04881cam a2200517Ii 4500 ocn958121450 OCoLC 20190328114816.0 m o d cr mn||||||||| 160909t20172017enka ob 001 0 eng d IDEBK eng rda pn IDEBK EBLCP OPELS YDX OCLCF OCLCQ IDEBK N$T OSU COO OCLCQ U3W OCLCQ WYU TKN 958098300 962124784 1066459471 9780128035665 (electronic bk.) 0128035668 (electronic bk.) 9780128035276 0128035277 (OCoLC)958121450 (OCoLC)958098300 (OCoLC)962124784 (OCoLC)1066459471 SB976.M55 M54 2017eb TEC 003000 bisacsh 632/.96 23 Microbial control of insect and mite pests : from theory to practice / [electronic resource] edited by Lawrence A. Lacey. London, United Kingdom : Academic Press, 2017. �2017 1 online resource (xix, 461 pages) : illustrations text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. 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. 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; 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. Print version record. Microbial pesticides. Pests Integrated control. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING Agriculture General. bisacsh Microbial pesticides. fast (OCoLC)fst01019538 Pests Integrated control. fast (OCoLC)fst01059145 Electronic books. Electronic book. Lacey, Lawrence A., 1946- editor. Print version: Microbial control of insect and mite pests. Amsterdam Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier, [2017] 9780128035276 (OCoLC)972508136 ScienceDirect http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780128035276 247413 247413