Why Every Fly Counts

Why Every Fly Counts

A Documentation about the Value and Endangerment of Insects

Springer International Publishing AG

08/2018

111

Mole

Inglês

9783319864709

15 a 20 dias

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Foreword Introduction 1. Insects as Beneficials 1.1 Insects Pollinate Plants 1.1.1 Pollination 1.1.2 Plants and their Pollinators 1.1.3 Flies, the Unknown Pollinators 1.1.4 The Value of Insect Pollination 1.2 Insects Accelerate Plant Growth 1.3 Insects Promote Biodiversity 1.4 Insects Connect the Food Chain 1.5 Insects as the Most Important Element of Nutrition 1.5.1 Insects as Food 1.5.2 Insects as Feed 1.6 Insects Help Considerably with Hygiene 1.7 Insects as Inexpensive Biocide Alternatives 1.8 Insects Support the Economy and Society Science, Textile Production, Medicine, Chemistry, Criminology 2. Insects as Pests 2.1 Insects as a Danger to Humans 2.1.1 Virus-Transmitting Insects 2.1.2 Causes and Trends of Virus Transmission 2.1.3 Diseases that Are Caused by Mosquitoes: Chikungunya Fever, Dengue Fever, Yellow Fever, Japanese Encephalitis, Leishmaniasis, Malaria, St. Louis Encephalitis, West-Nile Fever 2.1.4 Diseases that Are Caused by Ticks: Tick-Borne Encephalitis (TBE), Crimean-Congo-Hemorrhagic Fever, Lyme Borreliosis, Q-Fever, Rickettsia 2.1.5 Other Dangers Caused by Insects: Tsetse Fly, Sarcoptes, "Killer Bees", Wasps and Bees, Dust Mines, Fleas, Lice, Oak Processionary Moth 2.2 Insects as a Danger to Animals 2.2.1 Nagana 2.2.2 Bluetongue Disease 2.2.3 Schmallenberg Virus 2.2.4 Louping Ill 2.3 Insects as a Danger to Plants 2.3.1 Agricultural Damage in Developing and Threshold Nations: Danger to the Manioc Plant due to Insects, Spreading of Fruit Flies, Locust Infestations, Storage Pests 2.3.2 Agricultural Damage in Europe: European Corn Borer, Introduced Pests, "Post-Harvest" Damage 2.3.3 Forest Damage 3. Insects Today and in the Future 3.1 Anthropogenic Effets on Habitats 3.1.1 Climate Change 3.1.2 Urbanization and Traffic 3.1.3 Agriculture 3.1.4 Sulfur and Nitrogen Emissions 3.1.5 Forestry 3.2 Population Development 3.3 Outlook 4. Conclusion: Hated, Threatened and Worth Protecting List of Insects Glossary Notes Why Every Exchange Counts (Thanks)
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