Insects as service providers / / Omkar

• Autore: Omkar Omkar
• Pubblicazione: Singapore : , : Springer, , [2022]; ©2022
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (340 pages)
• Disciplina: 595.7163
• Soggetto topico: Beneficial insects; Human-animal relationships
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Insect Service Providers -- Contents -- Contributors -- Insects: The Unrecognized Heroes -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Ecosystem Services -- 3 Economic Valuation of Ecosystem Services Provided by Insects -- 4 Some Ecosystem Services Provided by Insects -- 5 Declining Insect Numbers -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- Part I: Insects in Provisioning -- Insects in Environmental Engineering and Ecosystem Services -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Environmental Engineering and Ecosystem Services -- 2.1 Provisioning Services by Insects -- 2.1.1 Insects as Food for Humans and Feed for Animals -- 2.1.2 Production of Bioactive Compounds and Medicines -- 2.1.3 Sources of Income -- 2.2 Regulating Services by Insects -- 2.2.1 Pollination of Flowers -- 2.2.2 Dispersal of Seeds -- 2.2.3 Environmental Monitoring -- 2.2.4 Biological Control of Pests and Other Regulating Services -- 2.3 Supporting Services by Insects -- 2.3.1 Infiltration and Retention of Water -- 2.3.2 Formation of Soil and Nutrient Cycling -- 2.3.3 Primary and Secondary Productivity -- 2.4 Cultural Services by Insects -- 2.4.1 Insects in Cultural Identity, Art and Poetry -- 2.4.2 Insects in Education and Recreation -- 2.4.3 Insects as Bioindicators -- 3 Ecosystem Disservices by Insects -- 3.1 Crop Consumption and Loss of Agriculture Productivity by Insects -- 3.2 Insects Harmful to Humans and Plants by Acting as Disease Vectors -- 4 Conclusions and Future Directions -- References -- Insects as Crop Pollinators -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Insect Pollinators of Different Crops -- 3 Major Groups of Insect Pollinators of Crops -- 3.1 Hymenoptera -- 3.1.1 Social Hymenopteran Pollinators -- Honey Bees -- Bumblebees -- Stingless Bees -- 3.1.2 Solitary Hymenopteran Pollinators -- Leafcutter Bees -- Orchard Mason Bees -- Alkali Bees -- Other Soil Nesting Mining Bees -- Blue-banded Bees -- Carpenter Bees. ; 3.1.3 Wasps as Pollinator -- 3.2 Diptera -- 3.2.1 Syrphid Flies -- 3.2.2 Non-syrphid Dipteran Pollinators -- 3.3 Lepidoptera -- 3.4 Coleoptera -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Insects as Human Food -- 1 Introduction -- 2 History of Entomophagy -- 3 Orders of Edible Insects -- 3.1 Coleoptera (Beetles) -- 3.2 Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths) -- 3.3 Hymenoptera (Wasp, Bees and Ants) -- 4 Orthoptera (Locusts, Grasshoppers and Crickets) -- 4.1 Homoptera (Cicadas, Leafhoppers, Planthoppers and Scale Insects) -- 4.2 Isoptera -- 4.3 Odonata -- 4.4 Diptera -- 5 Nutritional Value -- 5.1 Energy Value -- 5.2 Proteins -- 5.3 Amino Acids -- 5.4 Lipids -- 5.5 Micronutrients -- 5.5.1 Minerals -- 5.5.2 Vitamins -- 5.6 Fibre -- 6 Reasons of Eating Insects -- 6.1 Source of Nutrients for Human -- 6.2 Environmental Benefits -- 6.3 Socio-Economic Benefits -- 6.4 Edible Insects as Source of Livelihood -- 7 Risks of Entomophagy -- 8 Insect Production -- 9 Insects Processing -- 10 Legislation -- 11 Consumer Attitudes -- 12 Future Scope -- 13 Conclusions -- References -- Insect Therapists -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Insects in Traditional Medicines -- 2.1 Blattodea -- 2.2 Coleoptera -- 2.3 Orthoptera -- 2.4 Hemiptera -- 2.5 Hymenoptera -- 2.6 Diptera -- 2.7 Lepidoptera -- 3 Modern Day Entomotherapy -- 3.1 Live Insects -- 3.1.1 Maggots -- 3.1.2 Apitherapy -- 3.2 Insect Products and Extracts -- 3.2.1 Insect Products -- Honey -- Royal Jelly -- Propolis -- Insect Clay -- Insect Toxins -- 3.2.2 Insect Extracts -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Insect Toxins and Their Bioprospecting -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Functional Classification of Insect Toxins -- 2.1 Aposematic Coloration -- 2.2 Mechanical Immobilisers -- 2.3 Repellents and Deterrents -- 3 Chemical Classification -- 3.1 Proteins and Peptides -- 3.1.1 Hymenoptera -- 3.1.2 Lepidoptera -- 3.1.3 Hemiptera -- 3.1.4 Isoptera. ; 3.2 Alkaloids -- 3.2.1 Coleoptera -- 3.2.2 Hymenoptera -- 3.3 Phenols, Flavonoids and Terpenoids -- 3.3.1 Coleoptera -- 3.3.2 Hymenoptera -- 3.3.3 Lepidoptera -- 3.4 Cardenolides, Iridoid and Cynogenic Glycosides -- 3.5 Insect Defensive- Symbionts -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Part II: Insects Providing Supporting Services -- Insects in Forensic Investigations -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Community Composition and Succession -- 2.1 Insect Orders -- 2.1.1 Diptera (Flies) -- Family-Calliphoridae -- Family Sarcophagidae -- Family Muscidae -- 2.1.2 Coleoptera (Beetles) -- Silphidae -- Dermestidae -- Tenebrionidae -- Staphylinidae -- Histeridae -- Cleridae -- 2.2 Stages of Decomposition -- 2.2.1 Fresh Stage -- 2.2.2 Bloated Stage -- 2.2.3 Decay Stage -- 2.2.4 Dry Stage -- 3 Collection and Preservation of Entomological Evidence During Death Investigations -- 3.1 Observations and Notations to Be Made on the Crime Scene -- 3.2 Collection of Abiotic Data -- 3.3 Collection of Insect Specimens from and Around the Body -- 3.4 Two Methods Are Generally Adopted to Calculate the Post-Mortem Interval of a Body -- 3.4.1 Estimate Based on Degree of Development -- 3.4.2 Estimate Based on Stage of Succession -- 4 New Trends in Forensic Investigations -- 4.1 DNA-Based Methods in Forensic Entomology -- 4.2 Cuticular Hydrocarbon Profiling Methods in Forensic Entomology -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Insects in Research and Innovation -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Insects in Genetics and Molecular Biology -- 2.1 The Drosophila Genome -- 2.2 Mutation Studies in Drosophila -- 2.3 Drosophila Mutants in the Discovery of Complex Gene Loci -- 2.3.1 Bar Eye and the Position Effect -- 2.3.2 White Eye Gene and Position Effect Variegation -- 2.3.3 Pseudoallelism: Lozenge Eye and Apricot Eye Gene Loci -- 2.4 Methods of Detection of Mutations. ; 2.4.1 Methods for Detecting Sex-Linked Lethal Mutations -- 2.4.2 Attached X Method for Detecting Non-lethal Sex-Linked Mutations -- 2.4.3 Balanced Lethals for the Detection of Autosomal Mutations -- 2.5 Insects in Studies on Linkage Analysis -- 2.6 Transposons in Drosophila -- 3 Insects in Biotechnology (Yellow Biotechnology) -- 3.1 Insect Cell Culture and Cell Lines -- 3.2 Baculoviruses in Insect Cell Culture -- 3.3 Therapeutic Uses of Insects -- 3.3.1 Medical Applications of Insect Biotechnology -- 3.3.2 Conventional Therapeutic Uses of Insects -- 4 Insects in Chronobiology -- 4.1 Insect Rhythms of Significance -- 4.2 Circadian Clock of Insects -- 4.3 Clock Genes of Insects -- 4.4 Photoperiodism and its Circadian Control in Insects -- 5 Insects in Ethology -- 5.1 Communication Among Honeybees -- 5.2 Olfactory Learning in the Fruit Fly -- 5.2.1 Neural Components of the Learning Machinery in Drosophila -- 5.2.2 Signaling Pathway and Memory Genes of Drosophila -- 6 Insects in Developmental Biology -- 6.1 Life Cycle of Drosophila -- 6.2 Pattern Formation in Drosophila and Developmental Genes -- 6.2.1 Maternal Effect Genes -- 6.2.2 Segmentation Genes -- 6.2.3 Homeotic Genes -- 7 Insects in the Theory of Sex Determination -- 7.1 Historical Milestones -- 7.2 Non-disjunction of X, and Genic Balance Theory -- 7.3 Numerator and Denominator Elements in Drosophila -- 8 Insect Biomimetics: The Technologies Inspired by Insects -- 8.1 Insects in Aviation Technology and Robotics -- 8.1.1 Features of Insect Flight -- 8.1.2 Origin of Insect Wings -- 8.1.3 Mechanical Aspects of Insect Flight -- 8.1.4 Applications of Insects in Robotics -- 8.2 Insects in Architectural Designing -- 8.3 Toughness of Insect Cuticle and its Uses -- 8.4 Structural Colouration of Insects -- 8.5 Antireflective Nanostructures in Insect Eyes -- 9 Conclusions -- References. ; Insects in Scientific Research Advancement -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Insects in Microbiology -- 2.1 Male Killing Bacteria and Insects -- 2.1.1 Role of Different Insects in the Study of Male Killing Bacteria -- 2.2 Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) -- 2.2.1 Mass Rearing for SIT -- 2.2.2 Strategy for Using SIT in IPM -- 2.3 Endosymbionts -- 2.3.1 Symbiosis and Its Types -- 2.3.2 Diversification in Symbiotic Relationship in Insects -- 2.3.3 Significance of Insect Symbionts -- 2.3.4 Impacts of Symbionts on the Host Population -- 2.3.5 Application of Symbionts in Pest Control -- 3 Insects in Morphological Studies -- 3.1 Wing Pattern in Butterflies -- 3.2 Structure of Wing Pattern -- 3.3 Eyespot in Butterfly -- 3.3.1 Origin of Eyespot -- 3.3.2 Models of Eyespot Differentiation -- 3.3.3 Genetics of Eyespot Development -- 3.4 Limb Regeneration Studies in Insects -- 3.4.1 Process of Regeneration -- 3.4.2 Diversity of Limb Development -- 3.4.3 Signalling Involve in Limb Regeneration -- 4 Insects in Ethology -- 4.1 Sexual Selection -- 4.1.1 Sexual Selection in Social Insects -- 4.1.2 Sexual Selection in Other Insects -- 4.2 Postcopulatory Sexual Selection -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Part III: Insects Providing Cultural Services -- Insect Tourism -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Insect Festivals -- 2.1 India -- 2.1.1 Firefly Festival, Maharashtra -- 2.1.2 Dragonfly Festival -- 2.1.3 Titli Utsav, Uttarakhand -- 2.1.4 Butterfly Festival, Karnataka -- 2.1.5 Niangtaser Festival, Meghalaya -- 2.2 World -- 3 Insects Museums or Insectarium or Gardens or Parks -- 3.1 Butterfly Park -- 3.1.1 Butterfly Park Around the World -- 3.1.2 Butterfly Parks in India -- 3.1.3 Ramsai Butterfly Park, Dooars -- 3.1.4 Butterfly Park, Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary, Delhi -- 4 Challenges Associated with Entomotourism -- 5 Future Research Priorities -- 6 Conclusions -- References. ; Insects in Culture.
• Titolo autorizzato: Insects as service providers
• ISBN: 9789811934063; 9789811934056
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910634038703321
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