Flies

Agricultural and Public-Health Perspectives
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-77344-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 320 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 750 g

The term "flies" applies to the insects belonging to the order Diptera, more commonly known as flies, gnats, midges, and leaf miners. They typically possess a pair of antennae, a set of sponging-type mouthparts, two developed forewings for flight, and two hindwings which are used for aerial balance.

Flies occupy unique and diverse roles within our ecosystem: some are pests which affect our agricultural and horticultural crops; other varieties act as vectors that spread diseases within the human and animal population. However, not all flies are harmful to humans: some species of fly play a role in facilitating crop pollination, whilst others are involved in environmental engineering, waste decomposition, and/or nutrient recycling, forming an important component of integrated pest management as effective biocontrol agents. Others even play a role in crime solving within the field of forensic entomology.

Flies: Agricultural and Public-Health Perspectives has been planned with a holistic approach to highlight both the positive and negative aspects of flies. This book starts with a chapter on the introduction to flies, followed by insects of agricultural and horticultural importance, flies as vectors, and beneficial flies. Designed with ease of reader use in mind, each chapter includes "pointwise learning objectives" at the beginning, as well as "conclusions" and "points to remember" at the end.

This book will be useful not only to students of entomology, public health, agriculture, and applied life sciences but also to those involved in policy planning and vector management. In addition, this book will benefit students preparing for competitive examinations as well as the public.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Professional Reference

Autoren/Hrsg.

Omkar

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie Wirbellose (Invertebrata) Insekten (Entomologie)
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Enzyklopädien, Nachschlagewerke, Wörterbücher
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Naturwissenschaften, Technik, Medizin

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Flies: An Introduction Part 1: Flies as Agricultural and Horticultural Pests 1. Fly Pests of Cereals 2. Fly Pests of Food Legumes 3. Fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritide) in India 4. Flies of Biological Control and Environmental Engineering 5. Hoverflies in Agriculture 6. Parasitic Flies 7. Tachinid flies 8. Scuttle Flies (Phoridae) Part 2: Flies of Medical, Veterinary, and Forensic Importance 9. Flies of Public Health Importance 10. Flesh flies (Sarcophagidae) 11. Mosquitoes of Public Health and Veterinary Importance 12. Blackflies, Simulium spp. (Diptera: Simuliidae) 13. Flies of Forensic Importance 14. Flies in Forensic Investigations

Über Autor(innen)

Omkar, FNASc, associated with teaching for about 36 years and research for 44 years is a Former Head, Department of Zoology, University of Lucknow, Former Coordinator, UGC-SAP (DRS-II), DST-FIST, DST-PURSE, Centre of Excellence, Govt. of UP, programs. He has worked on 10 more projects of state/central funding agencies. He specializes in Environmental Toxicology and Entomology, with particular reference to the Insect Pest Management. He is Chief Editor, Journal of Applied Bioscience, Associate Editor, International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, and President, International Society of Applied Biology.