Aphid predators (Naturalists' Handbooks 11)

by Graham E. Rotheray with illustrations by GE and JC Rotheray

Aphids and their colonies are excellent arenas in which to observe predators in action. A range of insects come to eat or parasitise the aphids or to drink their honeydew.

Contents

Introduction;

Natural History

Investigating predation

Identification: Guide to aphid species: Key I Major groups of insects found at aphid colonies; Key II Hoverflies; Key III Ladybirds; Key IV Aphid midges; Key V Flower bugs; Key VI Lacewings; Key VII Ants; Guide to ground and rove beetles

Techniques

Useful addresses; References and further reading.

Readership level

sixth-form, undergraduate, postgraduate, field centre, ecological consultant, wildlife trust, conservation volunteer

Keywords

aphid, aphids, predator, predation, key, identification, ecology