Plant-Provided Food for Carnivorous Insects: A ...

Within a carnivore's lifecycle, there is often at least one stage that relies on plant-provided food, e.g., nectar. In fact, carnivore omnivory is far more common than first thought. Contributed by an international team of experts, this book suggests, among other ideas, that presence, or lack of, plant-provided foods for carnivores could determine the success or failure of agricultural ecosystems using Integrated Pest Management systems relying on predators as biological control agents.Extremely interesting and well-written...Extensive references and figures are included...Highly recommended. -CHOICE, R.C. Graves, emeritus, Bowling Green State University...an interesting and comprehensive treatment of the plant-carnivore mutualism.brPlant Science Bulletin.,.an interesting and comprehensive treatment of the plant-carnivore mutualism. Plant Science BulletinThis edited book is the most comprehensive treatment to date on the ecology of plant-carnivore mutualisms.... The editors ... have brought together an impressive group of scientists who have each contributed substantially to our knowledge of plant-carnivore biology.... The chapters are ... well written.... Plant-provided food for carnivorous insects will be an important resources for biologists hoping to contribute to this field. EcologyMarc T. J. Johnson, University of TorontoThis book addresses food-mediated interactions, focusing on how plants employ foods to recruit arthropod ???bodyguards??? as a protection against herbivores.