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Entomovectoring for Precision Biocontrol and Enhanced Pollination of Crops

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Editors:
  1. Guy Smagghe

    1. Department of Plants and Crops, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

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  2. Otto Boecking

    1. Lower Saxony State Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety, Institute for Apiculture, Celle, Germany

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  3. Bettina Maccagnani

    1. Centro Agricoltura Ambiente “Giorgio Nicoli”, Crevalcore, Italy

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  4. Marika Mänd

    1. Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tartu, Estonia

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  5. Peter G. Kevan

    1. School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada

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  • Describes uses of pollinators to protect against plant and insect pathogens
  • Reviews case studies examining a variety of vectors, crops, and settings
  • Analyzes risk assessment and regulatory processes for

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Agroecosystem Design Supports the Activity of Pollinator Networks

    • Bettina Maccagnani, Eve Veromann, Roberto Ferrari, Luca Boriani, Otto Boecking
    Pages 1-17

  3. Ecological Intensification: Managing Biocomplexity and Biodiversity in Agriculture Through Pollinators, Pollination and Deploying Biocontrol Agents against Crop and Pollinator Diseases, Pests and Parasites

    • Peter G. Kevan, Les Shipp, Guy Smagghe
    Pages 19-51

  4. Bee Pollination of Crops: A Natural and Cost-Free Ecological Service

    • Otto Boecking, Eve Veromann
    Pages 53-62

  5. Solitary Bees As Pollinators

    • Bettina Maccagnani, Fabio Sgolastra
    Pages 63-79

  6. Bumble Bees and Entomovectoring in Open Field Conditions

    • Marika Mänd, Reet Karise, Guy Smagghe
    Pages 81-93

  7. Dispensers for Entomovectoring: For Every Bee a Different Type?

    • Bettina Maccagnani, Matti Pisman, Guy Smagghe
    Pages 95-122

  8. Case Studies on Entomovectoring in the Greenhouse and Open Field

    • Guy Smagghe
    Pages 123-136

  9. A Case Study: Use of Prestop® Mix Biofungicide in Entomovectoring on Apple Against Storage Rot Diseases

    • Marja-Leena Lahdenperä
    Pages 137-145

  10. Threat of Drosophila suzukii as an Invasive Species and the Potential of Entomovectoring

    • Clauvis N. T. Taning, Guy Smagghe
    Pages 147-164

  11. The Potential of Bee Vectoring on Coffee in Brazil

    • Juliana Macedo, Blandina Viana, Breno Freitas, Adriana Medeiros, Peter G. Kevan, Carlos H. Vergara
    Pages 165-181

  12. Using Bumblebees (Bombus terrestris) as Bioagent Vectors to Control Sclerotinia Head Rot on Sunflower in Serbia

    • Sreten Terzić, Boško Dedić, Sonja Tančić Živanov, Željko Milovac, Filip Franeta, Miroslav Zorić et al.
    Pages 183-199

  13. Advances in the Implementation of Apivectoring Technology in Colombia: Strawberry Case (Fragaria x ananassa)

    • Saira Espinosa, Judith Figueroa, Peter G. Kevan, Carlos Baéz, Victor Solarte, Guy Smagghe et al.
    Pages 201-237

  14. Making a Pest Beneficial: Fungus Gnats [Bradysia impatiens (Diptera: Sciaridea)] as Potential Vectors of Microbial Control Agents to Suppress Pathogens they Also Spread

    • Jean-Pierre Kapongo, Peter G. Kevan, Les Shipp, Hisatomo Taki
    Pages 239-250

  15. Regulatory Processes Surrounding the Risk Assessment of Microbial Pesticides for Pollinators

    • Emily A. McVey, Jacoba Wassenberg
    Pages 251-261

  16. Flying Doctors for a Better Quality in Fruit Production

    • Maria I. Pozo, Julien Vendeville, Veerle Mommaerts, Felix Wackers
    Pages 263-277
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About this book

This book focuses on entomovectoring, also known as apivectoring, the method used for managing pollinators to increase crop yields and employ strategies of biocontrol in greenhouses and open fields. It is written by experts working in academia and industry from the different continents of the world. Over the past 25 years Research and Development has successfully investigated the potential of pollinators to perform two tasks: dispersal of biological control agents (BCOs) and their pollination service. This book provides a basic overview of the current literature on the different aspects and factors of this novel technology. It explains and presents practical cases of enhancing pollination coupled with the suppression of plant pathogens and pests under various agricultural production practices from greenhouse to open field conditions and crops ranging from orchard fruits, to small and tender berries, vegetables and oil seeds


Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Plants and Crops, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

    Guy Smagghe

  • Lower Saxony State Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety, Institute for Apiculture, Celle, Germany

    Otto Boecking

  • Centro Agricoltura Ambiente “Giorgio Nicoli”, Crevalcore, Italy

    Bettina Maccagnani

  • Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tartu, Estonia

    Marika Mänd

  • School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada

    Peter G. Kevan

About the editors

Prof. Guy Smagghe, Ghent University, Department of Crop Protection, Ghent, Belgium
Dr. Otto Boecking, Institut für Bienenkunde Celle, Celle, Germany


Bettina Maccagnani Ph.D., Agriculture and Environment Center, “Giorgio Nicoli”, CREVALCORE, Italy


Marika Mänd, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Department Plant Protection,Tartu, Estonia


Prof. Dr. Peter G. Kevan, University of Guelph, School of Environmental Sciences, 5Guelph, Canada

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Entomovectoring for Precision Biocontrol and Enhanced Pollination of Crops

  • Editors: Guy Smagghe, Otto Boecking, Bettina Maccagnani, Marika Mänd, Peter G. Kevan

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18917-4

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-18916-7Published: 30 June 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-18919-8Published: 26 August 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-18917-4Published: 29 June 2020

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 277

  • Number of Illustrations: 24 b/w illustrations, 78 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Entomology, Agriculture, Plant Pathology

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