Fruit Flies

Download or read book Fruit Flies of Economic Significance written by Ian M. White and published by Cab International. This book was released on 1992 with total page 601 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents biosystematic information on fruit flies of the world that are of economic importance, and includes host data for about 250 species, as well as illustrated keys to adults, distribution data and recent references for over 100 of these species. In addition there is extensive coverage of larval stages, with the inclusion of keys separating the final instar larvae of over 60 species and detailed new descriptions of 34 of these species. As a whole, the book is a comprehensive identification guide to fruit fly pests across many temperate regions and will be invaluable to entomologists and pest control specialists.