Wagner / Cobbinah Forest entomology in West Tropical Africa: Forest insects of Ghana

Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-94-015-7936-0
Verlag: Springer Netherland
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 210 Seiten, eBook

It is a great honor and indeed a privilege for me to write the Foreword to this book, the first of its kind from the Forest Products Research Institute The study of forest insects is now becoming a matter of great concern to many people all over the world because insects damage the already depleted forests and forest resources. In Ghana very little interest was shown in the insects of forest trees and products. But as forest practices have become more intensive so also have the pests on the crops increased and the damage caused increased to alarming proportions. Foresters are now becoming in creasingly aware of the immense havoc that some of these insects can cause. To aid the fight against the pests they have to be fully identified and studied so that effective control measures can be implemented. It is in an effort to bridge this gap in our knowledge that one welcomes this book by Professor Michael R. Wagner, Dr. S.K.N. Atuahene and Dr.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wagner, Michael R.

Cobbinah, J.R.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Defoliating insects.- Sap-feeding insects.- Wood borers of living trees.- Pests of flowers, fruits, and seeds.- Pests of logs, lumber, and forest products.- Termites.- References.- Appendices.- Index to scientific names of insects.