Microbial Control of Insect and Mite Pests

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, and in rangeland and forests.

This comprehensive and enduring resource on entomopathogens and microbial control additionally functions as a supplementary text to courses in insect pathology, biological control, and integrated pest management. It gives regulators and producers up-to-date information to support their efforts to facilitate and adopt this sustainable method of pest management.

Authors include an international cadre of experts from academia, government research agencies, technical representatives of companies that produce microbial pesticides, agricultural extension agents with hands on microbial control experience in agriculture and forestry, and other professionals working in public health and urban entomology.

• Covers all pathogens, including nematodes
• Addresses the rapidly progressing developments in insect pathology and microbial control, particularly with regard to molecular methods
• Demonstrates practical use of entomopathogenic microorganisms for pest control, including tables describing which pathogens are available commercially
• Highlights successful practices in microbial control of individual major pests in temperate, subtropical, and tropical zones
• Features an international group of contributors, each of which is an expert in their fields of research related to insect pathology and microbial control

Insect pathologists, biological control and integrated pest management specialists and practitioners in agriculture and plant/crop protection, public health and urban entomologists, undergraduate and graduate students and their instructors in the above areas

Microbial Control of Insect and Mite Pests: from theory to practice
L. Lacey, Editor

1. Entomopathogens used as  Microbial Control Agents - L. A. Lacey
2. Exploration for Entomopathogens – L. F. Solter, A. E. Hajek, and L. A. Lacey

Basic and Applied Research
3. Basic and Applied Research: Baculovirus -  D. Grzywacs
4. Basic and Applied Research: Entomopathogenic Bacteria –T. R. Glare, J. L. Jurat-Fuentes and M. O’Callaghan
5. Basic and applied research on entomopathogenic fungi – D. Chandler
6. Basic and Applied Research: Entomopathogenic Nematodes – D. Shapiro-Ilan, S. Hazir, and I. Glazer

Mass Production, Formulation and Quality Control
7. Production, formulation and bioassay of Baculoviruses for Pest Control – D. Grzywacs and S. Moore
8. Entomopathogenic Bacteria: Mass Production, Formulation and Quality Control – T. Jackson
9. Mass production of fungal entomopathogens  – S. T. Jaronski and G. M. Mascarin
10. Production of Entomopathogenic Nematodes – A. Peters, R. Han and L. Leite

Applied Research and Implementation of Microbial Control Agents for Pest Control
11. Current and Potential Applications of Biopesticides to Manage Insect Pests of Maize – A. Gassmann and E. Clifton
12. Microbial Control of Insect and Mite Pests of Cotton  – J. Leland and J. Gore
13. Microbial Control of Soybean Pest Insects and Mites – D. Sosa-Gomes
14. Microbial Control of Arthropod Pests in Small Fruits and Vegetables in Temperate Climate– S. K. Dara
15. Microbial Control of Insect Pests of Tea and Coffee – M. Nakai and L. Lacey
16. Microbial Control of Mite and Insect Pests of Greenhouse Crops– S. P.Wraight, R. B. Lopes, and M. de Faria,
17. Microbial Control of Arthropod Pests of Orchards in Temperate Climates – D. I. Shapiro-Ilan, S. P. Arthurs, and L. A. Lacey
18. Entomopathog