Books in the Series Entomologica series

Proceedings of the 10th Symposium on Insect-Plant Relations

SIP II, Helsingor 2001

The great amount of new, and often very important findings have made the previous book outdated and a new synthesis is needed. Our Polish friend, Piotr Ceryngier, who has recently specialised in parasites, updated perfectly the parts on parasites and pathogens in Chapter 8.

The great amount of new, and often very important findings have made the previous book outdated and a new synthesis is needed. Our Polish friend, Piotr Ceryngier, who has recently specialised in parasites, updated perfectly the parts on parasites and pathogens in Chapter 8.

SIP II, Helsingor 2001

The treatise deals with insect haemocytes, their population, isolation and role in defense mechanism, humoral encapsulation, inducible humoral antibacterial immunity, cellular immune reactions, role of endocrines, role of prophenol oxidase system in cellular communication, haemagglutinins and impact of parasite on insect immune system.