Insect Pests in Tropical Forestry

Insects are major pests of both natural and plantation forests in the tropics. This book is the first to provide a broad-based, international review of this subject at a level suitable for advanced students and practitioners. It describes the ecology and biology of the insects with special reference to the economic damage they cause to trees. All relevant control strategies are addressed.

Table of Contents:
1: Preface 2: Tropical Forests 3: Forests 4: The tropics Socio-economics in the tropics 5: Forest types in the tropics 6: Forest food webs – trophic interactions 7: Forest pests Impact of forest insects in the tropics 8: Prevention rather than cure 9: The plan of the book 10: Tropical forests and insect biodiversity 11: Introduction Biodiversity 16: Abiotic factors 17: Biotic factors 18: Host tree/insect relationships 19: Introduction 20: Host nutrients 21: Host defences 22: Host vigour and stress 23: Co-evolution of insects and tropical forests 24: Tropical forest pests – ecology, biology and impact 25: Introduction 26: Defoliation 27: Sap feeding 28: Bark and wood feeding 29: Shoot boring 30: Fruit and seed boring 31: Gall forming 32: Root feeding 33: Stem and branch cutters 34: Management systems I: planning stage 35: Introduction 36: Purpose of growing trees 37: Sites available for planting and their conditions 38: Tree selection and plant resistance 39: Socio-economics and forest pest management 40: The basis for decision making – projects to acquire and disseminate entomological knowledge 41: Management Systems II: nursery stage 42: Introduction 43: Main pest types in forest nurseries 44: Factors predisposing insect attack – immediate and subsequent problems 45: Management of nursery pests 46: Management systems III: plantation stage 47: Introduction 15: Introduction 14: Abiotic and biotic influences on tropical insects 13: Biodiversity and ecosystem stability – its role in pest ecology 12: Variations in insect biodiversity within tropical forests 48: Silviculture and pest management 49: Biological control Insecticides and pheromones 50: Management systems IV: forest health surveillance and quarantine 51: Forest health monitoring 52: Quarantine 53: Integrated pest management (IPM) 54: Introduction 55: Appropriate strategies 56: Advice and extension 57: Economics and impact assessment 58: General infrastructure 59: Example 1: Phoracantha semipunctata in California 60: Example 2: Defoliating Lepidoptera in eucalypt plantations in Brazil 61: Example 3: Eucalyptus grasshoppers in Paraguay 62: Example 4: Aonidiella orientalis in the Lake Chad basin 63: Example 5: Dendrolimus puncatatus in Vietnam and China 64: Example 6: Hypsipyla spp. In Old and New World Bibliography Index

About the Author :
's career as a forest entomologist spans 45 years, commencing in 1967 with the Department of Forests in Papua New Guinea, and since 1974 with forestry in Queensland, Australia. His research has encompassed all facets of forestry, from insect pests of seeds and seedlings to pests of tree plantations, native forests, agroforestry and timber. He has worked with forest insects in more than 20 tropical and subtropical countries throughout Asia and the Pacific. He has a particular interest in invasive species and has been involved in establishing pest early warning systems in several Asia-Pacific countries. He is currently Science Manager with the Biosecurity Queensland Control Centre, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry in Brisbane.