Medical and Veterinary Entomology

by Mullen; Durden

• ISBN13: 9780125104517
• ISBN10: 0125104510
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-09-14
• Publisher: Elsevier Science

Summary

Medical and Veterinary Entomology is a comprehensive text and is primarily intended for graduate students and upper level undergraduates studying the medical and veterinary significance of insects and related arthropods. The book will also appeal to a larger audience, specialists and non-specialists alike, including entomologists, parasitologists, biologists, epidemiologists, physicians, public health personnel, veterinarians, wildlife specialists and others looking for a readable, authoritative book on this topic. The first two chapters provide overviews of medical-veterinary entomology and epidemiology, respectively. These are followed by individual chapters devoted to each group of insects or arachnids of medical-veterinary importance and the health problems they can cause including their role as vectors of pathogens. Each of these chapters provides an overview of the taxonomy, biology and ecology of the group, and is followed by separate sections on their medical and veterinary importance, then by a section on prevention and control and, finally, by a list of references and further reading. Key Features * Nationally and internationally renowned contributing authors * Up to date and new information that is easy to locate, with extensive subheadings and highlighted key words throughout text * Includes extensive coverage of arachnids, including scorpions, solpugids, spiders, mites and ticks * Designed for teaching several courses including Medical Entomology, Veterinary Entomology or combined Medical-Veterinary Entomology courses

Table of Contents

Contributors	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Introduction
General Entomology	p. 2
Medical-Veterinary Entomology Literature	p. 2
History of Medical-Veterinary Entomology	p. 2
Identification and Systematics of Arthropods of Medical-Veterinary Importance	p. 3
Types of Problems Caused by Arthropods	p. 4
Arthropod-Borne Diseases	p. 5
Food Contaminants	p. 6
Fear of Arthropods	p. 6
Delusory Parasitosis	p. 6
Toxins and Venoms	p. 6
Host Defenses	p. 7
Forensic Entomology	p. 7
Minor Arthropod Problems of Medical-Veterinary Interest	p. 8
References and Further Reading	p. 8
Epidemiology of Vector-Borne Diseases
Components of Transmission Cycles	p. 16
Modes of Transmission	p. 19
Transmission Cycles	p. 21
Interseasonal Maintenance	p. 22
Vector Incrimination	p. 22
Surveillance	p. 24
References and Further Reading	p. 27
Cockroaches (Blattaria)
Taxonomy	p. 29
Morphology	p. 30
Life History	p. 31
Behavior and Ecology	p. 32
Common Cockroach Species	p. 33
Public Health Importance	p. 37
Veterinary Importance	p. 41
Prevention and Control	p. 42
References and Further Reading	p. 43
Lice (Phthiraptera)
Taxonomy	p. 45
Morphology	p. 46
Life History	p. 49
Behavior and Ecology	p. 49
Lice of Medical Interest	p. 54
Lice of Veterinary Interest	p. 55
Public Health Importance	p. 58
Veterinary Importance	p. 61
Prevention and Control	p. 63
References and Further Reading	p. 64
True Bugs (Hemiptera)
Kissing Bugs (Reduviidae)	p. 69
Taxonomy	p. 70
Morphology	p. 70
Life History	p. 70
Behavior and Ecology	p. 72
Public Health Importance	p. 73
Veterinary Importance	p. 79
Prevention and Control	p. 79
Bed Bugs (Cimicidae)	p. 80
Taxonomy	p. 80
Morphology	p. 80
Life History	p. 82
Behavior and Ecology	p. 82
Public Health Importance	p. 83
Veterinary Importance	p. 84
Prevention and Control	p. 84
References and Further Reading	p. 85
Beetles (Coleoptera)
Taxonomy	p. 87
Morphology	p. 88
Life History	p. 89
Behavior and Ecology	p. 89
Public Health Importance	p. 90
Veterinary Importance	p. 96
Prevention and Control	p. 100
References and Further Reading	p. 100
Fleas (Siphonaptera)
Taxonomy	p. 103
Morphology	p. 104
Life History	p. 106
Behavior and Ecology	p. 109
Fleas of Medical-Veterinary Importance	p. 111
Public Health Importance	p. 113
Veterinary Importance	p. 120
Prevention and Control	p. 123
References and Further Reading	p. 124
Flies (Diptera)
Taxonomy	p. 129
Morphology	p. 130
Life History	p. 132
Behavior and Ecology	p. 133
Families of Minor Medical or Veterinary Interest	p. 134
Public Health Importance	p. 141
Veterinary Importance	p. 142
Prevention and Control	p. 142
References and Further Reading	p. 143
Moth Flies and Sand Flies (Psychodidae)
Taxonomy	p. 147
Morphology	p. 148
Life History	p. 150
Behavior and Ecology	p. 150
Public Health Importance	p. 151
Veterinary Importance	p. 158
Prevention and Control	p. 159
References and Further Reading	p. 160
Biting Midges (Ceratopogonidae)
Taxonomy	p. 163
Morphology	p. 164
Life History	p. 165
Behavior and Ecology	p. 167
Public Health Importance	p. 169
Veterinary Importance	p. 173
Prevention and Control	p. 181
References and Further Reading	p. 182
Black Flies (Simuliidae)
Taxonomy	p. 185
Morphology	p. 186
Life History	p. 188
Behavior and Ecology	p. 189
Public Health Importance	p. 191
Veterinary Importance	p. 196
Prevention and Control	p. 199
References and Further Reading	p. 200
Mosquitoes (Culicidae)
Taxonomy	p. 204
Morphology	p. 206
Life History	p. 213
Behavior and Ecology	p. 216
Public Health Importance	p. 222
Veterinary Importance	p. 249
Prevention and Control	p. 254
References and Further Reading	p. 256
Horse Flies and Deer Flies (Tabanidae)
Taxonomy	p. 264
Morphology	p. 265
Life History	p. 266
Behavior and Ecology	p. 268
Public Health Importance	p. 271
Veterinary Importance	p. 273
Prevention and Control	p. 275
References and Further Reading	p. 276
Muscid Flies (Muscidae)
Taxonomy	p. 279
Morphology	p. 280
Life History	p. 284
Behavior and Ecology	p. 285
Species of Medical-Veterinary Importance	p. 287
Public Health Importance	p. 290
Veterinary Importance	p. 293
Prevention and Control	p. 298
References and Further Reading	p. 300
Tsetse Flies (Glossinidae)
Taxonomy	p. 304
Morphology	p. 304
Life History	p. 306
Behavior and Ecology	p. 308
Public Health Importance	p. 309
Veterinary Importance	p. 312
Prevention and Control	p. 314
References and Further Reading	p. 315
Myiasis (Muscoidea, Oestroidea)
Taxonomy	p. 318
Morphology	p. 321
Life History	p. 323
Ecology and Behavior	p. 324
Flies Involved in Myiasis	p. 327
Public Health Importance	p. 342
Veterinary Importance	p. 344
Prevention and Control	p. 345
References and Further Reading	p. 347
Louse Flies, Keds, and Related Flies (Hippoboscoidea)
Taxonomy	p. 349
Morphology	p. 350
Life History	p. 352
Behavior and Ecology	p. 352
Common Species of Hippoboscids	p. 352
Public Health Importance	p. 356
Veterinary Importance	p. 357
Prevention and Control	p. 359
References and Further Reading	p. 360
Moths and Butterflies (Lepidoptera)
Taxonomy	p. 364
Morphology	p. 364
Life History	p. 368
Behavior and Ecology	p. 368
Public Health Importance	p. 377
Veterinary Importance	p. 378
Prevention and Control	p. 379
References and Further Reading	p. 379
Ants, Wasps, and Bees (Hymenoptera)
Taxonomy	p. 383
Morphology	p. 384
Life History	p. 387
Behavior and Ecology	p. 387
Hymenoptera Venoms	p. 389
Ants	p. 390
Wasps and Hornets	p. 394
Bees	p. 399
Public Health Importance	p. 403
Veterinary Importance	p. 406
Prevention and Control	p. 406
References and Further Reading	p. 408
Scorpions (Scorpiones)
Taxonomy	p. 411
Morphology	p. 416
Life History	p. 418
Behavior and Ecology	p. 418
Public Health Importance	p. 420
Veterinary Importance	p. 422
Prevention and Control	p. 422
References and Further Reading	p. 422
Solpugids (Solifugae)
References and Further Reading	p. 426
Spiders (Araneae)
Taxonomy	p. 427
Morphology	p. 431
Life History	p. 432
Behavior and Ecology	p. 432
Public Health Importance	p. 433
Veterinary Importance	p. 445
Prevention and Control	p. 446
References and Further Reading	p. 447
Mites (Acari)
Taxonomy	p. 449
Morphology	p. 450
Life History	p. 451
Behavior and Ecology	p. 452
Public Health Importance	p. 452
Mite-Borne Diseases of Humans	p. 472
Veterinary Importance	p. 475
References and Further Reading	p. 510
Ticks (Ixodida)
Taxonomy	p. 518
Morphology	p. 520
Life History	p. 525
Behavior and Ecology	p. 527
Tick Species of Medical-Veterinary Importance	p. 530
Public Health Importance	p. 534
Veterinary Importance	p. 547
Prevention and Control	p. 553
References and Further Reading	p. 556
Taxonomic Index	p. 559
Subject Index	p. 575
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