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Microbial Control of Insect and Mite Pests: From Theory to Practice is an important source of information on microbial control agents and their implementation in a variety of crops and their use against medical and veterinary vector insects, in urban homes and other structures, in turf and lawns, an...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Lacey, Lawrence A., 1946- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London, United Kingdom : Academic Press, [2017]
Temas:
Microbial pesticides.
Pests > Integrated control.
Pesticides microbiens.
Animaux et plantes nuisibles > Lutte intégrée contre.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > General.
Microbial pesticides
Pests > Integrated control
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • 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; REFERENCES.
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  • 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; REFERENCES; 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.

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