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Insect Pathogens as Biological Control Agents: Do They Have a Future?
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Embedded entomopathogenic viruses, bacteria, fungi, nematodes, and protozoa as inundatively applied microbial control agents can be effective and serve as alternatives to broad-spectrum chemical insecticides.About:
This article is published in Biological Control.The article was published on 2001-07-01. It has received 795 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Inundative application & Integrated pest management.read more
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Insect pathogens as biological control agents: Back to the future.
Lawrence A. Lacey,David Grzywacz,David I. Shapiro-Ilan,Roger Frutos,M. Brownbridge,Mark S. Goettel +5 more
TL;DR: Current information on development, use and future directions of insect-specific viruses, bacteria, fungi and nematodes as components of integrated pest management strategies for control of arthropod pests of crops, forests, urban habitats, and insects of medical and veterinary importance is presented.
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The development, regulation and use of biopesticides for integrated pest management.
TL;DR: The new biopesticide products that will result from this research will bring with them new regulatory and economic challenges that must be addressed through joint working between social and natural scientists, policy makers and industry.
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Ecology of the entomopathogenic fungi Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae in temperate agroecosystems: Potential for conservation biological control
TL;DR: Anamorphic life cycles of B. bassiana and M. anisopliae are suggested in agroecosystems of temperate regions, primarily Europe and North America based on the literature of their natural occurrence and distribution, population dynamics, and interactions with other organisms, environmental factors, and agronomical practices.
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Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors focus on the role of agriculture and fishing in the European level in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) and show that agriculture dominates in terms of direct contribution to GDP and numbers of people engaged in it, as well as accounting for the largest amount of public support expenditure.
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Thermal biology in insect-parasite interactions
Matthew B. Thomas,Simon Blanford +1 more
TL;DR: Effects of temperature on the outcome of infection, host resistance, host recovery, pathogen virulence and replication can alter considerably with sometimes very small changes in temperature, which could have profound implications for host–parasite dynamics and coevolution.
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Bacillus thuringiensis and Its Pesticidal Crystal Proteins
E. Schnepf,Neil Crickmore,J. Van Rie,Didier Lereclus,J. Baum,Jerald S. Feitelson,Daniel R. Zeigler,Donald H. Dean +7 more
TL;DR: Researchers are reporting promising results in engineering more-useful toxins and formulations, in creating transgenic plants that express pesticidal activity, and in constructing integrated management strategies to insure that these products are utilized with maximum efficiency and benefit.
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Insecticidal crystal proteins of Bacillus thuringiensis.
Herman Höfte,H R Whiteley +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, a classification for crystal protein genes of Bacillus thuringiensis is presented, based on the insecticidal spectra and the amino acid sequences of the encoded proteins.
Insecticidal crystal proteins of Bacilllus thuringiensis
H. Höfte,H.R. Whiteley +1 more
TL;DR: Studies on the biochemical mechanisms of toxicity suggest that B. thuringiensis crystal proteins induce the formation of pores in membranes of susceptible cells, and these approaches are potentially powerful strategies for the protection of agriculturally important crops against insect damage.
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Manual of techniques in insect pathology
TL;DR: Initial Handling and Diagnosis of Diseased Insects and Complementary Techniques--Preparation of Entomopathogens and Diseased Specimens for more detailed study.
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Trends in the development of baculovirus expression vectors
Verne A. Luckow,Max D. Summers +1 more
TL;DR: The current status and potential use of baculovirus vectors for the expression of foreign genes in insect cells are described and are contributing to understanding the molecular biology of gene and protein function and regulation in both vertebrate and insect systems.