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Lewis, Trevor was born on July 8, 1933 in Riddings, Derbys, England. Son of Harold and Maggie (Bakewell) Lewis.
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Thrips have recently surged to prominence as insect pests of field, plantation and glasshouse crops in many countries, associated with increased international trade in fresh vegetables, fruit, flowers and plant propagation material. They can cause direct feeding damage to the aerial parts of plants, resulting in yield loss and spoilage, and some are vectors of destructive plant viruses. Their minute size and secretive habits make them particularly difficult to detect and control. This book, containing contributions from several world authorities from Europe, the USA and Asia, is the most comprehensive treatise on thrips as crop pests ever to be published. It brings together a vast amount of modern work set against a wealth of background knowledge, covering basic biology, ecology, applied science and pest control. The result is a book indispensable for agricultural advisers and growers concerned with thrips pests, and a unique reference source and stimulus for research entomologists studying these intriguing insects.
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The main purpose of this book is to complement the hitherto largely descriptive works on the order Thysanoptera, by presenting thrips as living animals, stressing the behavior of individuals and populations, their varied and complex relationships with plants, other animals and the physical components of their abundance in undisturbed and in cultivated habitats, and in cultivated economic importance as pests and beneficial insects. A considerable literature on thrips has accumulated over the last one hundred years. Unfortunately much of this information is fragmentary, scattered through obscure pamphlets, journals and accessible only with difficulty. Following a brief introduction to the structure and classification of adult thrips, the text is divided into four sections. The first describes the biology and behavior of individuals, the second, the techniques needed to study field populations, a hitherto sparsely documented topic. Section III deals in detail with thrips ecology, especially survival in unfavorable weather, migration and dispersal, population dynamics and community structure, and finally Section IV gives a survey of the economic importance of the group.
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Lewis, Trevor was born on July 8, 1933 in Riddings, Derbys, England. Son of Harold and Maggie (Bakewell) Lewis.
Bachelor of Science, University Nottingham, 1955. Doctor of Science, University Nottingham, 1986. Master of Arts, University Cambridge, 1960.
Doctor of Philosophy, University London, 1958.
University demonstrator agricultural entomology, School Agriculture, Cambridge U., 1958-1961;
senior science officer entomology department, Rothamsted Experiment Station, Harpenden, England, 1961-1968;
principal science officer, Rothamsted Experiment Station, Harpenden, England, 1968-1976;
head entomology department, Rothamsted Experiment Station, Harpenden, England, 1976;
head crop protection division, department director, Rothamsted Experiment Station, Harpenden, England, 1983-1986;
head, Rothamsted Experiment Station, Harpenden, England, 1986-1993;
Lawes trust senior fellow, Rothamsted Experiment Station, Harpenden, England, since 1994;
senior research fellow, U. West Indies, Trinidad, 1970-1973;
head crop and environmental protection division, AFRC Institute Arable Crops Research, 1986-1989;
director, AFRC Institute Arable Crops Research, 1989-1993. Member management and strategy boards Agriculture & Food Research Council, 1989-1993. Special lecturer invertebrate zoology U. Nottingham, 1968-1969, 73-75.
Special professor invertebrate zoology U. Nottingham, since 1977. External examiner crop protection subjects U. Cambridge, U. London, U. Bath, U. West Indies, St. Augustine Campus.
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Fellow Institute Biology London, Royal Entomological Society London (president 1985-1987, council member 1979-1983, chairman symposium committee 1981-1993), British Association Advancement of Science (agriculture and forestry section president 1997).
Married Margaret Edith Wells, March 21, 1959. Children: Heather Margaret Drage, Roger James.