Type: Chapter

Wheat pests: insects, mites, and prospects for the future

Authors

Marion O. Harris

North Dakota State University

Kirk Anderson

North Dakota State University

M El-Bouhssini

ICARDA

Frank Peairs

Colorado State University

Gary L. Hein

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Steven Xu

ARS-USDA

Publication date:

27 June 2017

ID: 9781838793333

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Table of contents

1 Introduction 2 Arthropods (disciplines – Entomology and Acarology): introduction 3 Hessian fly (Mayetiola destructor Say) 4 Orange wheat blossom midge (Sitodiplosis mosellana Géhin) 5 Bird cherry oat aphid (Rhopalosiphum padi L.) 6 Greenbug (Schizaphis graminum Rondani) 7 Russian wheat aphid (Diuraphis noxia Kurdjumov) 8 Sunn pest (Eurygaster integriceps Puton) 9 Wheat stem sawfl y (Cephus cinctus Norton) 10 Wheat curl mite (Aceria tosichella Keifer) 11 Prospects for wheat resistance to pests 12 Conclusions and prospects for new pest management technologies 13 Where to look for further information 14 Acknowledgements 15 References