Mass Production of Beneficial Organisms: Invertebrates and Entomopathogens

ISBN-13: 9780128221068 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022

Juan A. Morales-Ramos; M. Guadalupe Rojas; David I. Shapiro-Ilan

Spis treści

1. Introduction
2. Production of Coleopteran Predators
3. Production of Heteropteran Predators
4. Production of Dipteran Parasitoids
5. Mass Rearing Bemisia Parasidoids for Support of Classical and Augmentative Biological Control Programs
6. Mass Rearing of the Stem-Galling Wasp Tetramesa romana, A Biological Control Agent of the Invasive Weed Arundo donax
7. Artificial Diet Development for Entomophagous Arthropods
8. Life Tables as Tools of Evaluation and Quality Control for Arthropod Mass Production
9. Concepts and Methods of Quality Assurance for Mass-Reared Parasitoids and Predators
10. Production of Entomopathogenic Nematodes
11. Mass Production of Entomopathogenic Fungi: State of the Art
12. Commercial Production of Entomopathogenic Bacteria
13. Production of Entomopathogenic Viruses
14. Formulations of Entomopathogens as bioinsecticides
15. Mass Production of Entomopathogens in Less Industrialized Countries
16. Insect Protein as a Partial Replacement for Fishmeal in the Diets of Juvenile Fish and Crustaceans
17. Insects as Food for Insectivores
18. Insects for Human Consumption
19. Production of Solitary Bees for Pollination in the United States
20. Current and Potential Benefits of Mass Earthworm Culture