Use of Microbes for Control and Eradication of Invasive Arthropods

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Hajek, Ann E. (Editor), Glare, Travis R. (Editor), O’Callaghan, Maureen (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2009.
• Series: Progress in Biological Control ; 6
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Agriculture.; Animal ecology.; Ecosystems.; Microbiology.; Zoology.; Invertebrates.; Life Sciences.; Animal Ecology.

This book offers a diverse presentation about use of arthropod-specific pathogens for control and eradication of invasive arthropod species. Basic concepts supporting use of pathogens for microbial control are covered as well as societal and environmental concerns. The major functional issues faced...