Aphids as Crop P

Aphidsareamongthemajorglobalpestgroups,causingseriouseconomicdamagetomanyfoodandcommoditycropsinmostpartsoftheworld.Thisrevisionandupdateofthewell-receivedfirsteditionpublishedtenyearsagoreflectstheexpansionofresearchingenomics,endosymbiontsandsemiochemicals,aswellastheshiftfromcontrolofaphidswithinsecticidestoamoreintegratedapproachimposedbyincreasingresistanceintheaphidsandgovernmentrestrictionsonpesticides.Thebookremainsacomprehensiveandup-to-datereferenceworkonthebiologyofaphids,thevariousmethodsofcontrollingthemandtheprogressofintegratedpestmanagementasillustratedbytencasehistories.HelmutvanEmdenisEmeritusProfessorofHorticultureattheUniversityofReading,UK.Hehasresearchedonaphidsforover50yearsandhaswideinternationalexperience,includinginthetropics.RichardHarringtonretiredin2015asHeadoftheRothamstedInsectSurvey,withwhichheworkedfor36yearsonaphidmonitoringandforecasting.HeledtheEUproject"EXAMINE"(ExploitationofAphidMonitoringInEurope)whichbroughttogethercolleaguesinvolvedinaphidmonitoringthroughoutEuropeandbeyond.