Egg Parasitoids in Agroecosystems with Emphasis on Trichogramma

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-ix

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2. Reproduction and Immature Development of Egg Parasitoids

   • Guy Boivin

   Pages 1-23

3. Nutritional Ecology of Insect Egg Parasitoids

   • S. Bradleigh Vinson

   Pages 25-55

4. Antennal Structures Used in Communication by Egg Parasitoids

   • Roberto Romani, Nunzio Isidoro, Ferdinando Bin

   Pages 57-96

5. Host Searching by Egg Parasitoids: Exploitation of Host Chemical Cues

   • Stefano Colazza, Ezio Peri, Gianandrea Salerno, Eric Conti

   Pages 97-147

6. Genetics of the Behavioral Ecology of Egg Parasitoids

   • Eric Wajnberg

   Pages 149-165

7. Sex Ratio Modulators of Egg Parasitoids

   • James E. Russell, Richard Stouthamer

   Pages 167-190

8. Systematics of the Trichogrammatidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) with a Focus on the Genera Attacking Lepidoptera

   • Ranyse B. Querino, Roberto A. Zucchi, John D. Pinto

   Pages 191-218

9. Diversity and Hosts of Trichogramma in the New World, with Emphasis in South America

   • Roberto A. Zucchi, Ranyse B. Querino, Renata C. Monteiro

   Pages 219-236

10. Species Diversity and Host Associations of Trichogramma in Eurasia

    • Andrew Polaszek

    Pages 237-266

11. Mass Rearing of Egg Parasitoids for Biological Control Programs

    • José Roberto Postali Parra

    Pages 267-292

12. In Vitro Rearing of Egg Parasitoids

    • Fernando L. Cônsoli, Simon Grenier

    Pages 293-313

13. Quality Control of Mass Reared Egg Parasitoids

    • Joop C. van Lenteren, Franz Bigler

    Pages 315-340

14. Biological Control with Egg Parasitoids other than Trichogramma – the Citrus and Grape Cases

    • Jorge E. Peña, Josep A. Jacas, Serguei Triapitsyn, Bryan J. Ulmer, R.E. Duncan

    Pages 341-371

15. Egg Parasitoids Commercialization in the New World

    • José Roberto Postali Parra

    Pages 373-388

16. Egg Parasitoids in Biological Control and Integrated Pest Management

    • Nick Mills

    Pages 389-411

17. Risk Assessment and Non-target Effects of Egg Parasitoids in Biological Control

    • Franz Bigler, Dirk Babendreier, Joop C. van Lenteren

    Pages 413-442

18. Genetically Modified Crops and Biological Control with Egg Parasitoids

    • Julio S. Bernal

    Pages 443-465

19. Back Matter

    Pages 467-479

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Egg Parasitoids in Agroecosystems with emphasis on Trichogramma was conceived to help in the promotion of biological control through egg parasitoids by providing both basic and applied information. The book has a series of chapters dedicated to the understanding of egg parasitoid taxonomy, development, nutrition and reproduction, host recognition and utilization, and their distribution and host associations. There are also several chapters focusing on the mass production and commercialization of egg parasitoids for biological control, addressing important issues such as parasitoid quality control, the risk assessment of egg parasitoids to non-target species, the use of egg parasitoids in integrated pest management programs and the impact of GMO on these natural enemies. Chapters provide an in depth analysis of the literature available, are richly illustrated, and propose future trends.

• Applied biological control
• Host selection
• Insect biology
• Insect rearing
• Integrate pest management
• Parasitoid life-history
• behavioral ecology
• ecosystem
• insect
• Entomology

• Depto. Entomologia, Fitopatologia e, Zoologia Agrícola, Universidade de São Paulo, Piracicaba, Brazil

  Fernando L. Consoli, Roberto A. Zucchi

• ESALQ, Depto. Entomologia, Fitopatologia e, Universidade de São Paulo, Piracicaba, Brazil

  José R. P. Parra

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