Aphids on the World's Herbaceous Plants and Shrubs, 2 Volume Set (PDF)

Aphids are well-known as pests of agriculture, horticulture and
forestry, but they are also one of the most biologically
interesting groups of plant-feeding insects, and thus have
attracted the attention of biologists in many research fields such
as ecology, biodiversity, physiology, behaviour and genetics.

Following the successful format of previous books on the
world's aphids by the same authors, these two volumes provide a
comprehensive species-by-species account of the aphids on the
world's herbaceous plants and shrubs. They can be used not only as
an identification guide and information source for entomologists
and taxonomists throughout the world, but also as a unique database
for studies of biodiversity and insect-plant relationships. In all,
3120 aphid species in 340 genera are covered, feeding on 2150
genera of host plants. Volume 1 features comprehensive host lists
and keys to the aphids colonizing each plant genus. This
information is supplemented in Volume 2 by a systematic account of
all the aphid species, which provides information on their
appearance in life, host range, geographical distribution and life
cycles. There are 357 original line drawings, 252 photographs of
slide-mounted specimens and 1000 references.

Aphids on the World's Herbaceous Plants and Shrubs
is the culmination of many years of work by two leading specialists
and provides an essential research tool and standard reference work
for entomologists in universities and research institutes
throughout the world.