This is a textbook providing basic data about the crop pests and the
damage they inflict throughout the tropics and sub-tropics. Each major
pest is illustrated by either a line drawing or a photograph, and
sometimes the damage can also be seen. A world distribution map is
provided for each species. Control measures tend to be general rather
than very specific. Most of the pests are insects and mites, but some
nematodes, molluscs, birds and mammals are included.