Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Presents the latest information on developments in entomology as they relate to public health and veterinary importance

Gary R. Mullen (Edited by), Lance A. Durden (Edited by)

9780128140437, Elsevier Science

Paperback, published 2 October 2018

792 pages
27.6 x 21.5 x 4.8 cm, 2.08 kg

"In my opinion, the third edition of Medical and Veterinary Entomology is the most comprehensive textbook on the topic. ...I suspect that this edition will become one of the most used references for nonentomological readers such as veterinarians, physicians, and epidemiologists who need information about arthropod-borne diseases. The editors assembled an impressive list of authors who are subject-matter experts, and each chapter was written by authoritative experts on the taxa being presented." --Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Assocation

The first and second editions of Medical and Veterinary Entomology, edited by Gary R. Mullen and Lance A. Durden, published in 2002 and 2009, respectively, have been highly praised and become widely used as a textbook for classroom instruction. This fully revised third edition continues the focus on the diversity of arthropods affecting human and animal health, with separate chapters devoted to each of the taxonomic groups of insects and arachnids of medical or veterinary concern, including spiders, scorpions, mites, and ticks. Each chapter includes sections on taxonomy, morphology, life history, and behavior and ecology, with separate sections on those species of public-health and veterinary importance. Each concludes with approaches to management of pest species and prevention of arthropod-borne diseases. The third edition provides a comprehensive source for teaching medical and/or veterinary entomology at the college and university level, targeted particularly at upper-level undergraduate and graduate/postgraduate programs. In addition to its value as a student textbook, the volume has appeal to a much broader audience, specialists and non-specialists alike. It provides a key reference for biologists in general, entomologists, zoologists, parasitologists, physicians, public-health personnel, veterinarians, wildlife biologists, vector biologists, military entomologists, the general public and others seeking a readable, authoritative account on this important topic.

1. Introduction 2. Morphological Adaptations of Parasitic Arthropods 3. Arthropod Toxins and Venoms 4. Epidemiology of Vector-Borne Diseases 5. Forensic Entomology 6. Cockroaches (Blattaria) 7. Lice (Phthiraptera) 8. True Bugs (Hemiptera) 9. Beetles (Coleoptera) 10. Fleas (Siphonaptera) 11. Flies (Diptera) 12. Phlebotomine Sand Flies and Moth Flies (Psychodidae) 13. Biting Midges (Ceratopogonidae) 14. Black Flies (Simuliidae) 15. Mosquitoes (Culicidae) 16. Horse Flies and Deer Flies (Tabanidae) 17. Muscid Flies (Muscidae) 18. Tsetse Flies (Glossinidae) 19. Myiasis (Muscoidea, Oestroidea) 20. Louse Flies, Keds, and Bat Flies (Hippoboscoidea) 21. Moths and Butterflies (Lepidoptera) 22. Ants, Wasps, and Bees (Hymenoptera) 23. Scorpions (Scorpiones) 24. Solpugids (Solifugae) 25. Spiders (Araneae) 26. Mites (Acari) 27. Ticks (Ixodida) 28. Molecular Tools Used in Medical and Veterinary Entomology Appendix: Arthropod-Related Viruses of Medical and Veterinary Importance

Subject Areas: Insects [entomology PSVT7], Veterinary medicine [MZ]