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Microbial control of insect and mite pests

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Title Microbial control of insect and mite pests : from theory to practice / edited by Lawrence Lacey.
Publisher Boston, MA : Elsevier
Creation Date [2017]
Notes Includes index.
Content Front Cover
Microbial Control of Insect and Mite Pests
Microbial Control of Insect and Mite Pests From Theory to Practice
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
List of Contributors
Preface
REFERENCES
I - Introduction to Insect Pathology and Microbial Control: The Tried and True and Recent Innovations
1 - Entomopathogens Used as Microbial Control Agents
1.1 INTRODUCTION TO ENTOMOPATHOGENS USED IN THE MICROBIAL CONTROL OF INSECT AND MITE PESTS
1.1.1 A Brief History of Entomopathogens and Their Use as Microbial Control Agents
1.2 ENTOMOPATHOGENS USED AS MCAS
1.2.1 Entomopathogenic Viruses
1.2.2 Bacteria1.2.3 Fungi
1.2.4 Entomopathogenic Nematodes
1.3 MICROBIAL CONTROL AGENTS AND BIOLOGICAL CONTROL
1.3.1 Classic Biological Control
1.3.1.1 Case Study: Oryctes Nudivirus for Control of Invasive Coconut Palm Rhinoceros Beetle
1.3.1.2 Case Study: Entomophaga maimaiga for Classic Biological Control of Gypsy Moth, L. dispar
1.3.1.3 Case Study: Steinernema scapterisci for Control of Invasive Mole Crickets
1.3.2 Conservation Biological Control
1.3.3 Augmentative Biological Control
1.4 ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF MICROBIAL CONTROL
2 - Exploration for Entomopathogens 2.1 INTRODUCTION
2.2 GENERAL SEARCH FOR ENTOMOPATHOGENS
2.2.1 Discoveries of Entomopathogens From Regional Native Pests
2.2.2 Notable Discoveries of Entomopathogens of Exotic Pest Insects and Mites Outside of the Putative Center of Origin
2.3 FOREIGN EXPLORATION FOR ENTOMOPATHOGENS OF EXOTIC INVERTEBRATE PESTS
2.3.1 Criteria for Selecting Exploration Sites
2.3.1.1 Purported Center of Origin of Pest
2.3.1.2 Climate Matching
2.3.1.3 Crop Selection
2.3.1.4 Collecting From Closely Related Invertebrates
2.3.1.5 Other Activities Associated With Foreign Exploration2.4 CASE STUDIES OF SUCCESSFUL INTRODUCTIONS OF NONINDIGENOUS ENTOMOPATHOGENS FOR CONTROL OF INSECT AND MITE PESTS AND PARASITIC...
2.4.1 Classic Biological Control of Cassava Green Mite With an Entomopathogenic Fungus
2.4.2 Foreign Exploration for an Effective Classic Biological Control Agent of Gypsy Moth Lymantria dispar for Long-Term Control...
2.4.3 Release of the Neodiprion sertifer Nucleopolyhedrovirus for Control of the European Pine Sawfly in North America
2.4.4 Classic Biological Control of Mosquito Larvae With Imported Romanomermis iyengari (Mermithidae)2.5 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
II - Basic and Applied Research
3 - Basic and Applied Research: Baculovirus
3.1 INTRODUCTION TO ENTOMOPATHOGENIC VIRUSES
3.2 BACULOVIRIDAE
3.2.1 Description of the Family Baculoviridae
3.2.2 Pathology and Infection Process
3.3 HOST RANGE
3.4 ECOLOGY OF BACULOVIRUSES AND MICROBIAL CONTROL
3.4.1 Baculovirus Ecology
3.4.2 Ecology and Microbial Control Strategies
3.5 ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AFFECTING BACULOVIRUS EFFICACY AND PERSISTENCE
3.5.1 Persistence in Different Crops
Extent 1 online resource (484 p.)
Language English
Copyright Date ©2017
National Library system number 997010701107805171
MARC RECORDS
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