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Cameraria ohridella (Gracillariidae), the horse chestnut leaf miner, causes severe damage to horse chestnut trees. Its biology and the host-parasite-relationship have been investigated in the...
In 1894 David Bruce, an officer in the Army Medical Service, was sent to Zululand to investigate the outbreak of a mysterious wasting disease which was ravaging the herds of cattle. He showed that the...
Biological control can be one of the most effective of all methods of pest control - self-regulating, safe and very cost-effective - but it has a limited success rate. There is interest in improving the...
Shows the debilitating effects of parasitic diseases such as malaria, bilharzia and filarial diseases, which include elephantiasis and river blindnes, which are endemic in the developing world. Other...
Describes the life-cycles, pathogenesis, epidemiology and control of parasitic worms that are the commonest cause of equine disease. Particularly notes strongylosis. The many broad-spectrum anthelmintics now...
Considers the biology of leeches: habitat and locomotion; feeding; and reproduction. Environments and movements of a range of parasitic and free-living aquatic and semi-aquatic freshwater species are shown....
The biology of the cat flea, today’s commonest flea, is dealt with using macro- and microphotography. In the light of this information, control measures are very briefly described. The history of man’s...
Shows, partially at high magnification, characteristic events in the feeding apparatus of ‘Xiphinema index’ before and during feeding on roots of fig seedlings. Deals with probing, perforation of the...
All species of pine trees are susceptible to attack by the wood wasp, ‘Sirex noctillio’. When Sirex was first discovered on the Australian mainland in 1961, the softwood plantations of Southern Australia...
Describes the probable incidence of head-louse infection in the United Kingdom and examines with close-up photography various stages in the life history of the head louse. Examines methods of detection and...
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