xiAcknowledgments
With a book of this size and breadth of topics, it is obvious that many individuals had to be involved in its
development. Those who were not authors but contributed valuable information are acknowledged after
the various chapters. However, others were involved with the development of the book as a whole. I am
grateful to John Sulzycki, our editor at CRC Press, who provided me with his expertise and encourage-
ment throughout the development of the book and always was willing to listen to my suggestions and
ideas, adopting them when possible or carefully explaining why they were not possible. I am grateful to
Jill Jurgensen, Project Coordinator, formerly at CRC Press, who worked with me on a day-to-day basis
and was a joy to deal with. Her expertise on preparation of the chapters, tables, figures, and copyrights
was outstanding and made my work much easier. Jill’s responsibilities for the book were assumed by
Jennifer Blaise, Editorial Assistant, CRC Press, who continued the same high quality of its prepara-
tion for publication. Jill and Jennifer’s outstanding professionalism was continued by Marsha Hecht,
Project Editor, CRC Press; and Adel Rosario, Project Manager, Manila Typesetting Company, both of
whom were responsible for preparation of the galley proofs and final copyediting. I feel fortunate to have
had the opportunity to work with such a dedicated group of individuals. I also owe a special thanks to
Dmitry Musolin, co-chair of Chapters 11 and 12 and a contributing author to Chapter 7, who volunteered
to help proofread the entire book manuscript and did an outstanding job.
I thank Tom J. Henry (Systematic Entomology Laboratory, U.S. Department of Agriculture-
Agricultural Research Service [USDA-ARS], c/o National Museum of Natural History, Washington,
DC) for his advice on various taxonomic problems. I also thank Michael T. Madigan (Department
of Microbiology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale) who provided invaluable expertise in the
preparation of the microorganism index and assistance with the proper citing of these organisms in
the text.
Doreen S. Hees (Office Administrator, Department of Zoology, SIUC) spent considerable time photo-
copying literally thousands of manuscript pages of this book for my copyediting (because I do not like to
edit on the screen) and completed each job quickly. Her help was invaluable.
Lastly, I am pleased to acknowledge my wife, Jean, who tolerated a moody husband who used her
as a sounding board for 4 years as the book was evolving. She provided the calming atmosphere that I
needed, and I want her to know how much I appreciate her understanding and patience.