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Field Manual of Techniques in Invertebrate Pathology

Application and Evaluation of Pathogens for Control of Insects and Other Invertebrate Pests

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  • © 2000

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Editors:
  1. Lawrence A. Lacey

    1. Yakima Agricultural Research Laboratory, USDA-ARS, Wapato, USA

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  2. Harry K. Kaya

    1. Department of Nematology, University of California, Davis, USA

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Table of contents (38 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction to Microbial Control

      • Harry K. Kaya, Lawrence A. Lacey
      Pages 1-4

    2. Theory and Practice of Microbial Insecticide Application

      • Andrew C. Chapple, Roger A. Downer, Roy P. Bateman
      Pages 5-37

  3. Statistical Considerations

    1. Experimental Design: Statistical Considerations and Analysis

      • James F. Campbell
      Pages 39-76

  4. Application Equipment

    1. Ground-based Application Equipment

      • R. P. Bateman, G. A. Matthews, F. R. Hall
      Pages 77-112

    2. Conventional Application Equipment: Aerial Application

      • Karl Mierzejewski, Richard C. Reardon, Normand Dubois
      Pages 113-151

    3. Dissemination of Beneficial Microbial Agents by Insects

      • Fernando E. Vega, Patrick F. Dowd, Lawrence A. Lacey, Judith K. Pell, D. Michael Jackson, Michael G. Klein
      Pages 153-177

  5. Overview of Pathogen Groups

    1. Viruses

      • Hugh F. Evans
      Pages 179-208

    2. Bacteria

      • Joel P. Siegel
      Pages 209-230

    3. Entomopathogenic Microsporidia

      • Leellen F. Solter, James J. Becnel
      Pages 231-254

    4. Fungi

      • Mark S. Goettel, G. Douglas Inglis, Stephen P. Wraight
      Pages 255-282

    5. Nematodes

      • Albrecht M. Koppenhöfer
      Pages 283-301

  6. Naturally-Occurring Pathogens

    1. Documentation of Naturally-Occurring Pathogens and Their Impact in Agroecosystems

      • Donald C. Steinkraus
      Pages 303-320

    2. Assessing Impact of Naturally-Occurring Pathogens of Forest Insects

      • Joseph S. Elkinton
      Pages 321-337

  7. Exotic Pathogens

    1. Introduction of Exotic Pathogens and Documentation of their Establishment and Impact

      • Ann E. Hajek, Italo Delalibera Jr., Michael L. Mcmanus
      Pages 339-369

  8. Evaluation of Entomopathogens in Specific Systems

    1. Vegetable row crops

      1. Application and Evaluation of Entomopathogens in Vegetable Row Crops: Potato
        • Tadeusz J. Poprawski, Stephen P. Wraight
        Pages 371-388
      2. Application and Evaluation of Entomopathogens in Crucifers and Cucurbits
        • John D. Vandenberg, Anthony M. Shelton, Stephen P. Wraight
        Pages 389-403

    2. Grain

      1. Microbial Control of Insect Pests of Corn
        • Leslie C. Lewis, Denny J. Bruck, Jan J. Jackson
        Pages 405-424
      2. Rice Pests
        • W. C. Rice, H. Y. Choo
        Pages 425-446
      3. Microbial Control of Insect Pests of Soybean
        • Flávio Moscardi, Daniel R. Sosa-Gómez
        Pages 447-466
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About this book

The 38 chapters of this Field Manual provide the tools required for planning experiments with entomopathogens and their implementation in the field. Basic tools include chapters on the theory and practice of microbial control agents, statistical design of experiments, equipment and application strategies. The major pathogen groups are covered in individual chapters (virus, bacteria, protozoa, fungi, nematodes). Subsequent chapters deal with the impact of naturally occurring and introduced exotic pathogens and inundative application of microbial control agents. The largest section of the Manual is composed of 21 chapters on the application and evaluation of entomopathogens in a wide range of agricultural, forest, domestic and aquatic habitats. Mites and slugs broaden the scope of the book. Supplementary techniques and media for follow-up laboratory studies are described. Three final chapters cover the evaluation of Bt transgenic plants, resistance to insect pathogens and strategies to manage it, and guidelines for evaluating the effects of MCAs on nontarget organisms.
Readership: Researchers, graduate students, practitioners of integrated pest management, regulators, those doing environmental impact studies. The book is a stand-alone reference, but is also complementary to the laboratory-oriented Manual of Techniques in Insect Pathology and similar comprehensive texts.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Yakima Agricultural Research Laboratory, USDA-ARS, Wapato, USA

    Lawrence A. Lacey

  • Department of Nematology, University of California, Davis, USA

    Harry K. Kaya

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Field Manual of Techniques in Invertebrate Pathology

  • Book Subtitle: Application and Evaluation of Pathogens for Control of Insects and Other Invertebrate Pests

  • Editors: Lawrence A. Lacey, Harry K. Kaya

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1547-8

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2000

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-017-1547-8Published: 29 June 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXXIV, 910

  • Topics: Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography, Agriculture, Environmental Management

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