- 19. A Systems Approach to Planthopper Population Dynamics and Its Contribution to the Definition of Pest Management Options.- 20. Extension of Integrated Pest Management for Planthoppers in Asian Irrigated Rice: Empowering the User.- References.- Taxonomic Index.

The text is clearly organized. The chapter summaries are particularly useful...The last chapter is the most interesting as it details the problems and solutions of implementing an effective IPM educational program in rural Asia...It is a useful compilation of scattered data...Over 1700 references are listed, of which 83% represent papers published in the last quarter century... - Entomological Society of America; The text is clearly organized. The chapter summaries are particularly useful...The last chapter is the most interesting as it details the problems and solutions of implementing an effective IPM educational program in rural Asia...It is a useful compilation of scattered data...Over 1700 references are listed, of which 83% represent papers published in the last quarter century... - Entomological Society of America; The text is clearly organized. The chapter summaries are particularly useful...The last chapter is the most interesting as it details the problems and solutions of implementing an effective IPM educational program in rural Asia...It is a useful compilation of scattered data...Over 1700 references are listed, of which 83% represent papers published in the last quarter century... - Entomological Society of America