Recommended References for Beneficial Arthropods Information and Diagnostics

James P. Cuda and Verena-Ulrike Lietze
Department of Entomology and Nematology
University of Florida

Reference books, journal articles and World Wide Web sites range considerably in value. However, listed below are a few that are worthwhile.

Books or Journal Articles in Print

A World Compendium: The Manual of Biocontrol Agents, Third Edition of the BioPesticide Manual. Copping LG (ed). 2004. British Crop Protection Council Publications, Alton, Hampshire, UK.
Guidelines for Purchasing and Using Commercial Natural Enemies and Biopesticides in Florida and Other States. Leppla NC and Johnson KL. 2010. IPM-146 http://ipm.ifas.ufl.edu/pdf/Natural_Enemy_Guidelines.pdf (accessed 06 June 2013)
Introduction to the Behavioral Ecology of the Protection of Native Floras and Faunas. Commercial Importation into Florida of Invertebrate Animals as Biological Control Agents. Frank JH and McCoy ED. 1994. The Florida Entomologist 77 (1): 1-20.
Natural Enemies: An Introduction to Biological Control. Hajek AE. 2004. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK.
Natural Enemies Handbook: The Illustrated Guide to Biological Pest Control. Flint ML and Dreistadt SH. 1998. UC Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources and the University of California Press, Berkeley, CA.
Pest Management in the Subtropics: Biological Control - a Florida Perspective. Rosen D, Bennett FD, and Capinera JL (eds). 1994. Intercept Limited, Andover, UK.
The Risk of Classical Biological Control in Florida. Frank JH and McCoy ED. 2007. Biological Control 41: 151-174.

Out-of-print Books
(Still valuable, and may often be purchased from used book dealers, including Web sites such as Half.com, Amazon.com and others.)

Destructive and Useful Insects: Their Habits and Control. Metcalf RL and Metcalf RA. 1993. 5th edition. (Earlier editions by Metcalf, Flint and Metcalf are nearly equivalent in value, high information content)
Entomophagous Insects. Clausen CP. 1940. First Edition. McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., New York.

World Wide Web sites and Other Software

UF/IFAS Bug Tutorials. University of Florida/IFAS. http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/fasulo/pests/software/det_bugs.htm (accessed 06 June 2013).
Beneficial Insects and Mites. (1995). Henn T, Weinzierl R, Koehler PG. ENY-276. EDIS. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in078 (accessed 06 June 2013).
Biological Control: A Guide to Natural Enemies. Weeden CR, Shelton AM, Li Y, Hoffmann MP. (eds.) http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/ent/biocontrol/ (accessed 06 June 2013).
Biological Control Information Center. North Carolina State University Department of Entomology. http://cipm.ncsu.edu/ent/biocontrol/ (accessed 06 June 2013).
Electronic Data Information Source. University of Florida/IFAS. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ (accessed 06 June 2013).
Featured Creatures. (2007). University of Florida/IFAS, and FDACS-Division of Plant Industry. http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/ (accessed 06 June 2013).
WoodyBug 2.0, a Knowledgebase of Pest and Beneficial Arthropods of Southeast U.S. Woody Ornamentals. (2005). Mizell RF, Fasulo TR, Short DE. University of Florida/IFAS. SW119. http://nfrec.ifas.ufl.edu/MizellRF/WoodyBug/index.html (accessed 06 June 2013).

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