Insect Outbreaks Revisited - Hardcover

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Pedro Barbosa was born in Guayama, Puerto Rico and raised in Spanish Harlem, in New York City. He received his B.S. in biology from the City College of New York and his M.S. and Ph.D. at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Pedro's research interests are in theoretical and applied ecology of plant-insect interactions with an emphasis on tri-trophic interactions. He has authored or coauthored many refereed publications, and written or edited 13 books.

Deborah K. Letourneau's Bachelor's, Master's and doctoral degrees are from the University of Michigan and University of California at Berkeley. As Professor of Environmental Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz her research concerns plant-insect interactions, biodiversity, and environmental risk in the context of decision-making that sustains both livelihoods and the environment.

Anurag A. Agrawal studies the evolutionary ecology of plants and insects as a professor at Cornell University's Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Department of Entomology. His work spans community ecology, invasive species, coevolution, and ecological genetics. Please visit his lab website www.herbivory.com for current projects and research.

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In 1987 a book called Insect Outbreaks was published and became a "classic" in its field. Over the last two decades significant advances have been made in our understanding of certain aspects of insect outbreak dynamics and outbreak species and so, in this new volume, the subject is thoroughly reviewed.

Whether you are interested in cutting-edge design of agroecosystems for a nation's food security, modelling the spread of invasive insects under climate change scenarios, quelling devastating urban tree die-offs through innovation rather than toxic materials, probing the powerful secrets of the microbial community in an insect's gut, or discovering the truth about genetically-modified pesticidal plants - Insect Outbreaks Revisited will answer your questions and stimulate new ideas. With chapters by top scientists and rising stars in insect physiology, evolution, population dynamics and ecology, this book provides a stimulating collection of perspectives on why and when to expect outbreaks of insects in managed and unmanaged ecosystems, what to focus on as causes, and how to manage and mitigate any adverse consequences.

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In 1987 a book called Insect Outbreaks was published and became a "classic" in its field. Over the last two decades significant advances have been made in our understanding of certain aspects of insect outbreak dynamics and outbreak species and so, in this new volume, the subject is thoroughly reviewed.

Whether you are interested in cutting-edge design of agroecosystems for a nation's food security, modelling the spread of invasive insects under climate change scenarios, quelling devastating urban tree die-offs through innovation rather than toxic materials, probing the powerful secrets of the microbial community in an insect's gut, or discovering the truth about genetically-modified pesticidal plants - Insect Outbreaks Revisited will answer your questions and stimulate new ideas. With chapters by top scientists and rising stars in insect physiology, evolution, population dynamics and ecology, this book provides a stimulating collection of perspectives on why and when to expect outbreaks of insects in managed and unmanaged ecosystems, what to focus on as causes, and how to manage and mitigate any adverse consequences.