Microbes for Sustainable Insect Pest Management An Eco-friendly Approach - Volume 1 /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Khan, Md. Aslam (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Ahmad, Wasim (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Sustainability in Plant and Crop Protection,
• Subjects: Entomology.; Agriculture.; Soil science.; Soil conservation.; Soil Science & Conservation.

The focus of this book is on the potential of entomopathogens in agroecosystem functioning. Entomopathogens are natural enemies of insect pests and have been regularly isolated around the world for pest management purposes. Employing entomopathogens to combat insect pests of agricultural importance...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Synthetic Chemical Insecticides: Environmental and Agro Contaminants
• 2. Soil-Borne Entomopathogenic Bacteria and Fungi
• 3. Molecular Phylogeny of Entomopathogens
• 4. Potential of Entomopathogenic Bacteria and Fungi
• 5. Ascomycota and Integrated Pest Management
• 6. Thermotolerance of Fungal Conidia
• 7. Oxidative Stress in Entomopathogenic Fungi and its Potential Role on Mycoinsecticide Enhancement
• 8. Effects of Cytotoxic Factors Produced by Entomopathogenic Bacteria on Insect Haemocytes
• 9. Effects of Entomopathogenic Nematodes and Symbiotic Bacteria, on non-target Arthropods
• 10. Granuloviruses in Insect Pest Management
• 11. Interactions of Entomopathogens with Other Pest Management Options
• 12. Toxicological Prospects on Joint Action of Microbial Insecticides and Chemical Pesticides
• 13. Entomopathogen and Synthetic Chemical Insecticide: Synergist and Antagonist
• 14. Current State of Fungal Antagonists with Special Emphasis on Indian Scenario.