The Wonders of Diptera Characteristics, Diversity, and Significance for the World's Ecosystems
This book provides comprehensive and concise knowledge about Diptera, an order of insects that has both useful and harmful aspects for humans, animals, plants, and the environment. Insects of this order act as agricultural pests as well as vectors of diseases and carriers of microorganisms. Chapters...
| Format: | eBook |
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| Language: | English |
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IntechOpen
2021
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| Online Access: | Open Access: DOAB: description of the publication Open Access: DOAB, download the publication |
| Summary: | This book provides comprehensive and concise knowledge about Diptera, an order of insects that has both useful and harmful aspects for humans, animals, plants, and the environment. Insects of this order act as agricultural pests as well as vectors of diseases and carriers of microorganisms. Chapters cover such topics as characteristics of different types of Dipteran insects including fruit flies, mosquitos, and midges, and strategies to control insect populations to combat the spread of human and animal diseases such as dengue, trypanosomosis, and others. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (188 p.) |
| ISBN: | 9781839688829 9781839688836 9781839688843 intechopen.91609 |
| Access: | Open Access |