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Titre :
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Microbial control of insects and mites
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Auteurs :
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H. Burges ;
N. Hussey
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Type de document :
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ouvrage
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Editeur :
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London, GBR : Academic Press, 1971
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Format :
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861 p.
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Langues:
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= Anglais
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Mots-clés:
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INSECTE
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INSECTE NUISIBLE
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CONTROLE BIOLOGIQUE
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MICROBIOLOGIE
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INSECTICIDE
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LUTTE BIOLOGIQUE
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PRODUIT CHIMIQUE
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LUTTE PHYTOSANITAIRE + INSECTE
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FORMULATION
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Résumé :
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This document contains the following chapters : Identification of pathogens ; Use of bacteria for microbial control of insects ; Use of viruses for microbial control of insects ; Use of fungi for microbial control of insects ; Use of protozoans for microbial control of insects ; Possible use of rickettsiae for microbial control of insects ; Use of nematodes for microbial control of insects ; Micro-organisms as sources of new insecticidal chemicams : toxins ; The protein crystal toxin of Bacillus thuringiensis : biosynthesis and physical structure ; The protein crystal toxin of Bacillus thuringiensis : biochemistry and mode of action ; The thermostable exotoxin of Bacillus thuringiensis ; Determination and significance of the host spectrum of Bacillus thuringiensis ; Synergism of micro-organisms and chemical insecticides ; Microbial control of mites and ticks ; Microbial control of aphids and scale insects ; Microbial control of termites ; Microbial control of arthropods of medical importance ; Influence of environment and modern trends in crop management on microbial control ; Possibilities of pest resistance to microbial control agents ; Interactions between pathogens ; Safety of insect pathogens for man and vertebrates ; The safety of pest-insect pathogens for beneficial insects ; Production of pathogens in artificial media ; Propagation of arthropods pathogens in living systems ; Economics of microbial control ; Standardization and assay of microbial insecticides ; Formulation of microbial insecticides ; Perennial laboratory culture of disease-free insects ; Strain improvement and preservation of virulence of pathogens ; Aposymbiosis, a possible method for antimicrobial control of arthropods ; Co-ordination of international effort and industrialization ; Past achievement and future prospects.
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