Book description
Handbook of Agricultural Entomology by Helmut van Emden is a
landmark publication for students and practitioners of entomology
applied to agriculture and horticulture. It can be used as a reference
and as a general textbook.
The book opens with a general introduction to entomology and includes
coverage of the major insects (and mites) that cause harm to crops,
livestock and humans. The important beneficial species are also
included. Organisms are described in a classification of insect Orders
and Families. The emphasis is on morphological characters of major
taxonomic divisions, “spot characters” for the recognition of
Families, and the life histories, damage symptoms and economic
importance of the various pest species.
The book is beautifully illustrated in full colour with more than 400
figures showing both the organisms and the damage caused to plants
with diagnostic characters indicated by arrows. Coverage is world-wide
and includes much material stemming from the vast personal experience
of the author.
A companion website with additional resources is available at www.
wiley. com/go/vanemden/agriculturalentomology
H. F. VAN EMDEN is an internationally respected entomologist
who in the UK has been President of both the Royal Entomological
Society and the Association of Applied Biologists. He is currently
Emeritus Professor of Horticulture in the School of Agriculture,
Policy and Development at the University of Reading, UK, where for 35
years he has taught entomology at Masters level to international
students of Crop Protection. He has taught and carried out research on
applied entomology in six continents.
