ABSTRACT
With increasing concern about the environmental impact of synthetic pesticide use, including their impact on beneficial insects, the problem of insect resistance and the lack of new products, there has been in increasing interest in developing alternative biopesticides to control insect and other pests. This collection reviews the wealth of research on identifying, developing, assessing and improving the growing range of biopesticides. Part 1 of this collection reviews research on developing new biopesticides in such areas as screening new compounds, ways of assessing effectiveness in the field and improving regulatory approval processes. Part 2 summarises advances in different types of entomopathogenic biopesticide including entomopathogenic fungi and nematodes and the use Bt genes in insect-resistant crops. Part 3 assesses the use of semiochemicals such as pheromones and allelochemicals, peptide-based and other natural substance-based biopesticides.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|60 pages
General
chapter Chapter 2|24 pages
Implementing biopesticides as part of an integrated pest management (IPM) programme
part 2|188 pages
Microbial biopesticides, entomopathogenic nematodes and mites
chapter Chapter 4|36 pages
Advances in the use of entomopathogenic fungi as biopesticides in suppressing crop pests
chapter Chapter 7|16 pages
Plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPBs) as biocontrol agents against invertebrate pests
chapter Chapter 8|28 pages
Advances in the use of entomopathogenic viruses as biopesticides in suppressing crop insect pests
chapter Chapter 10|16 pages
Advances in the use of entomopathogenic oomycetes as biopesticides in suppressing crop insect pests
part 3|86 pages
Natural substance-based biopesticides