Preface ix Acknowledgments xi Section 1: Introduction to the Arthropods 1 Chapter 1 Insects and Their Relatives 3 Naming of Taxa 3 Arthopoda 6 Arachnida 6 Crustacea 8 Diplopoda 9 Chilopoda 11 Entognatha 11 Insecta 14 Classification of Insects 14 Characteristics of the Major Groups of Insects 15 Evolution of Insects 27 Insect Biogeography 32 Summary 33 References and Additional Reading 33 Chapter 2 Structure and Function Of Insects 34 Integument 34 Molting 35 Body Regions 35 The Head 37 The Thorax 41 The Abdomen 43 Internal Anatomy 45 Muscular System 45 Fat Body 47 Digestive System 47 Circulatory System 50 Ventilatory System 51 Nervous System 52 Vision 54 Glandular Systems 55 Polyphenism or Polymorphism 57 Communication 58 Sociality 61 Ants 62 Social Bees and Wasps 62 Termites 63 Metamorphosis 63 Reproductive System 65 Eggs of Insects 66 Excretory System 69 Thermal Biology 69 Feeding Ecology 71 Scavenging 73 Feeding Belowground 73 Feeding in Aquatic Habitats 74 Feeding on Living Plants 75 Feeding on Blood 78 Predation and Parasitism 79 Summary 79 References and Additional Reading 81 Section 2: Food Relationships 83 Chapter 3 Food Resources for Wildlife 85 Assessment of Insectivory 85 Methods for Determining the Abundance of Insects 86 Methods for Determining Wildlife Diets 91 Nutritional Value of Insects 97 Importance of Insects in the Diets of Wildlife 98 Summary 103 References and Additional Reading 103 Chapter 4 Wildlife Diets 105 Analysis of Amphibian and Reptile Diets 105 Analysis of Mammal Diets 107 Analysis of Bird Diets 126 Analysis of Fish Diets 152 The Benefits of Insects for Wildlife Survival and Reproduction 156 How Insects Avoid Becoming Food for Wildlife 158 Crypsis 158 Aposematism 159 Mimicry 159 Flight and Startle Behavior 160 Physical and Chemical Defenses 162 Group Actions 163 Nocturnal Activity 165 Summary 165 References and Additional Reading 166 Chapter 5 Insects Important as Food for Wildlife 171 Aquatic Insects 171 Mayflies (Order Ephemeroptera) 171 Stoneflies (Order Plecoptera) 172 Dragonflies and Damselflies (Order Odonata) 173 Bugs (Order Hemiptera) 175 Alderflies Dobsonflies and Fishflies (Order Megaloptera) 176 Beetles (Order Coleoptera) 176 Flies (Order Diptera) 177 Caddisflies (Order Trichoptera) 177 Terrestrial Insects 179 Termites (Order Isoptera) 179 Cockroaches (Order Blattodea) 180 Grasshoppers Katydids and Crickets (Order Orthoptera) 181 Earwigs (Order Dermaptera) 184 Barklice or Psocids (Order Psocoptera) 186 Bugs (Order Hemiptera) 186 Lacewings Antlions and Mantidflies (Order Neuroptera) 188 Beetles (Order Coleoptera) 189 Moths and Butterflies (Order Lepidoptera) 190 Flies (Order Diptera) 192 Wasps Ants Bees and Sawflies (Order Hymenoptera) 192 Summary 194 References and Additional Readings 197 Chapter 6 Insects and Ecosystems 198 Insects and Decomposition 201 Decomposition of Plant Remains 201 Decomposition of Excrement (Dung) 202 Decomposition of Carrion 204 Nutrient Cycling 206 Herbivory by Insects 210 The Importance of Herbivory 210 Plant Compensation 213 Insect Outbreaks 214 Plant Diseases and Insects 215 Pollination and Seed Dispersal by Insects 217 Invasiveness of Insects 218 Pathways of Invasion 219 Ecological and Taxonomic Patterns of Invasion 221 Establishment and Spread 222 Latency Among Invaders 223 Why Invasive Species become so Abundant 225 Impacts of Invaders 226 Summary 227 References and Additional Reading 227 Section 3: Arthropods as Disease Vectors and Pests 231 Chapter 7 Transmission of Disease Agents to Wildlife by Arthropods 233 Arthropod Feeding Behavior 233 Disease in Wildlife 235 Virulence 236 Disease Hosts 239 Disease Transmission 240 Causes of Disease 241 The Nature of Parasitism 241 Parasite-Induced Changes in Host Behavior 242 Summary 243 References and Additional Reading 244 Chapter 8 Infectious Disease Agents Transmitted to Wildlife by Arthropods 245 Viruses 245 Myxomatosis 248 Avian Pox 248 West Nile Virus 249 Yellow Fever 250 St. Louis Encephalitis 250 Hemorrhagic Disease 251 Bacteria 252 Tularemia 252 Anaplasmosis 254 Lyme Disease 254 Plague 255 Avian Botulism 258 Fungi 259 Aflatoxin Poisoning 259 Summary 261 References and Additional Reading 261 Chapter 9 Parasitic Disease Agents Transmitted to Wildlife by Arthropods 263 Protozoa 263 American Trypanosomiasis 263 African Trypanosomiasis 266 Avian Malaria 269 Toxoplasmosis 271 Helminths 274 Spirocercosis 276 Dirofilariasis 276 Elaeophorosis 277 Lancet Fluke 279 Dog Tapeworm 279 Giant Thorny-headed Worm 279 Summary 283 References and Additional Reading 283 Chapter 10 Arthropods as Parasites Of Wildlife 285 Mites and Ticks (Arachnida: Acari or Acarina: Several Orders) 289 Mites 289 Mange Mites 289 Respiratory Mites 291 Ear Mites 291 Bird Mites 292 Sarcoptic Mange Mite 292 Ticks 293 Taiga Tick 296 Wood Tick 297 Blacklegged Tick 297 Insects (Insecta) 298 Lice (Phthiraptera) 298 Bugs (Hemiptera: Reduviidae Cimicidae and Polyctenidae) 302 Assassin Bugs Subfamily Triatominae - Kissing or Blood-Sucking Conenose Bugs (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) 302 Bed Bugs Swallow Bugs and Bat Bugs (Hemiptera: Cimicidae and Polyctenidae) 303 Flies (Diptera: Several Families) 304 Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) 305 Black Flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) 308 Biting Midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) 310 Phlebotomine Sand Flies (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) 312 Horse Flies and Deer Flies (Diptera: Tabanidae) 314 Tsetse Flies (Diptera: Glossinidae) 316 Muscid Flies (Diptera: Muscidae) 318 Stable Fly 319 House Fly 320 Blow Flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) 321 New World Screwworm Fly 322 Flesh Flies (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) 324 Bot and Warble Flies (Diptera: Oestridae) 325 Louse Flies (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) 329 Fleas (Siphonaptera) 330 Other Taxa of Occasional Importance 332 Eye Gnats (Diptera: Chloropidae) 333 Snipe Flies (Diptera: Rhagionidae) 333 Bees and Wasps (Hymenoptera: Various Families) 333 Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) 333 Dermestids (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) 334 Summary 334 References and Additional Reading 335 Section 4: Pest Management and Its Effects on Wildlife 339 Chapter 11 Pesticides and Their Effects on Wildlife 341 Pesticides 343 Insecticide Mode of Action 345 Persistence of Insecticides 349 Acute Effects of Insecticides 350 Sublethal Effects of Insecticides 354 Other Pesticides 355 Indirect Effects of Pesticides on Wildlife 356 Insecticides in The Food Chain 357 Risks of Insecticides 359 Resistance to Insecticides 361 Summary 362 References and Additional Reading 363 Chapter 12 Alternatives to Insecticides 366 Environmental Management or Cultural Control 366 Physical and Mechanical Control 370 Host Resistance 371 Semiochemicals 373 Biological Control 375 Area-Wide Insect Management 379 Integrated Pest Management (IPM) 381 Preventing versus Correcting Problems 382 Summary 383 References and Additional Reading 383 Section 5: Conservation Issues 385 Chapter 13 Insect-wildlife Relationships 387 How Wildlife Affect Insect Survival 387 Naturally Occurring Predation by Wildlife on Insects 387 Western Pine Beetle and Woodpeckers 392 Spruce Budworm Birds and Mammals 392 Gypsy Moth Birds Mammals and Beneficial Insects 393 Rangeland Grasshoppers and Birds 393 Crop-Feeding Aphids and Birds 393 Crop-Feeding Caterpillars Spiders and Birds 394 Tropical Forest Floor-Dwelling Insects Lizards and Birds 394 Tropical Forest Insects Bats and Birds 394 Aquatic Insects Ducks and Fish 395 Predation of Animal Ectoparasites by Birds 395 Introduction of Vertebrates for Biological Suppression of Insects 396 How Insects Affect Wildlife Survival 397 Predation by Insects on Wildlife 397 Effects on Terrestrial Wildlife 397 Effects on Aquatic Wildlife 400 Symbiotic Relationships Between Insects and Wildlife 400 The Benefits of Insects for Habitat Conservation 402 The Benefits of Insects for Wildlife-Based Recreation 406 Summary 407 References and Additional Reading 408 Chapter 14 Insect and Wildlife Conservation 410 Other Economic Benefits of Insects 410 Pollination 410 Honey 412 Silk Pr.