Medical and Veterinary Entomology (Hardcover)

Contributors

Preface

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1. Introduction

General Entomology

Medical-Veterinary Entomology Literature

History of Medical-Veterinary Entomology

Identification and Systematics of Arthropods of Medical-Veterinary Importance

Types of Problems Caused by Arthropods

Arthropod-Borne Diseases

Food Contaminants

Fear of Arthropods

Delusory Parasitosis

Toxins and Venoms

Host Defenses

Forensic Entomology

Minor Arthropod Problems of Medical-Veterinary Interest

References and Further Reading

Chapter 2. Epidemiology of Vector-Borne Diseases

Components of Transmission Cycles

Modes of Transmission

Transmission Cycles

Interseasonal Maintenance

Vector Incrimination

Surveillance

References and Further Reading

Chapter 3. Cockroaches (Blattaria)

Taxonomy

Morphology

Life History

Behavior and Ecology

Common Cockroach Species

Public Health Importance

Veterinary Importance

Prevention and Control

References and Further Reading

Chapter 4. Lice (Phthiraptera)

Taxonomy

Morphology

Life History

Behavior and Ecology

Lice of Medical Interest

Lice of Veterinary Interest

Public Health Importance

Veterinary Importance

Prevention and Control

References and Further Reading

Chapter 5. True Bugs (Hemiptera)

Kissing Bugs (Reduviidae)

Taxonomy

Morphology

Life History

Behavior and Ecology

Public Health Importance

Veterinary Importance

Prevention and Control

Bed Bugs (Cimicidae)

Taxonomy

Morphology

Life History

Behavior and Ecology

Public Health Importance

Veterinary Importance

Prevention and Control

References and Further Reading

Chapter 6. Beetles (Coleoptera)

Taxonomy

Morphology

Life History

Behavior and Ecology

Public Health Importance

Veterinary Importance

Prevention and Control

References and Further Reading

Chapter 7. Fleas (Siphonaptera)

Taxonomy

Morphology

Life History

Behavior and Ecology

Fleas of Medical-Veterinary Importance

Public Health Importance

Veterinary Importance

Prevention and Control

References and Further Reading

Chapter 8. Flies (Diptera)

Taxonomy

Morphology

Life History

Behavior and Ecology

Families of Minor Medical or Veterinary Interest

Public Health Importance

Veterinary Importance

Prevention and Control

References and Further Reading

Chapter 9. Moth Flies and Sand Flies (Psychodidae)

Taxonomy

Morphology

Life History

Behavior and Ecology

Public Health Importance

Veterinary Importance

Prevention and Control

References and Further Reading

Chapter 10. Biting Midges (Ceratopogonidae)

Taxonomy

Morphology

Life History

Behavior and Ecology

Public Health Importance

Veterinary Importance

Prevention and Control

References and Further Reading

Chapter 11. Black Flies (Simuliidae)

Taxonomy

Morphology

Life History

Behavior and Ecology

Public Health Importance

Veterinary Importance

Prevention and Control

References and Further Reading

Chapter 12. Mosquitoes (Culicidae)

Taxonomy

Morphology

Life History

Behavior and Ecology

Public Health Importance

Veterinary Importance

Prevention and Control

References and Further Reading

Chapter 13. Horse Flies and Deer Flies (Tabanidae)

Taxonomy

Morphology

Life History

Behavior and Ecology

Public Health Importance

Veterinary Importance

Prevention and Control

References and Further Reading

Chapter 14. Muscid Flies (Muscidae)

Taxonomy

Morphology

Life History

Behavior and Ecology

Species of Medical-Veterinary Importance

Public Health Importance

Veterinary Importance

Prevention and Control

References and Further Reading

Chapter 15. Tsetse Flies (Glossinidae)

Taxonomy

Morphology

Life History

Behavior and Ecology

Public Health Importance

Veterinary Importance

Prevention and Control

References and Further Reading

Chapter 16. Myiasis (Muscoidea, Oestroidea)

Taxonomy

Morphology

Life History

Ecology and Behavior

Flies Involved in Myiasis

Public Health Importance

Veterinary Importance

Prevention and Control

References and Further Reading

Chapter 17. Louse Flies, Reds, and Related Flies (Hippoboscoidea)

Taxonomy

Morphology

Life History

Behavior and Ecology

Common Species of Hippoboscids

Public Health Importance

Veterinary Importance

Prevention and Control

References and Further Reading

Chapter 18. Moths and Butterflies (Lepidoptera)

Taxonomy

Morphology

Life History

Behavior and Ecology

Public Health Importance

Veterinary Importance

Prevention and Control

References and Further Reading

Chapter 19. Ants, Wasps,and Bees (Hymenoptera)

Taxonomy

Morphology

Life History

Behavior and Ecology

Hymenoptera Venoms

Ants

Wasps and Hornets

Bees

Public Health Importance

Veterinary Importance

Prevention and Control

References and Further Reading

Chapter 20. Scorpions (Scorpiones)

Taxonomy

Morphology

Life History

Behavior and Ecology

Public Health Importance

Veterinary Importance

Prevention and Control

References and Further Reading

Chapter 21. Solpugids (Solifugae)

References and Further Reading

Chapter 22. Spiders (Araneae)

Taxonomy

Morphology

Life History

Behavior and Ecology

Public Health Importance

Veterinary Importance

Prevention and Control

References and Further Reading

Chapter 23. Mites (Acari)

Taxonomy

Morphology

Life History

Behavior and Ecology

Public Health Importance

Mite-Borne Diseases of Humans

Veterinary Importance

References and Further Reading

Chapter 24. Ticks (Ixodida)

Taxonomy

Morphology

Life History

Behavior and Ecology

Tick Species of Medical-Veterinary Importance

Public Health Importance

Veterinary Importance

Prevention and Control

References and Further Reading

Taxonomic Index

Subject Index