| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 440 pages) : illustrations, charts |
| Contents |
Adventures in biocontrol / George Lazarovits, Mark S. Goettel and Charles Vincent -- Search for biological control agents of invasive Mediterranean snails / James Coupland and Geoff Baker -- Introductions of parasitoids to control the apple ermine moth in British Columbia / Joan E. Cossentine and Ulrich Kuhlmann -- Introductions of parasitoids to control the imported cabbageworm / Roy Van Driesche -- Biological control of cassava green mite in Africa : overcoming challenges to implementation / Steve Yaninek -- The multicoloured Asian ladybird beetle : beneficial or nuisance organism? / Éric Lucas, Geneviéve Labrie, Charles Vincent and Joseph Kovach -- Introduction of a fungus into North America for control of gypsy moth / Ann E. Hajek -- Weevils control invasive thistles in Canada / Peter Harris -- How many and what kind of agents for the biological control of weeds : a case study with diffuse knapweed / Judith H. Myers -- Why is biocontrol of common ragweed, the most allergenic weed in eastern Europe, still only a hope? / Levente Kiss -- Biocontrol for everyman : public participation in a weed project / Robert N. Wiedenmann, Susan L. Post, Michael R. Jeffords and David J. Voegtlin -- Biological control for insect pests in greenhouses : an unexpected success / Joop C. van Lenteren -- From chemical to biological control in Canadian greenhouse crops / Les Shipp, Don Elliott, Dave Gillespie and Jacques Brodeur -- An endemic omnivorous predator for control of greenhouse pests / Dave Gillespie, Rob McGregor, Juan A. Sanchez, Sherah VanLaerhoven, Don Quiring, Bernie Roitberg, Robert Foottit, Michael Schwartz and Les Shipp -- Entomopathogenic nematodes : from science to commercial use / Ralf-Udo Ehlers -- A novel nematode for management of slugs / Michael Wilson -- A novel bacterium for control of grass grubs / Trevor A. Jackson -- How early discoveries about Bacillus thuringiensis prejudiced subsequent research and use / Jean-Charles Côté -- Development of resistance to the biopesticide Bacillus thuringiensis kurstaki / Alida F. Janmaat -- How much biocontrol is enough? / Alison Stewart, Kristin McLean and John Hunt -- Control of root diseases with Trichoderma spp. in forest nurseries of central Siberia / Tatyana I. Gromovykh, Valeria A. Tyulpanova, Vera S. Sadykova and Alexander L. Malinovsky -- Commercial development of Trichoderma virens for damping-off disease / Robert D. Lumsden and James F. Knauss -- Trichoderma stromaticum for management of witches' broom of cacao in Brazil / Alan W.V. Pomella, Jorge T. De Souza, Givaldo R. Niella, Roy P. Bateman, Prakash K. Hebbar, Leandro L. Loguercio and Robert D. Lumsden -- Lessons learned from Sporidesmium, a fungal agent for control of Sclerotia-forming fungal pathogens / Deborah R. Fravel -- Sporodex, fungal biocontrol for powdery mildew in greenhouse crops / William R. Jarvis, James A. Traquair and Richard R. Bélanger -- Potential and limitations of Microsphaeropsis ochraceae, an agent for biosanitation of apple scab / Odile Carisse, Gregg Holloway and Mary Leggett -- Competitive exclusion of aflatoxin producers : farm-driven research and development / Peter J. Cotty, Larry Antilla and Phillip J. Wakelyn -- Aflatoxin control in cotton and groundnuts : regulatory aspects / Shanaz Bacchus -- Postharvest biocontrol : new concepts and applications / Michael Wisniewski, Charles Wilson, Samir Droby, Edo Chalutz, Ahmed El Ghaouth and Clauzell Stevens -- Development of the mycoherbicide, BioMal / Susan M. Boyetchko, Karen L. Bailey, Russell K. Hynes and Gary Peng -- Development of Chondrostereum purpureum as a mycoherbicide for deciduous brush control / William Hintz -- Developing the production system for Chondrostereum purpureum / Paul Y. de la Bastide and William E. Hintz -- Beauveria bassiana for pine caterpillar management in the People's Republic of China / Zenghzi Li -- Green Muscle, a fungal biopesticide for control of grasshoppers and locusts in Africa / Jürgen Langewald and Christiann Kooyman -- Pollinators as vectors of biocontrol agents : the B52 story / Peter Kevan, John Sutton and Les Shipp -- Genetic modification for improvement of virulence of Metarhizium anisopliae as a microbial insecticide / Raymond J. St. Leger -- Madex and Virosoft, viral biopesticides for codling moth control / Charles Vincent, Martin Andermatt and José Valéro -- A nucleopolyhedrovirus for control of velvetbean caterpillar in Brazilian soybeans / Flávio Moscardi -- Abietiv, a viral biopesticide for control of the balsam fir sawfly / Christopher J. Lucarotti, Gaétan Moreau and Edward G. Kettella -- Field tests in the UK of a genetically modified Baculovirus / Jenny S. Cory -- Control of mites in pome fruit by inoculation and conservation / Noubar J. Bostanian and Jacques Lasnier -- Management of aphid populations in cotton through conservation : delaying insecticide spraying has its benefits / Don Steinkraus -- Management of pests and diseases in New Zealand and Australia vineyards / Geoff M. Gurr, Samantha L. Scarratt, Marco Jacometti and Steve D. Wratten -- Take-all decline : model system in the science of biological control and clue to the success of intensive cropping / R. James Cook -- The biocontrol network : a Canadian example of the importance of networking / Jean-Louis Schwartz, Wayne Campbell and Raynald Laprade |
| Summary |
This book contains 45 chapters divided into four sections, i.e. classical biocontrol programmes, inundative (or augmentative) biocontrol programmes (using nematodes, bacteria, fungi and viruses), conservation biocontrol programmes and networking in biocontrol. It describes the personal experiences of scientists from the initial search for suitable control agents against weeds and pests, to the release of these biological control agents into ecosystems and finally to the beneficial outcomes demonstrating the success of biological control across diverse agroecosystems. This book is intended for researchers and students interested in crop science, pest management, biotechnology, ecology and policy analysis |
| Notes |
"Case studies from around the world." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Title from PDF title page (viewed August 15, 2013) |
| Subject |
Pests -- Biological control -- Case studies
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Arthropod pests.
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Beneficial organisms.
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Biological control.
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Biological control agents.
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Conservation.
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Entomogenous fungi.
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Entomopathogenic bacteria.
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Entomopathogens.
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Entomophilic nematodes.
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Insect viruses.
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Natural enemies.
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Parasitoids.
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Pathogens.
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Pest control.
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Plant pests.
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Predators.
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Release techniques.
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Weed control.
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Weeds.
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Pests -- Biological control
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Lazarovits, George, editor
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Vincent, Charles, 1953- editor.
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Goettel, Mark S. (Mark Stanislaw), 1954- editor.
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C.A.B. International, issuing body.
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| LC no. |
2007002115 |
| ISBN |
9781845932657 |
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184593265X |
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1281004383 |
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9781281004383 |
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