Forest Entomology in East Africa Forest Insects of Tanzania [Paperback]

East African forests, among the worlds most biologically rich and diverse, are subject to multiple pressures, including insects. As the first work to focus exclusively on East African forest insects, this monograph distils 135 years of scientific and historical literature extending from before the colonial era to the present into an authoritative survey of this regions major pests of trees and wood, as well as their antagonists.

East African forests, among the worlds most biologically rich and diverse, are subject to multiple pressures, including insects. As the first work to focus exclusively on East African forest insects, this monograph distils 135 years of scientific and historical literature extending from before the colonial era to the present into an authoritative survey of this regions major pests of trees and wood, as well as their antagonists. This comprehensive treatise also addresses insects of social and economic importance, such as endemics, edible and collectible insects, wild bees and silk producers. It should be of great value to foresters, entomologists, conservation biologists, resource managers, safari outfitters and anyone else interested in the natural history of this fascinating region.

Preface. Acknowledgements. Foreword.1. Introduction to Tanzania. 1.1. General. 1.2. Physiography and soils. 1.3. Climate. 1.4. Natural forests. 1.5. Man-made forests. 1.6. Protected forests. 1.7. Endemism.2. History of forest entomology in Tanzania. 2.1. Pre-colonial period (before 1891). 2.2. German colonial period (1891-1919). 2.3. British colonial period (1919-1961). 2.4. Post-independence (1961-1992). 2.5. Post-Rio (after 1992).3. Defoliating insects. 3.1. Introduction. 3.2. Defoliating Beetles (Coleoptera). 3.3. Defoliating caterpillars (Lepidoptera). 3.4. Defoliating grasshoppers (Saltatoria).4. Sap-feeding insects. 4.1. Introduction. 4.2. Thrips (Thysanoptera). 4.3. Bugs (Hemiptera).5. Shoot-, bark-, and woodborerlã-