@article{1484044,
      recid = {1484044},
      author = {Hardy, Ian C. W. and Wajnberg, E., and Jervis, Mark.},
      title = {Jervis's Insects as natural enemies : practical  perspectives /},
      pages = {1 online resource (xviii, 770 pages) :},
      abstract = {There has been a dramatic increase in theoretical and  practical studies on insect natural enemies over the last  decades. The appeal of insect predators and, in particular,  parasitoids, as research animals derives from the relative  ease with which many species may be cultured and  experimented on in the laboratory, the simple life-cycles  of most parasitoid species, and the increasing demand for  biological pest control as a key component of the  integrated pest management approach. There is now a very  substantial literature on insect natural enemies and thus a  great need for a general text that enquiring students or  research workers can use in deciding on approaches and  techniques that are appropriate to the study and evaluation  of such insects. This book fulfils that demand. It is a  considerably updated and expanded version of a previous  best-seller and provides an account of major aspects of the  biology of predators and parasitoids, punctuated with  information and advice on which experiments or observations  to conduct and, importantly, how to carry them out.  Guidance is provided, where necessary, on the most recent  further literature that may need to be consulted on given  topics. While researchers can now refer to several books on  parasitoids and predators, Jerviss Insects as Natural  Enemies is unique in emphasising practicalities. It is  aimed at students and professionals working in universities  and both government and commercial institutes in the fields  of integrated pest management, agriculture, horticulture  and forestry, as well as those interested in fundamentals  of behavioural, population, community and evolutionary  ecology.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1484044},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-23880-2},
}