Title: Handbook of biological control :
Authors: Bellows, T. S.; Fisher, T. W.
Date: 1999
Publisher: Academic Press,
Physical description: xxiii, 1046 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
Language: English
LC classification: S
Abstract: For many years the use of chemical agents such as pesticides and herbicides has been effective in controlling the many varieties of pests that infest both agricultural crops and backyard gardens. However, these pests are gradually becoming resistant to these agents, because the agents themselves are acting as selective factors making the pests better and better able to resist and persist. As a result, the use of biological controlling agents is increasing. This book is a comprehensive and authoritative handbook of biological control. Key Features * Introduction (preface plus 2 chapters) * Principles and processes (12 chapters) * Agents, biology, and methods (6 chapters) * Applications (10 chapters) * Research (2 chapters).
Contents: Scope and significance of biological control / C.B. Huffaker and D.L. Dahlsten -- Theories and mechanisms of natural population regulation / T.S. Bellows and M.P. Hassell -- Taxonomy and biological control / Gordon Gordh and John W. Beardsley -- Molecular methods in classical biological control / Thomas R. Unruh and James B. Woolley -- Exploration for natural enemies / E.F. Legner and T.S. Bellows -- Quarantine : concepts, facilities, and procedures / T.W. Fisher and L.A. Andres -- Culture and colonization / L.K. Etzel and E.F. Legner -- Life table construction and analysis for evaluating biological control agents / T.S. Bellows and R.G. Van Driesche -- Evaluation of biological control with experimental methods / Robert F. Luck, B. Merle Shepard and Peter E. Kenmore -- Evaluation of results : economics of biological control / A.P. Gutierrez, L.E. Caltagirone and W. Meikle -- Periodic release and manipulation of natural enemies / Gary W. Elzen and Edgar G. King --^ Genetic improvement and other genetic considerations for improving the efficacy and success rate of biological control / M.J. Whitten and Marjorie A. Hoy -- Enhanced biological control through pesticide selectivity / Marshall W. Johnson and Bruce E. Tabashnik -- Environmental management to enhance biological control in agroecosystems / D.K. Letourneau and M.A. Altieri -- Biology of parasitic hymenoptera / G. Gordh, E.F. Legner and L.E. Caltagirone -- Terrestrial arthropod predators of insect and mite pests / K.S. Hagen, N.J. Mills, G. Gordh and J.A. McMurtry -- Arthropods and vertebrates in biological control of plants / T.S. Bellows and D.H. Headrick -- A perspective on pathogens as biological control agents for insect pests / B.A. Federici -- Cross-protection and systemic acquired resistance for control of plant diseases / J. Allan Dodds -- Genetic mechanisms for engineering host resistance to plant viruses / Bret Cooper --^ Bacillus thuringiensis in biological control / B.A. Federici -- Nutrition of entomophagous insects and other arthropods / S.N. Thompson and K.S. Hagen -- Sex ratio and quality in the culturing of parasitic Hymenoptera : a genetic and evolutionary perspective / R.F. Luck, L. Nunney and R. Stouthamer -- Evolution of pesticide resistance in natural enemies / Bruce E. Tabashnik and Marshall W. Johnson -- Hypovirulence to control fungal pathogenesis / Dennis W. Fulbright -- Controlling soil-borne plant pathogens / T.S. Bellows -- Biological control in subtropical and tropical Crops / C.E. Kennett, J.A. Mcmurtry and J.W. Beardsley -- Biological control in deciduous fruit crops / M.T. Aliniazee and B.A. Croft -- Biological control of forest insects / D.L. Dahlsten and N.J. Mills -- Enhancement of biological control in annual agricultural environments / Marcos Kogan, Dan Gerling and Joseph V. Maddox --^ Glasshouse environments / Michael P. Parrella, Lise Stengard Hansen and Joop van Lenteren -- Foliar, flower, and fruit Pathogens / T.S. Bellows -- Biological control of insects and mites on grapes / D.L. Flaherty and L.T. Wilson -- Biological control of weeds in terrestrial and aquatic environments / R.D. Goeden and L.A. Andrés -- Use of plant pathogens in weed control / E.N. Rosskopf, R. Charudattan and J.B. Kadir -- Biological control of insects in urban environments / D.L. Dahlsten and R.W. Hall -- Biological control of medical and veterinary pests / R. Garcia and E.F. Legner -- Biological control of vertebrate pests / Mark S. Hoddle -- Classical biological control in Latin America : past, present, and future / Miguel A. Altieri and Clara I. Nicholls -- Social and economic factors affecting research and implementation of biological control / John H. Perkins and Richard Garcia -- Whither hence, Prometheus? : the future of biological control / T.S. Bellows.
Subject headings (LCSH): Biological pest control agents.; Pests--Biological control.