Insect Diversity and Ecosystem Services: Volume 1: Importance, Threats, Conservation, and Economic Perspectives

Synopsis

This new innovative work on insects and their impact on the ecosystem covers the role of insects in environmental pollution, their use in sustainable agricultural services, and the industrial, forensic, and medical applications of insects and their pure products. The book also covers the entomological and molecular aspects of insects, identifies the gaps in the research, and looks at integrated management strategies for pests.Volume 1: Importance, Threats, Conservation, and Economic Perspectives, reviews the different insect orders regarding their diversity and importance in providing free ecological services and discusses the diversity patterns of world biogeographic zones and how insects contribute to maintaining ecological diversity.Volume 2: Environmental Indicators, Molecular Approaches, and Management Strategies discusses the role of insects as environmental indicators, the effect of pesticides on insect diversity, strategies to control the diversity of insects, medical and forensic importance of insects, exploring new insect species through DNA barcoding, integrated pest management, the role of insect population in agriculture, and eco-friendly pest management approaches.Some topics covered in the book include: Role of insects for the sustainable agricultural development Commercial importance of insects and their products Food additive roles of insects and formulation of remedies for the reduction of disease pathogenesis Management strategies for pest control Some specific topics include colony collapse disorder of managed honey bee (Apis mellifera l.) populations, insects as strong crime indicator tools in forensic sciences, insect-based value-added products, and more.Together, these two volumes offer important information for researchers, academicians, scientists, industrialists, teachers, entomologists, and students for understanding the contribution of insects towards the sustainability of the ecosystem.

Copyright:

2025

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Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9781040011041

Related ISBNs:

9781003467205, 9781774915806, 9781040011089

Publisher:

Apple Academic Press

Date of Addition:

08/29/24

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N/A

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

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No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Science, Animals

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Bookshare Staff

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This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Younis Ahmad Hajam

Edited by:

Sajad Hussain Parey

Edited by:

Rouf Ahmad Bhat