Insect Biotechnology

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xii

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2. Insect Biotechnology in Medicine

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. The Greater Wax Moth Galleria mellonella as an Alternative Model Host for Human Pathogens

      • Krishnendu Mukherjee, Eugen Domann, Torsten Hain

      Pages 3-14

   3. Fruit Flies as Models in Biomedical Research – A Drosophila Asthma Model

      • Thomas Roeder, Kerstin Isermann, Christina Wagner, Christine Warmbold

      Pages 15-27

   4. Therapeutic Potential of Anti-Microbial Peptides from Insects

      • Jochen Wiesner, Andreas Vilcinskas

      Pages 29-65

   5. From Traditional Maggot Therapy to Modern Biosurgery

      • Andreas Vilcinskas

      Pages 67-75

   6. Insect-Associated Microorganisms as a Source for Novel Secondary Metabolites with Therapeutic Potential

      • Helge B. Bode

      Pages 77-93

   7. Potential Pharmaceuticals from Insects and Their Co-Occurring Microorganisms

      • Konrad Dettner

      Pages 95-119

3. Insect Biotechnology in Plant Protection

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 121-121

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   2. Insect Antimicrobial Peptides as New Weapons Against Plant Pathogens

      • Carin Jansen, Karl-Heinz Kogel

      Pages 123-144

   3. Protection of Crops Against Insect Pests Using RNA Interference

      • John A. Gatehouse, Daniel R.G. Price

      Pages 145-168

   4. Insect Transgenesis and the Sterile Insect Technique

      • Marc F. Schetelig, Ernst A. Wimmer

      Pages 169-194

4. Industrial Applications of Insect Biotechnology

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 195-195

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5. Industrial applications of Insect Biotechnology

   1. Insect Cells for Heterologous Production of Recombinant Proteins

      • Christoph Becker-Pauly, Walter Stöcker

      Pages 197-209

   2. Biotechnologies Based on Silk

      • František Sehnal

      Pages 211-224

   3. Biosensors on the Basis of Insect Olfaction

      • Sebastian Paczkowski, Bernhard Weißbecker, Michael J. Schöning, Stefan Schütz

      Pages 225-240

   4. Insect-Inspired Technologies: Insects as a Source for Biomimetics

      • Stanislav N. Gorb

      Pages 241-264

6. Back Matter

   Pages 265-267

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The book provides a fascinating overview about current and sophisticated developments in applied entomology that are powered by molecular biology and that can be summarized under a novel term: insect biotechnology. By analogy with the application of powerful molecular biological tools in medicine (red biotechnology), plant protection (green biotechnology) and industrial processing (white biotechnology), insect biotechnology (yellow biotechnology) provides novel tools and strategies for human welfare and nutrition. Insect Biotechnology has emerged as a prospering discipline with considerable economic potential, and encompasses the use of insect model organisms and insect-derived molecules in medical research as well as in modern plant protection measures.

• Entomology
• Industrial Biotechnology
• Insect Biotechnology
• Pharmaceutical Science/Technology
• Plant Protection

• , Institute of Phytopathology and Applied, University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany

  Andreas Vilcinskas

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