Various authors & Maria Fe Andres 
Instant Insights: Novel biocontrol agents [EPUB ebook] 

• Chapter 1 – Developing plant-based insect biocontrol agents: Daniel Tapia Garcia, Maria Fe Andres and Azucena Gonzalez-Coloma, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Spain;
  
  
  
  • 1 Introduction
  
  
  • 2 Developing biocontrol techniques: the case of insect pests in black truffle orchards
  
  
  • 3 Biocontrol strategies for control of Leiodes cinnamomeus in black truffle orchards
  
  
  • 4 Plant-based biocontrol agents: the use of essential oils
  
  
  • 5 Assessing the effects of essential oils on insect pests: the case of L. cinnamomeus
  
  
  • 6 Conclusion
  
  
  • 7 References
  
  


• Chapter 2 – The synergism of biocontrol and plant resistance: a path to advance IPM to higher levels of integration: Marcos Kogan, Oregon State University, USA;
  
  
  
  • 1 Introduction
  
  
  • 2 Agriculture at the dawn of the twenty-first century and the surge of pest problems
  
  
  • 3 Crop-plant domestication and the breakdown of plant defenses
  
  
  • 4 Crop-plant domestication and the disruption of natural controls
  
  
  • 5 Restoring resistance in modern varieties while retaining productivity and enhancing biological control
  
  
  • 6 Host selection by arthropod pests and their natural enemies
  
  
  • 7 Plant defenses against arthropod pests and their natural enemies
  
  
  • 8 Achieving higher levels of IPM integration: exploring the synergism of plant resistance and biological control
  
  
  • 9 Pome fruit IPM in the Pacific NW: steps toward higher levels of integration
  
  
  • 10 Conclusion and future trends
  
  
  • 11 Acknowledgements
  
  
  • 12 Where to look for further information
  
  
  • 13 References
  
  


• Chapter 3 – Improving regulation of biocontrol agents for insect pests: Shannon Borges and Mike Mendelsohn, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, USA;
  
  
  
  • 1 Introduction
  
  
  • 2 Biopesticide data requirements and problem formulation for risk assessment
  
  
  • 3 Characterizing the active ingredient: biochemical pesticides
  
  
  • 4 Characterizing the active ingredient: microbial pesticides
  
  
  • 5 Challenges with exposure analysis: human health
  
  
  • 6 Challenges with exposure analysis: non-target organisms
  
  
  • 7 Improving guidance on use and labeling
  
  
  • 8 Challenges with hazard testing: mammals
  
  
  • 9 Challenges with hazard testing: non-target organisms
  
  
  • 10 Risk assessment of double-stranded RNA (ds RNA) pesticides
  
  
  • 11 Case study: non-target organism testing
  
  
  • 12 Conclusion
  
  
  • 13 Disclaimer
  
  
  • 14 References
  
  


• Chapter 4 – Advances in the use of entomopathogenic viruses as biopesticides in suppressing crop insect pests: Martin Erlandson, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canada;
  
  
  
  • 1 Introduction
  
  
  • 2 RNA viruses
  
  
  • 3 DNA viruses
  
  
  • 4 Conclusion
  
  
  • 5 Where to look for further information
  
  
  • 6 References
  
  


• Chapter 5 – Possible use of allelochemicals in integrated pest management (IPM): Toby Bruce, Keele University, UK;
  
  
  
  • 1 Introduction
  
  
  • 2 Allelochemicals for pest management
  
  
  • 3 Botanical pesticides
  
  
  • 4 Repellents
  
  
  • 5 Attractants
  
  
  • 6 Defence activators
  
  
  • 7 Overcoming barriers to improve use of allelochemicals in integrated pest management (IPM)
  
  
  • 8 Conclusion
  
  
  • 9 Where to look for further information
  
  
  • 10 References
  
  

Dr Marcos Kogan is Emeritus Professor of Entomology and Director Emeritus of the Integrated Plant Protection Center at Oregon State University, USA. He is also Emeritus Professor of Agricultural Entomology at the University of Illinois. Professor Kogan is widely regarded as a pioneer in linking ecological theory with IPM practice. His numerous awards include Fellow of the Entomological Society of America as well the ESA’s Founder Memorial Award. Dr Kogan is also Honorary Doctor at Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil